Immigration

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: Federal

  Updated to reflect a change in USCIS policy regarding employment authorization for F-1 students requiring special student relief (SSR), effective February 22, 2023.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  USCIS Clarifies F-1 Student Employment Authorization Period Under Special Student Relief (SSR)

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: New York

  Updated to reflect law prohibiting discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status, effective December 23, 2022.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: Tennessee

  Updated to reflect a change to the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act's employee threshold, effective January 1, 2023.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Verify an Employee's Authorization to Work in the US Through the Form I-9 Process

  Updated to reflect a change in USCIS policy regarding the extension of the validity of Permanent Resident Cards, effective December 12, 2022.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Green Cards Automatically Extended for Naturalization Applicants

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  DHS Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule Takes Effect

  Updated to reflect the ruling of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas blocking the final rule preserving the DACA program.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Reverify an Employee's Expiring Employment Authorization on the Form I-9

  Updated to reflect the temporary increase of the automatic extension period of employment authorization and documentation for certain renewal applicants, effective May 4, 2022.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  DHS Extends Green Card Validity for Renewals

• Date:

  August 18, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Remote Review of Forms I-9 Could Become Permanent

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may make permanent a temporary exemption that allows employers to remotely examine employees' identity and employment authorization documents for the Form I-9 over fax, video or email.