WASHINGTON — El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy el lanzamiento del servicio myE-Verify en español, y la ampliación de servicios adicionales de su plataforma myE-Verify. myE-Verify es un sitio web de servicios integrados que permite a los empleados y personas que buscan empleo acceder funciones para proteger su identidad en E-Verify y tener visibilidad en el proceso de E-Verify.

“Desde su comienzo, E-Verify ha proporcionado a los empleados valiosas herramientas y recursos en línea relacionados al proceso de verificación de elegibilidad de empleo”, dijo León Rodríguez, director de USCIS. “Estamos muy satisfechos de proporcionar nuestros servicios de myE-Verify a nuestros clientes de habla hispana.”

myE-Verify brinda a los trabajadores y personas que buscan empleo una manera gratis y segura para participar en el proceso de E-Verify, permitiéndoles acceder a funciones específicas para los empleados, tales como SelfLock (Autobloqueo), SelfCheck (Autoverificación), Historial de Caso, y Kit de Recursos sobre Derechos del Empleado.

El nuevo myE-Verify en español proporcionará los siguientes servicios, también están disponibles en la versión en inglés lanzada en 2014:

• Cuentas de myE-Verify – Permite a los usuarios y personas que buscan empleo configurar de forma gratuita una cuenta personal segura para controlar el uso de su información en E-Verify y SelfCheck.
• Self Lock (Autobloqueo) – Permite a los usuarios bloquear sus números de Seguro Social e impedir que su identidad sea utilizada para obtener empleo ilegalmente. SelfLock está disponible sólo para los titulares de cuentas de myE-Verify.
• SelfCheck (Autoverificación) – Las personas pueden confirmar su propia elegibilidad de empleo utilizando las mismas bases de datos que consulta E-Verify.
• Resource Center (Centro de Recursos) – Esta sección del sitio myE-Verify contiene información en formatos multimedios para educar a los empleados acerca de sus derechos y de las responsabilidades que tienen los empleadores en el proceso de verificación de elegibilidad de empleo.

Además, myE-Verify presenta dos nuevos servicios. Estas nuevas funciones estarán disponibles en toda la nación, tanto en la versión en inglés como en versión en español:

• Historial de Caso – Los titulares de cuentas pueden generar un informe para ver cuándo y dónde fueron utilizados sus datos a través de myE-Verify.
• Seguimiento de Caso – Las personas pueden dar seguimiento al estatus de un caso de myE-Verify mediante el uso de su número de verificación de caso. Aunque la función de Historial de Caso requiere que los usuarios creen una cuenta, el Seguimiento de Caso no lo requiere y está disponible para ser utilizado por todos.

E-Verify es un servicio gratuito basado en web del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional y es utilizado por más de 600,000 mil empleadores para verificar la elegibilidad de empleo de las personas que contratan.

Para más información acerca de E-Verify visite www.uscis.gov/es/e-verify. Para más información acerca de USCIS y sus programas, visite www.uscis.gov/es

What should you expect? What should you do to prepare? To get the most value from your first meeting, you should take the following five steps:

1. Schedule an Appointment

Although some firms may allow walk-in appointments, most attorneys will be too busy to work you into their schedule. Even if an attorney can see you immediately, neither you nor the attorney will be prepared for the meeting. Schedule your appointment in advance.

2. Prepare a List of Questions

Before your appointment, write down a list of questions you have regarding your immigration situation. Take your list to the meeting with your attorney – or even better, email it to your attorney in advance of the meeting. Questions about immigration that are commonly asked at an initial meeting include: How long will my case take? What are the legal fees? Are there any government or filing fees I need to pay?

We provide a pre-consultation questionnaire to everyone who schedules an appointment. At the end of the questionnaire, we invite you to list any questions you may have. This questionnaire is due 24 hours before your appointment in order to give us time to review your case information and prepare responses to all of your questions.

3. Gather Your Case Documents and Bring Them to the Meeting

If this is your first immigration case, you may not have many documents to gather. However, if you are asking your attorney to review a case that has already been filed, you should copy all of your case documents and bring them to your meeting. Other documents that your immigration attorney will want to review include: marriage certificates if your case is based on marriage to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, any criminal records for you or the person you are sponsoring, and your Notice to Appear if you have been placed in removal.

If we need to review documents during your first meeting, we will give you a pre-consultation checklist when you schedule your appointment.

4. Arrive on Time

Confirm your attorney’s address and driving directions before the day of your appointment. Leave early. If you are late, your appointment may be rushed, and you may not have enough time to discuss all of your questions with your attorney.

We provide an email confirmation for every appointment along with detailed driving directions and parking information.

5. Relax

For many of you, the initial consultation will be your first meeting with a lawyer. Although it can seem intimidating, remember the attorney is there to help you. To get the most out of your first meeting, you should relax. Do not be afraid to ask questions and take notes. Your attorney may need to ask a number of questions to plan a course of action for your case. Be honest and upfront. You must feel comfortable with the attorney you choose to represent you. If you feel the attorney is not a good fit for you after your first meeting, it’s best to search for someone else.

Still looking for an immigration attorney? We can help.

This PM is binding on all USCIS employees adjudicating requests to reopen on USCIS’ own motion certain consent to reapply and adjustment of status applications, as outlined in the Settlement Agreement.

You may still file another amended petition to allow your H-1B employee to change worksite locations immediately upon your latest filing. However, every H-1B amended petition must separately meet the requirements for H-1B classification and any requests for extension of stay. In the event that the H-1B nonimmigrant beneficiary’s status has expired while successive amended petitions are pending, the denial of any petition or request to amend or extend status will result in the denial of all successive requests to amend or extend status. See Memorandum from Michael Aytes, Acting Director of Domestic Operations (Dec. 27, 2005) for similar instructions about portability petitions.

Multiple AILA members have reported delays between approval of a client’s I-765 or I-485 and the client’s receipt of the employment authorization card or lawful permanent resident card. USCIS has confirmed that the card production facility in Corbin, KY is undergoing maintenance, and all card production work was transferred to the facility in Lee’s Summit, MO.

As a result, there is a backlog of cases in Lee’s Summit, and clients may not receive their cards until two-three weeks after approval of the underlying application. USCIS anticipates that the backlog will be resolved sometime in September 2015.

If you are interested in learning more, please contact Brian Johnson, 619-961-4169 at the San Diego office.

Non-adopted LPR stepchild does not derive U.S. citizenship from U.S. citizen stepparent. The lesson from the case is that a U.S. citizen stepparent should adopt the LPR child before the child reaches 18 in order for the stepchild to derive U.S. citizenship. The 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the linked opinion this week on Child Citizenship Act in Acevedo v. Lynch, No. 12-71237 (9th Cir. 2015) on August 24, 2015.

The USCIS Field Operations Committee is seeking case examples where USCIS officers issued an RFE (I-72) after an adjustment interview, instructing the applicant to file Form I-601 before conclusively determining that an actual ground of inadmissibility exists. The Committee would like to know if the RFE issued by the Field Office provided sufficient detail as to the supposed ground(s) of inadmissibility and if you were able to work with your USCIS Field Office to resolve this matter without filing the I-601.