Sarah Bahn

Sep 19, 2023 | lexology.com | Stephanie MacIntosh |Nell Slochowski |Agnes Herwig |Tess Lumsdaine |Charmaine Ng |Sergio Antonelli | +13 more

On June 27, 2023, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship launched Canada's new Tech Talent Strategy. Through this strategy, Canada hopes to improve on existing measures and introduce new measures for attracting top talent and supporting high-growth STEM industries and occupations. Additionally, on the same day, the Minister announced that study authorization would be extended for certain eligible work permit holders.

Jul 26, 2023 | lexology.com | Sarah Bahn |Matthew J. Gorman |Jennifer Partee

New guidance from USCIS provides a new alternative, starting August 1, 2023, allowing employers that participate in E-Verify to inspect documents presented for I-9 completion remotely. This update will free qualifying employers from the burden of performing a physical verification. To qualify, employers must be in good standing with E-Verify. This significant change in USCIS policy provide a pragmatic solution for qualifying employers, particularly those with large remote-working populations.

Jun 5, 2023 | lexology.com | Sarah Bahn |Matthew J. Gorman |Jennifer Partee

The month of July will bring forth two notable changes to immigration compliance requirements: (i) Florida will require that all private employers with at least 25 employees use E-Verify as of July 1; and (ii) the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will end temporary flexibilities on July 31 that permitted certain employers to complete the Form I-9 remotely without inspection of the original documents.