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This page is a guide for employers who hire foreign-born professionals. We discuss the process of obtaining temporary working visas and converting these to permanent residence. Our law firm represents over 100 employers in various states across the United States. Although our law firm is based in Los Angeles, our largest corporate clients are located in other parts of the U.S.

We explain how employers can successfully process PERM applications through the U.S. Department of Labor, and visa petitions through the USCIS.

We also advise employers how to comply with the Employee Verification ("I-9") System, how to respond to "mismatch" letters received from the Social Security Administration, and how to avoid liability under anti-discrimination and "document abuse" laws. We discuss the government's "E-Verify" program which our law firm and some of our clients participate in.

Our Employers Immigration Guide is divided into the following subtopics:

SUCCESS STORIES


* Using E-Verify to Help a Corporate Client (October 2008)
* Employment-Based Immigration: Secrets for Success (September 2004)

OBTAINING TEMPORARY
WORKING STATUS FOR EMPLOYEES

* Visitors for Business ("B-1") or Pleasure ("B-2")
* Treaty Traders ("E-1")
* Treaty Investors ("E-2")
* Professional Employees ("H-1B")
* Exchange Visitors ("J-1")
* Intracompany Transferees ("L-1")
* The "Dual Intent" Doctrine
* Persons of Extraordinary Ability ("O")
* Athletes and Entertainers ("P")
* International Cultural Exchange Visitors ("Q")
* Religious Workers ("R")

OBTAINING PERMANENT RESIDENCE
FOR EMPLOYEES

* Green Cards Through Employment: PERM
* Green Cards Through Employment: An Overview
* Obtaining Wage Data from the Federal Government
* The Foreign Labor Certification Process
* National Interest Waivers
* Persons of Extraordinary Ability
* Outstanding Professors and Researchers
* Multinational Executives and Managers
* Persons of Exceptional Ability

EMPLOYER SANCTIONS (I-9's)
AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT ISSUES


* Videos: Employers - How to Survive an I-9 Audit (July 2009)

* Part I video  * Part II video

* INC v. INS - Avoiding Employer Sanctions
* ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton Announces 1,000 New Workplace Audits (11-19-09)
* I-9 Audits: 7 Tips for Employers (7-06-09)
* I-9 Audits: Catch-22 for Employers (7-01-09)
* More than 650 U.S. Businesses to Have Employee Work Files Audited - Los Angeles Times (7-01-09)
* 652 businesses Nationwide Served with Audit Notices Today - ICE (7-01-09)
* USCIS Issues Guidance on Employment Eligibility Verification Form (6-26-09)
* USCIS I-9 Handbook for Employers - 65 Pages (Effective 4-03-09)
* EOIR Regulation Imposing Higher Civil Fines Against Employers for Immigration Violations (2-26-08)
* Frequently Asked Questions About Employment Eligibility (USCIS)
* How Do I Complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification? (USCIS)
* Download Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification)

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
AND "NO-MATCH" LETTERS

* Social Security Online: Immigration Information (English)
* Social Security Online: Immigration Information (Spanish)
* Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS)
* INS General Counsel on Responding to a Social Security Administration No-Match Letter (4-12-99)
* INS General Counsel on Responding to a Social Security Administration No-Match Letter (12-23-97)

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION/DOCUMENT ABUSE

* Office of Special Counsel, Department of Justice
(Enforces Anti-Discrimination and Document Abuse Laws)
* Look at the Facts, Not the Faces - Your Guide to Fair Employment - "Office of Special Counsel, Department of Justice"
* Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Anti-Discrimination

* IRCA's Anti-Discrimination Provision - How It Works

Document Abuse

* Avoiding Document Abuse
* Document Abuse: The "Before" Letter
* Document Abuse: The "After" Letter

E-VERIFY PROGRAM

* E-Verify Page (USCIS)

* E-Verify User Manual (USCIS)
* Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning September 8, 2009 (USCIS)
* E-Verify Employer DOs and DON'Ts -- (Justice Department) (Revised 3-10-09)
* Final Rule Requring Mandatory E-Verify Use for Government Contractors (6-05-09)
* Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R. 2638) - (Signed by President on 9/30/08)
* How Do I Use E-Verify? (USCIS)
* Employees — You Should Know Your Rights and Responsibilities Under E-Verify

EMPLOYER INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT

* Employer Information (USCIS)
* NAICS Look-Up
* Office of Business Liaison (USCIS)
* Fact Sheet: USCIS Notifies Employers of Filing Changes (3-24-06)
* Business Visa Center (State Department)
* Business Visa Center: Frequently Asked Questions (State Department)

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