Luciana Melo

USCIS' Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Commences Audit of H-1B Program
Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro, Sarah Lea Tobocman, October 30, 2009
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reports that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) has commenced an assessment of the H-1B program. Its compliance review methods include review of public records and information,...

H-1B Visa Numbers Still Available For Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 & Proposed H-1B/L-1 Reform Legislation
Mariana R. Ribeiro, Luciana Melo, Jay Carmichael, Sarah Lea Tobocman, May 29, 2009
As stated in Gunster's latest Immigration Bulletin, by April 9, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") had received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions counting towards the 65,000 annual cap.

Reminder: On April 3, 2009, Employers Will Be Required To Use a New Revised Form I-9
Sarah Lea Tobocman, Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro, April 17, 2009
As a follow-up to Gunster's Immigration Bulletin on the use of the revised Form I-9, please be reminded that pursuant to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' interim final rule entitled "Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification," commencing on April 3, 2009,...