One question that was not answered last month when USCIS released a rule allowing for 17 month work authorization extensions for certain STEM professionals was whether E-Verify must be deployed system-wide by a company or not in order to qualify for the extension. USCIS' Katherine Lotspeich, Acting Chief of USCIS' Verification Division, has told folks at the American Immigration Lawyers Association that the employer must register E-Verify for at least the worksite location where the immigrant will be working.
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May 22, 2008
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As promised, additional guidance on the OPT reg now up at the USCIS "Press Room" website.
Posted by: EB3 | May 26, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Further guidance on this and other OPT-related issues will be forthcoming, possibly as soon as today.
Posted by: EB3 | May 23, 2008 at 07:51 AM