Archive for the ‘Compliance’ Category
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
The limbo of Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who have not yet received a final action on their re-registration applications and whose re-registration applications have been pending for more than 90 days will end soon, as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that interim Employment Authorization Documents ...
Posted in Compliance, Employment Authorization, Interim Measures, Pending Re-Registration, Re-Registration of EADs, Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status | No Comments »
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new headquarters on the Saint Elizabeths Hospital campus in the southeast quarter of the city. Washington notables broke ground on the future home of the DHS which is the largest building project in the Washington area since ...
Posted in Breaking New Grpund, Compliance, Saint Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Wahinton Mayor | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
The government has collected hundreds of millions of dollars less than it thought it would from fee increases for citizenship and other immigration-related services. The fee increases were imposed two years ago in the hope of generating an additional $1 billion in revenue for Citizenship and Immigration Services. Based on ...
Posted in Compliance, Current Economic Climate, House Approprations Committee, Lawmakers, Revenue for Citizenship an Immigration Services, Spending Bill | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
The Office of the CIS Ombudsman is hosting a teleconference on “USCIS Fee Waivers: How Are They Working for You?” on September 30, 2009, between 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The CIS Ombudsman periodically conducts teleconferences - to encourage public and interested individuals to raise their concerns and issues with ...
Posted in CIS Ombudmand Teleconferences, Compliance, DHS Assessement, USCIS Fee Wiaver | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will meet via teleconference for reviewing the findings and recommendations of its Southwest Border Task Force. The conference call will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Members of the public may register to participate in this ...
Posted in Compliance, Homland Security Advisory Council, HSAC Southwest Border Task Force, Public Attendance, Reviewing Functions | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Addressing a news conference at department headquarters, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas said his agency is considering changes in E-Verify on the assumption that Congress eventually will pass comprehensive immigration reform that would give legal status to millions of undocumented workers in the country. Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant whom the Senate ...
Posted in Compliance, E-Verify Changes, Granting Legal Status, Protect the Workforce, SSA Database | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
In view of approaching fall flu season, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano joined Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Division Deputy Director Daniel Jernigan to announce a preparedness guide to assist small businesses in planning for the H1N1 ...
Posted in Compliance, Fall Flu Season, H1N1 Flu Announcement, H1N1 Outbreak, Response to Disaster and Emergencies, U.S. Small Businesses | No Comments »
Monday, September 14th, 2009
With eight days left for the launch of a redesigned website, USCIS has invited National Stakeholders to join a discussion of the new USCIS.gov. This dialogue is scheduled for Friday, September 18th at 2:00 pm in the Tomich Center at 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC. USCIS will be providing ...
Posted in Click-Thru, Compliance, Dialogue, Discussion, Open Question - Answer Session, Presentation | No Comments »
Friday, September 11th, 2009
In accordance with the “Procedural Guidelines for the Maintenance of the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor,” the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notification in the Federal Register inviting public comment on its initial determination as to products that appear on ...
Posted in Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Compliance, Executive Agencies, Executive Order 13126, Forced/Indentured Child Labor, Importation of Goods, List of Products | No Comments »
Friday, September 11th, 2009
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) program to track citizens of countries that border the United States as they enter and leave the states by land and sea has surpassed expectations of the Homeland Security Department (DHS), said a DHS official on Wednesday. On June 1, the initiative began requiring ...
Posted in Compliance, Entry or Re-Entry into U.S., Intellegence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, IRTPA, Western Hemisphere, WHTI-Compliant Documents | No Comments »
