Reverify Ukraine and Sudan TPS Employees After Oct. 19
Keep the alert, leave the I-9 expiration unchanged, and calendar the formal decision for affected TPS employees.
Policy
Rule changes, caps and fees, and when they take effect.
Run the 120% Wage Test Before Jan 7 to Save Listed-CMA Low-Wage Canada LMIAs
If a low-wage Canada LMIA sits in a listed CMA, run the provincial median wage screen before filing.
Oct 8 UK Skilled Worker compliance checklist
A practical pre-filing checklist for UK sponsorship files, with a staged calendar and pre-filing screens.
How to Triage Pending Green-Card Cases When PERM Processing Stops
When DOL halts PERM for named employers, isolate pending cases, rank H-1B max-out risk, and build a defensible alternative-status file before employees ask.
E-Verify v32 Checklist: Vendor, Sites, Remote Review
Treat vendor, site, and remote-review choices as compliance evidence before the March 31, 2027 cutover.
HR leads: drop the $100,000 H-1B fee from FY2027, but verify before each filing
Two federal orders block the large H-1B fee, but sponsors should verify the fee status before each filing and keep the separate cap-subject proposal out of the same budget line.
October 2026 I-485 Checklist: File, Hold, Track
Use the designated filing chart to decide when to submit, and hold final approval for the Final Action Dates chart.
Avoid rejection: re-price EAD, parole, asylum, TPS fees by Oct. 16
Use FY2027 fees for requests postmarked on or after Oct. 16, 2026, keep the unchanged fees, and flag anything straddling the date.
Audit the True Employer Before Your Next Canada TFW Filing
Check who hires, pays, directs, provides benefits, and can dismiss each worker before submission, because mismatched facts can trigger penalties and bans.
Build the H-2A backpay file before replacement AEWRs create exposure
Build the H-2A backpay exposure file now: identify in-window cases, preserve payroll, update contacts, and model replacement AEWRs.
Rebuild I-290B, NOID, and RFE Calendars Before Oct. 23
Rebuild the response calendar by filing channel and deadline type before the paper-rule change.
F-1/J-1 after the Sept 14 injunction: two-scenario memo
Pause the fixed-admission work, calendar the First Circuit review risk, and draft the two branches now.
Budgeting the $100,000 H-1B Entry Fee Through 2027
For consular H-1B hires, the $100,000 entry fee is a budget line and an evidence requirement until September 21, 2027. [c1,c2]
Vietnam assignment checklist: permit validity, notification timing, document returns
Mobility managers should run a pre-assignment compliance check before each Vietnam assignment to catch permit, notification, and document-return gaps.
Budget the F-1 pipeline before the OPT fee NPRM lands
OIRA clearance is a budgeting trigger, not a fee; confirm Federal Register timing, model pipeline cost, and map alternative routes before comments open.
Keep pending I-485s from rejection at the Sept. 18 edition switch
Match the I-485 edition to the filing date, add a UTC buffer, and finish the public-charge document review before submission.
El Salvador TPS I-9 and E-Verify Entries
The file should show the authorized expiration date, then move to a currently valid document after that date.
Audit PERM Recruitment, Layoffs, Records This Week
The PERM proposed rule is not final, but its stated direction supports a this-week audit of recruitment, layoffs, and records.
Complete the I-9 reverification sweep for Somalia TPS EADs before Aug 14, 2026
The deadline is the trigger, the rule is reverification, and the workaround is a documented stop-work decision.
Audit EB-1A Evidence After the 32.2% Approval Print
Before the next extraordinary-ability filing, run a pre-filing check that tests evidence, category fit, and denial readiness.
H-4 EAD lapse check after the Sept. 10 order
Compare H-4 EAD renewal filing dates with card expirations to flag work authorization that may have lapsed.
Before Sept. 30: I-485 File, Hold, or October Wait
Use the Final Action Dates chart to decide which sponsored employees file now, which hold, and which can wait.
Protect May–September H-2B starts with the Sept 15 supplemental checklist
If your start date falls in the late season, the supplemental filing window is a hard deadline, not a backup plan.
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