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SSA Updates Operations Manual Re Same-Sex Marriages in Foreign Jurisdictions

Posted on 01/02/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has added a new section to its Program Operations Manual System (POMS) providing instructions for obtaining legal opinions on the validity of foreign same-sex marriages… Read More

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USCIS Announces E-Verify Anti-SSN Fraud Effort

Posted on 12/07/2013 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an E-Verify effort to combat identity fraud by identifying and deterring fraudulent use of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) for employment eligibility verification.… Read More

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SSA Adds Admission Stamp in Unexpired Foreign Passport To List of Primary Evidence of Identity, Updates Policy on New Types of Nonimmigrant Evidence

Posted on 05/02/2013 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Social Security Administration has updated its Program Operations Manual System (POMS), effective April 30, 2013, adding “admission stamp in unexpired foreign passport” to its list of acceptable primary evidence… Read More

Posted in Passports, POMS, SSA, Visas,

Social Security Administration Releases Guidance on Employment Authorization for Nonimmigrants

Posted on 06/14/2012 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Social Security Administration recently released guidance to staff, effective May 21, 2012, on employment authorization for nonimmigrants with respect to Social Security issues. Topics discussed include the policy for… Read More

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SSA Inspector General Finds Anomalies in H-1B Workers’ Use of Social Security Numbers

Posted on 09/30/2011 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report (PDF) in September on H-1B workers’ use of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) that could result in more… Read More

Posted in H Visas, H-1B, SSA,

Do’s and Don’ts, Tips on SSN “No-Matches” Released

Posted on 12/08/2010 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices recently issued the following do’s and don’ts for employers on Social Security Number “no-match” letters. These are… Read More

Posted in DOJ, Employment, No-match, SSA,

DHS Outlines Best Hiring Practices

Posted on 06/15/2010 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

Among other things, DHS recommends that employers make a good-faith effort to correct and verify the names and Social Security numbers of the current workforce.

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SSA Fails To Verify 19 Percent of New Hires

Posted on 01/17/2010 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The SSA also improperly E-Verified volunteers who should not have been screened under federal guidelines, and inappropriately screened some candidates in advance of hire.

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DHS Rescinds ‘No-Match’ Rules

Posted on 11/06/2009 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

Effective November 6, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is rescinding the final rules (PDF) it promulgated in 2007 and 2008 relating to procedures that employers may take to… Read More

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DHS Proposes To Rescind Social Security No-Match Rule; SEVIS Data To Be Integrated Into E-Verify

Posted on 09/05/2009 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

On August 19, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed to rescind the amendments promulgated on August 15, 2007, and October 28, 2008, relating to procedures that employers may… Read More

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