Guides published by JoAnn Lois Barten

Immigration Strategies for Marriage to a US Citizen: K-3 Spouse Process, Part 5 of 6

Feb 10, 2011

The K-3 Process Background The K-3 Spouse Process was created to help spouses of U.S. citizens receive expedited consular interviews to reunite the family quickly. Spouses of U.S. citizens were expe...

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Immigration Strategies for Marriage to a US Citizen; K-1 Fiance, Part 6 of 6

Feb 10, 2011

Advantages The K-1 Fiance is an alternative immigration route for unmarried couples where the U.S. citizen petitioner lives in the United States and the foreign national fiancé lives abroad. There a...

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How Immigrant Sponsorship of a Spouse and Step-child Affect Support Payments

Feb 10, 2011

Creates the Opportunity for Additional Support Payments The Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) provides, with a few exceptions, a sponsor of an immigrant admitted to the United States must execu...

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Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Not Hiring or Firing Unauthorized Workers, Part 3 of 12

Feb 10, 2011

Not to Hire or Continue to Employ Unauthorized Workers It is illegal for an employer to hire, recruit or refer for a fee someone NOT authorized to work. Determining whether the employer has “knowled...

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Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Responding to Social Security Mismatch, Part 4 of 12

Feb 10, 2011

Requirements of Employers Receiving Notification of Mis-match (1) Employers should first confirm whether the social security no-match or mismatch is an error in its own records, such as a typo. (2)...

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Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Responding to DHS Notices, Part 5 of 12

Feb 10, 2011

Lead Driven Audits - Articulable Facts which Support Investigation In order to support the investigation, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must articulate facts which support the investigation. ...

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Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Penalties, Part 6 of 12

Feb 10, 2011

Civil Penalties for I-9 Violations There are many types of potential penalties for employer I-9 violations. An employer may be civilly fined for paper work violations for failing to fill out and mai...

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Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Independent Contractors, Part 7 of 12

Feb 10, 2011

Who is an independent contractor? An employer cannot simply decide all of their employees are independent contractors. Instead, it is advisable to use the IRS regulations as a guide as to who is an ...

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Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: How to Complete the I-9, Part 8 of 12

Feb 10, 2011

Verification System - What Must the Employer Do The Employer must to the following: (1) Make Sure Employee Completes Part 1 On Day Hired (2) Review Prospective Employee’s Documents Within 3 Days Aft...

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Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Revising the I-9, Part 9 of 12

Feb 10, 2011

Re-verifications of I-9s After and Employee is Unable to Work Employers should re-verify I-9s if (1) Employment Authorization Expires or (2) Government Informed Authorization Not Sufficient (3)...

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JoAnn Lois Barten's Legal Guides (48)

Immigration Strategies for Marriage to a US Citizen: K-3 Spouse Process, Part 5 of 6

Immigration Strategies for Marriage to a US Citizen; K-1 Fiance, Part 6 of 6

How Immigrant Sponsorship of a Spouse and Step-child Affect Support Payments

Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Not Hiring or Firing Unauthorized Workers, Part 3 of 12

Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Responding to Social Security Mismatch, Part 4 of 12

Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Responding to DHS Notices, Part 5 of 12

Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Penalties, Part 6 of 12

Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Independent Contractors, Part 7 of 12

Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: How to Complete the I-9, Part 8 of 12

Employer Compliance to Avoid I-9 Penalties: Revising the I-9, Part 9 of 12