Employers are required to retain the page of the form on which the employer and the employee enter data. While some employers keep copies of the ID d...
How to store your Form I-9
There is no specific requirement or guideline for how to store Form I-9; however, the USCIS has recommended that employers ensure adequate safeguards ...
All companies must comply with I-9 requirements
You may not think that you need to worry about immigration paperwork for your company. After all, you may be a small local company, you hire family me...
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Citizenship through children
“Anchor babies” is a term that refers to children born in the U.S. with at least one parent who resides in the U.S. illegally. Federal laws grant ...
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Citizenship through marriage
Marrying a U.S. citizen is not a guarantee of permanent residency or citizenship. Marriage does not automatically transfer to permission to enter and ...
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Obstacles to the process
Critics reasonably argue that aliens need to apply for permission to enter the U.S. and wait their turn for approval. This argument is good in theory,...
Demystifying U.S. Immigration
Anyone who has had to deal with the U.S. immigration system understands that it is practically incomprehensible and far from perfect. Because immigrat...
Immigrant priority dates: when will my application be processed?
The biggest misconception with submitting an application with the USCIS is that processing begins immediately upon submission. In reality, even once t...