Search for:             Publications Articles Newsletters   Newsletters   H-1B LOTTERY – OTHER OPTIONS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS AND A BOOST FOR E-VERIFY USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap The I-9 Gets a Make-Over STRONG DEMAND FOR H-1B NUMBERS ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR H-1B Visa Availability (Cap) Update THE EMPLOYER'S IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE PROVIDES PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND TIPS ON CURRENT IMMIGRATION ISSUES ICE I-9 AUDIT RESULTS IN MILLION DOLLAR FINE E-VERIFY REDESIGN EFFECTIVE JUNE 13, 2010: NEW TUTORIAL REQUIRED Government Fails to Wait for Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Federal Contractor Regulations Become Effective 9/8/09 Employers Beware: ICE Commences Nation-wide Audit of Business Immigration Records GONZALEZ & HARRIS APRIL 2009 UPDATES Revised Form I-9 to Become Effective April 3, 2009 FY:2010 H-1B CAP Josie Gonzalez selected as a Super Lawyer® for the Sixth Consecutive Year as published in the February 2009 Issue of Los Angeles Magazine IT’S OFFICIAL -- I-9 RELEASE DATE POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 3, 2009 ALERT -- DELAY IN FEDERAL CONTRACTOR - E-VERIFY REGULATIONS Update on E-Verify for Federal Contractors and New I-9 The Immigration Super Lottery and a SuperLawyer Are You Using The NEW I-9 For New Hires and I-9 Section 3 Updates? What do President Harry S. Truman, U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Attorney Josie Gonzalez have in common? Latest Immigration News and Chambers USA Immigration Legal Rankings What's New? New OPT Extension and Cap Gap Rule, Upcoming Employer Seminar, and AILA's Guide to Worksite Enforcement FY 2009 H-1B Cap Reached Got F-1s? Need H-1Bs? Annual H-1B Filing Period To Begin (And End) Soon Hot Topics Update: The New I-9, SSN No-Match Rule, FY 2009 H-1Bs USCIS Notifies Employers of New Form I-9 BREAKING NEWS AND ACTION ALERT: New I-9 Form Imminent; New H/L Travel Rule; $3500 H-1B Fee Increase Proposed by Congress U.S. Diversity Immigrant Visa Program Announced; Entries to be Submitted Electronically by Applicants Beginning October 3, 2007 HOT TOPIC: Administration to Hold Employers Responsible for Actions in Response to SSA No-Match Letters; Failure to Act Could be Used as Evidence of "Constructive Knowledge" of Unauthorized Workers USCIS Will Accept Employment-Based Adjustment of Status (I-485) Filings for Individuals With Immigrant Visa Availability Under the Original July Visa Bulletin; New Filing Period Closes 8/17/2007 Gonzalez & Harris Continues Filing of Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications for Individuals Who May Benefit from AILF Lawsuit Immigrant Visa Update: No Immigrant Visa Availability as of Today Gonzalez & Harris Welcomes Senior Attorney Donna Hueckel Most Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Categories Current/Available Beginning July 2007 Urgent Action Required: Proposed Senate Amendment Would Add $8,500 to H-1B Filing Fees IMMIGRANT VISA UPDATE: CUTOFF DATES ADVANCE DRAMATICALLY FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED CASES USCIS NEWS RELEASE: USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008: 20,000 Slots Reserved for Aliens with Master’s Degrees or Higher Exhausted USCIS Announces Availability of FY2008 H-1Bs for Individuals with U.S. Graduate Degrees H-1B Cap Reached in Record Time; FY 2008 H-1Bs to be Distributed Based on a Random Lottery Are You Ready for Opening Day at the Races? The Run For FY2008 H-1Bs Will be Fast and Short, With More Losers Than Winners USCIS NEWS RELEASE: USCIS Introduces Change of Address Online Function to Web DOS/DHS Announcement: Passports Required for Air Travel to United States as of January 23, 2007 USCIS Announces Availability of Premium Processing Service for Additional Employment-Based Immigrant Categories Beginning September 25th Update: The Impact of Immigrant Visa Retrogression for Employment-Based Cases What you Need to Know when Hiring a Foreign National (Updated August 2006) USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007: No New H-1Bs Available Until October 2007 Immigrant Visa Update: Limited Availability Continues to Delay Completion of Permanent Residence Process for Many Foreign National Employees Victory for Employers: BALCA Vacates Denial on PERM Case Denied for Harmless Error H-1B Cap for FY2007 Reached in Record Time; H-1Bs Still Available for Individuals With U.S. Graduate Degrees Act Now, Fiscal Year 2007 H-1B Cap Will Be Reached Months Before The Fiscal Year Begins October 1, 2006 ACTION ALERT: Employers, Tell the DOL to Preserve Labor Certification Substitutions and a Reasonable Validity Period Fake USCIS Press Release Circulating on the H-1B Cap COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION NEEDS YOUR HELP TO PASS USCIS Service Center Reorganization Begins: Transfer of I-140s URGENT UPDATE ON THE H-1B CAP: FY 2006 Cap Exemptions for U.S. Graduate Degree Holders Exhausted House Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill, Continued Advocacy Needed as Bills Move Toward Conference Josie Gonzalez to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Los Angeles County Bar Association UPDATE: Employment Outlook for Immigrant Workers - Not a Pretty Picture General FY 2006 H-1B Cap Use Already Near 50,000 New Article - Security Concerns vs. Workforce Needs Continue to Drive Immigration Legislation, Additions to FAQs and Links Pages USCIS To Publish Regulations Implementing the H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 Gonzalez & Harris Welcomes Senior Attorney Dora Komura and Legal Assistant Elaine Lau What is Really Going On with the H-1B Numbers...? (March 2005) Filing of New Cap Exempt Petitions For Individuals With U.S. Graduate Degrees On Hold Pending Publication of Notice in Federal Register Immigration Update—2004 In Review and a Glimpse of 2005 PERM –The New Fast Track Labor Certification Program Has Arrived The Impact of Retrogression of EB-3 Visa Numbers for January 2005 Changes to the L-1 and H-1B Programs Resulting from the Fiscal 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4818) BREAKING NEWS: Omnibus Appropriations Bill Includes a New Exemption to the H-1B Cap One Giant Step Forward: Department of Labor's FY 2005 Transitional Guidance FY 2005 H-1B Cap Reached Congress Needs to Hear from Employers on the H-1B Shortage FY 2005 H-1B Cap Use Already at 40,000 June 2004 Visa Processing Update Immigration Filing Fee Increase April 2004 Urgent H-1B Update March 2004 H-1B Update Immigration Updates for Employers Changes to the Special Registration Programs Important Immigration Notes for Employers

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