New I-9 Form:
USCIS has released a new I-9 form that employers should use immediately for new employees and for reverifications.
Five documents have been removed from List A of accepted documents as follows:
1) Certificate of US Citizenship (form N-560 and N-561)
2) Certificate of naturalization (Form N-550 and N-570)
3) Alien registration receipt card (I-151)
4) Unexpired reentry permit (form I-327)
5) Unexpired refugee travel document (form I-571)
One document was added to List A:
-Unexpired employment authorization document (I-766)
The new I-9 form can be found on the USCIS website or by using this link:
I-9 form
DUI/DWI Practice Alert.
The U.S. Department of State has recently issued a cable, "Guidance on Processing Visa Applicants with Drunk Driving Hits" requiring consular officers to refer nonimmigrant visa applicants with prior drunk driving issues to panel physicians for medical examinations when they meet the following criteria:
(1) applicant has a single drunk driving arrest or conviction within the last three calendar years, or
(2) applicant has two or more drunk driving arrests or drunk driving convictions in any time period.
Consular officers are now required to refer applicants to panel physicians if there is any other evidence to suggest an alcohol problem.
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