Many nonimmigrants arriving at U.S. air and seaports will soon no longer receive a paper I-94 card. These travelers will only be issued a stamp in their passport and CBP will create an electronic record for arriving nonimmigrants. Most of those arriving at a land...
Month: August 2012
Newly Authorized Young Immigrants Seeking Work
About 2 million previously undocumented young immigrants could gain temporary relief from deportation under President Obama’s deportation deferral program which took effect August 15. What will this mean for employers? How should they deal with existing employees who...
Portions of the Dream Act Coming True
As of yesterday, certain undocumented youths can apply for deferred action under "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (DACA) by submitting specific forms and information to USCIS. DACA allows certain people who came to the U.S. as children and meet several key...
Revision of Form I-9 on Hold
USCIS just announced that until further notice, employers should continue using the Form I-9 currently available on the forms section of uscis.gov. Employers should continue to use this form even after the OMB expiration date of August 31, 2012 (located in the upper...
Shareholder Allison Hunnitcut Hauser was a Panel Speaker At The 2012 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
Allison Hunnicutt Hauser, Esquire of Marks Gray, P.A., spoke on a panel at the 67th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando at the Orlando World Center Marriott in a breakout session for Attorneys. Ms. Hauser presented on the panel and...
How to Avoid EAD Denials for OPT
USCIS is taking a more restrictive approach to filing deadlines for F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) applications, which is resulting in unexpected denials. Until recently, when USCIS received an OPT application more than 30 days after the DSO entered the OPT...