The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published an alert today informing foreign nationals from El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua who have re-registered for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), about how they can prove their continued eligibility to work until their new employment authorization cards arrive. While these foreign nationals wait for their new employment authorization cards to arrive, they can provide their current cards as [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that it has redesigned the E-Verify system to make it easier for employers to verify whether or not individuals are authorized to work in the United States. E-Verify is a free, internet based based system, that allows participating employers to verify the employment eligibility of their employees. USCIS officials estimated that over 208,000 employers are registered users of  E-Verify, and, has [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced earlier this week that it is issuing a new and more tamper proof version of the Employment Authorization Card.  The most noticeable feature on the new card is the addition of a machine readable barcode on the back of the card. The update of the security features on the card is part of [...]