Compliance Management

A SEVIS Release 6.1 Anticipated System Changes notice describes the changes to SEVIS RTI that are planned for that release, scheduled for October 30, 2009. There are no changes to SEVIS Batch, so no updates to the batch schema will be required.

USCIS has made available this additional guidance for Federal contractors subject to the E-Verify for Federal Contractors rule that became effective September 8, 2009.

E-Verify Rule for Federal Contractors Effective September 8 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds federal contractors and subcontractors that effective Sept. 8, 2009, they will be required to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees’ eligibility to work in the United

Final Rule On E-Verify For Federal Contractors 73 Fed. Reg. 67651 (November 14, 2008), effective September 8, 2009.

This DOS cable advises consular posts of the 2009 Exchange Visitor Skills List, which became effective on June 28, 2009.

Form ETA 9035CP"ETA Form 9035 CP – General Instructions for the 9035 & 9035E" must be read by individuals who complete and file a DOL Labor Condition Application (LCA). Signing and submitting the LCA constitutes an assertion that the submitter

NAFSA Compilation of July 16, 2009 SEVP Documents and Fact SheetsThis is a NAFSA compilation of various SEVP documents and fact sheets posted on the SEVP Web site (www.ice.gov sevis) on 07 16 2009.

Topics covered in NAFSA's July 22, 2009 SEVIS liaison call with SEVP and USCIS include: Cap Gap for Filed and Receipted H-1B Claims and H1-B Approvals I-901 Fee Charge-Back Procedure for Requesting Data Push from SEVIS to CCD

SEVP F 1 Cap Gap Fact Sheet For EmployersSEVP prepared this fact sheet for F 1 students to give to their employer to explain the nature of the H 1B cap gap extension of optional practical training (OPT).