Author: Michelle Micetic

Help! I have foreign national employees who were not selected in the H-1B registration lottery, what are their options?

The H-1B Electronic Registration Selection Process debuted in March 2020 for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions. The barrier to entry dropped significantly with the introduction of the electronic registration selection process. Since then, we have seen an exponential increase in those vying for a coveted H-1B lottery selection. The odds for selection have decreased significantly. As such, it is...

Back to the Past: In-Person Document Inspection for I-9 Forms Resumes

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is ending employers’ ability to remotely inspect I-9 documents on July 31, 2023.  Employers will have an additional 30 days, until August 30, 2023, to ensure that all required physical inspection of identity and employment eligibility documents is completed. All U.S. employers must complete a form I-9 for every...