Immigration Update for the Week of January 18
United States: Audit Reveals E-Verify Errors by the Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration failed to run electronic employment verification (E-Verify) checks on 19% of the employees it hired in 2008 and 2009. Read the full post here. (January 21)
United States: USCIS Memo Outlines Employer-Employee Relationship for H-1B Purposes
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' Associate Director for Service Center Operations has issued a detailed memo regarding how to determine, when evaluating H-1B visa petitions, whether an employer-employee relationship exists and will continue to exist. Read the full post here. (January 21)
United States: Department of Homeland Security Grants Temporary Protected Status to Haitians
The Department of Homeland Security announced that, due to the devastating effects of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, it will grant an 18-month Temporary Protected Status to Haitian nationals who were in the United States as of January 12. Read the full post here. (January 21)
United States: ICE to Update Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
In the January 5, 2010 Federal Register, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outlined its two-phase process for updating the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. Read the full post here. (January 19)
United States: USCIS Provides Q&A on Vaccination Requirements
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has published a Q&A webpage concerning vaccination requirements for immigrants. Read the full post here. (January 19)
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