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Jay Carmichael; Gunster;
Legal Alert/Article February 23, 2012, previously published on February 22, 2012 This is a reminder that April 1, 2012 is the first day the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will begin accepting H-1B petitions filed on behalf of nonimmigrant workers for the 2013 fiscal year (“FY 2013”) that begins on October 1, 2012.
| | H-1B Numbers Usage Continue to Escalate
Jay Carmichael, Mariana R. Ribeiro, Sarah Lea Tobocman; Gunster;
Legal Alert/Article November 25, 2011, previously published on November 24, 2011 According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (“USCIS”) most recent count of H-1B Petitions received that are subject to the FY 2012 regular cap, as of November 18, 2011, USCIS had received approximately 61,800 petitions subject to the 65,000 annual cap...
| | E-Verify Employers to Benefit from Expanded List of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Degree Programs that Afford Extended Work Authorization to Foreign Students
Jay Carmichael, Mariana R. Ribeiro, Sarah Lea Tobocman; Gunster;
Legal Alert/Article May 31, 2011, previously published on May 27, 2011 On May 12, 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published an expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree programs that qualify eligible graduates on student (F-1) visas for an Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension. In a speech given by President...
| | Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination, Still an Issue?
Jay Carmichael, Mariana R. Ribeiro, Sarah Lea Tobocman; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article November 26, 2010, previously published on November 16, 2010 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (“ICE”) highly visible enforcement efforts regarding employment eligibility verification over the last several years have successfully injected the terms “I-9 audits,” “Notices of Inspection (NOIs)”...
|  | 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; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article 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,...
| | 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; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article April 17, 2009, previously published on April 1, 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,...
| | H-1B Filing Period For Fiscal Year 2010 Commences April 1, 2009
Sarah Lea Tobocman, Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article March 23, 2009, previously published on March 6, 2009 April 1, 2009, is the first day the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") will begin accepting H-1B petitions filed on behalf of nonimmigrant workers for the 2010 fiscal year ("FY 2010") starting October 1, 2009.
| | Immigration (H-1B) Amendment in the Stimulus Bill
Sarah Lea Tobocman, Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2009, previously published on February 17, 2009 On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly know as the Stimulus Bill.
| | Fiscal Year 2010 H-1b Filing Period Commences April 1, 2009
Sarah Lea Tobocman, Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article February 3, 2009, previously published on January 7, 2009 April 1, 2009, is the first day the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") will begin accepting H-1B petitions filed on behalf of nonimmigrant workers for the 2010 fiscal year ("FY 2010") starting October 1, 2009.
| | USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9)
Sarah Lea Tobocman, Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2009, previously published on December 31, 2008 Pursuant to a new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulation, on February 2, 2009 employers will be required to use a new revised Form I-9 for the employment eligibility verification of all new hires and for any necessary reverifications.
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