Read about DHS’s Final Rule regarding Form I-9 completion, which provides flexibility in allowing remote document review and verification for certain qualified employers that are enrolled in, and in good standing with, the DHS E-Verify system.

Read about USCIS guidance on the upcoming July 31 end to the Form I-9 COVID-19 flexibility policy, which allowed employers whose workforce is working remotely to defer the physical presence requirements associated with certain employment verification.

Read about a recent USCIS policy change, which will soon allow an applicant or beneficiary to elect “Male” (M), “Female” (F), or (“X”), which indicates another or an unspecified gender identity, on most forms without the need to provide supporting documentation or to match the gender listed on the individual’s existing identity documents.

Read about the USCIS Lottery selection process for H-1B registrations and the statuses categories USCIS assigns to H-1B registrations.

A number of attorneys and employers have reported issues in accessing the USCIS online H-1B cap registration system at https://my.uscis.gov/.  Most recently, a number of company representatives have been unable to access their cases, as the system is not accepting the employer’s unique passcode review and verify H-1B registrations.  The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has received a number of reports that H-1B Registrant, Attorney and Employer accounts are not functioning past the login section.

Read about the H-1B quota selection process for the upcoming fiscal year, which is for H-1B registrations and petitions filed to USCIS in the spring of 2023 with a start date of October 1, 2023, or later.

State and city pay transparency laws requiring certain employers to publish “pay scales” in job advertisements also impact employers that sponsor foreign national employees for permanent resident (“green card”) status through the Department of Labor’s PERM process.

Our F-1 Student Employment Guidance document provides an overview of permissible employment and investment activities for individuals with an F-1 student visa.

USCIS has begun updating unselected H-1B cap registrations as “Not Selected,” which means that USCIS has received a sufficient number of H-1B cap petitions to fill the H-1B quota for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

Read about USCIS’s recent updates to its H-1B visa registration process and the implications for selected and unselected H-1B registrations.