Category: Employment Eligibility
3-YEAR DACA EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION CARDS WHAT TO DO?
About 110,000 young people were issued DACA work authorization cards good for 3 years. Only about 2% of these are under an obligation to return the 3-year card to the government. The reason for this action by USCIS is that a court order was issued in Texas v. United States, No. B-14-254 (S.D. Tex.) that would only allow USCIS to approve DACA deferred action requests and related employment authorization applications for a two-year period. If your DACA work authorization card is good for 3 years and was issued between November 24, 2014 (the date of President Obama’s executive action announcement) ... Read more
USCIS ISSUES FINAL RULE ON EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION FORM (EFFECTIVE DATE: MAY 16, 2011)
Employers, agricultural recruiters and referrers for a fee must: (1) verify both the identity and employment authorization of each person hired, regardless of citizenship; (2) properly complete, retain and make available for inspection, Form I-9. The newly hired individual must: (1) attest to being a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S.; and (2) present to employer a document or combination of documents designated by statute and regulation as acceptable. The employer must examine the document(s), record the information on the I-9, and attest that they appear to be genuine ... Read more