What Will 2024 Bring?
E-Verify NextGen Will Streamline the I-9 Process USCIS is expected to release a new product, E-Verify NextGen, which the agency says will modernize the I-9 and employment verification process for employers and employees alike. Among other features, employees will be able to enter their own information through a portal – with the goal of reducing data entry errors – and notifications will be streamlined. Revised H-1B Visa Process Will Be Quickly Finalized The proposed new H-1B rules have not yet been implemented. Given the nature of the proposed changes, however – and especially since they generally align with the priorities of both USCIS and employers – we do expect a version of these provisions to go into effect relatively soon after the notice-and-comment period concludes in December. Return of Stateside H-1B and L-1 Visa Renewals After an almost 20-year absence, federal officials appear closer than ever to bringing back the stateside issuance of nonimmigrant visas, which would allow H-1B and L-1 workers the option of renewing their visas without leaving the U.S. The pilot program that would put this change into effect officially went to the White House for review on October 17, marking one of the final steps before implementation. If soon finalized as expected, it would not only provide a welcome relief to many foreign nationals but also make a key strategic difference to employers. Here are some of the practical implications and what employers should do as we wait.
AI Focus Immigration Reform to Fuel AI Revolution
One of the more ambitious aims of President Biden’s October executive order on artificial intelligence is to transform the immigration system to invite foreign national workers with technical expertise to the U.S. and incentivize them to remain in the country to study and work. This would be accomplished by updating the system for issuing visas for high-tech workers. Meanwhile, the order also requires the USDOL to gather information from private employers about where they could use expertise from foreign national workers so that immigration officials can properly adjust their methodology.
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