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March 13, 2013

IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: Visa Bulletin For April 2013

IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: Visa Bulletin For April 2013: FAMILY-BASED PREFERENCES Family-Sponsored All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES F1...

Visa Bulletin For April 2013


FAMILY-BASED PREFERENCES

Family-SponsoredAll Charge-ability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F108MAR06 08MAR0608MAR0601AUG9315FEB99
F2A15DEC10 15DEC1015DEC1001DEC1015DEC10
F2B08APR0508APR0508APR0522FEB9315JUL02
F322JUL0222JUL0222JUL0222MAR9301OCT92
F401MAY0101MAY0101MAY0101SEP9615AUG89



EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

Employment- BasedAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stCCCCC
2ndC01APR0801SEP04CC
3rd01JUL0722APR0708DEC0201JUL0708SEP06
Other Workers01JUL0701AUG0308DEC0201JUL0708SEP06
4thCCCCC
Certain Religious WorkersCCCCC
5th
Targeted
Employment
Areas/
Regional Centers and Pilot Programs
CCCCC

March 11, 2013

IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9

IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9: By: NYC Immigration Attorney Norka M. Schell Law Offices of Norka M. Schell, LLC www.lawschell.com The E-Verify or Electronic Verificati...

New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9

By: NYC Immigration Attorney Norka M. Schell
Law Offices of Norka M. Schell, LLC
www.lawschell.com

The E-Verify or Electronic Verification system originated in 1996 as the "Basic Pilot" system. This is a program in which employment eligibility of all newly hired employees will be confirmed electronically by access to SSA's and Department of Homeland Security's databases.

The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published last week a new Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.

What has changed on the I-9 Form?

  • The new I-9 Rorm has English and Spanish versions.

  • The instructions to the new version of the I-9 Form are more clear.

  • The I-9 Form has extra fields that make the form more friendly.

  • The I-9 Form also describe clearly the information employees and employers must provide in each section.

The E-Verify or Electronic Verification system originated in 1996 as the "Basic Pilot" system. This is a program in which employment eligibility of all newly hired employees will be confirmed electronically by access to SSA's and Department of Homeland Security's databases.

The new I-9 Form is available immediately. Employers should complete the new I-9 Form for new hires and for reverification purposes. It is not necessary to complete a new form for existing employees if a previously properly completed I-9 Form is being maintained by the employer.

Employers who need to make necessary updates to their business processes to allow for use of the new Form I-9 may continue to use other previously accepted revisions (Rev.02/02/09) and (Rev. 08/07/09) until May 7, 2013 date. After May 7, 2013, all employers must use the revised Form I-9 for each new employee hired in the United States.

For more information, please contact our office at (212)564-1589.