The MAVNI program was established in 2009 to allow immigrants with certain skills to become naturalized U.S. citizens after completing basic training and enlisting in the armed forces. According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Annual Report in June of 2017, as of 2016, USCIS completed 9,822 MAVNI naturalizations with an average processing time of 147 days. Now, lengthy processing times and delays are creating major problems in the program. Recently, the Pentagon began considering

USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Instructions for how to download Form I-9 are available on the Form I-9 page. Employers can use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. On Sept. 18, employers must use the revised form with a revision date of 07/17/17 N. Employers must continue following existing storage and retention rules for any previously completed Form I-9.

Revisions to

WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses in danger of suffering irreparable harm due to a lack of available temporary nonagricultural workers will be able to hire up to 15,000 additional temporary nonagricultural workers under the H-2B program under a final rule that the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor submitted to the Federal Register today. To qualify for the additional visas, petitioners must attest, under penalty of perjury, that their business is likely to suffer irreparable harm if it

Visa Bulletin For August 2017