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On July 3, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) implemented its new Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system for the H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker program. As of July 3, employers who file an H-2B application for temporary labor certification in FLAG will only receive a temporary labor certification electronically.
A message sent by the acting director to USCIS asylum officers regarding asylum and internal relocation guidance.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish a final rule on July 24 that makes a number of significant changes to its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, marking the first significant revision of the program’s regulations since 1993. The final rule will become effective on Nov. 21, 2019.
We understand the day-to-day realities of running a business and built E-Verify with employer’s needs and concerns in mind. Over the next several weeks, we’ll release a series of videos that illustrates how employers can use E-Verify to simplify the employment eligibility verification process.
Watch the first video in the series: E-Verify Small Business: What drives your success, then visit E-Verify.gov and enroll with confidence.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising the current naturalization test with improvements to ensure it continues to serve as an accurate measure of a naturalization applicant’s civics knowledge and that it reflects best practices in adult education assessments.
The Verification Division is streamlining our public contact channels. E-Verify Listens will be discontinued on July 17. We are encouraging interested parties to connect with us through our E-Verify website, on Twitter (@EVerify), and on Facebook. In addition, they can subscribe to GovDelivery to receive the latest E-Verify email updates, and text “EVERIFY UPDATES” to 468311 to get the latest E-Verify news.
Some nonimmigrants are employment authorized incident to status in the U.S., which means they are eligible to work based on their nonimmigrant status or are eligible to apply for employment authorization. However, other nonimmigrants, such as temporary visitors for pleasure, are not eligible to work in the U.S.
USCIS announced it will automatically extend parole, and employment authorization if applicable, for certain residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Discover E-Verify’s key benefits and functions in the E-Verify Benefits video. In less than two minutes, learn about the simple, effective, and efficient tool that businesses and employers can use to confirm their workforce’s employment eligibility.
National Pass Rate
As of February 2019, the national pass rate for the naturalization test is 91%.