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Fax: 1-202-272-1864
Toll-free line: 1-800-357-2099
TDD: 1-800-767-1833
Post: Office of Business Liaison
Room 2000
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20529
Purpose
Contacting Us
Training
Information
Related Resources
Purpose:
The primary function of the Office of Business Liaison (OBL) is to educate the United States public on immigration-related employment, investment, and school issues. The OBL provides information on the employment eligibility verification process, as well as the opportunities available to employers to hire and/or "sponsor" foreign workers in accordance with U.S. Government regulations administered by a variety of federal agencies.
Training:
Our staff will accept requests to address meetings of trade associations, corporations, and other business, legal or academic groups on the status of or changes in immigration law and/or regulations. We conduct training for groups with fifty or more attendees. If you wish to request a presentation, (or speaker) please submit your request via fax (202) 272-1864 or by phone (202) 305-1949, Office of Business Liaison, Prompt No. 4. The following information must be provided via fax or verbal request. Date speaker required, topics to be covered and estimated number of attendees.
Information:
Our office will send out limited quantities of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form, and the Form M-274, Handbook for Employers. In addition, our office will provide copies of any of our series of Employer Information Bulletins, which present information on complex immigration matters and procedures of frequent concern to employers in plain language format.
Information available from the OBL is limited to immigration-related employment, investment and school issues. Please do not contact our office for other immigration information or to check on the status of petitions or applications that may be pending in District Offices or Service Centers. In addition, although callers should be aware that it is prohibited for our office or any other Immigration office to verify an alien's status for employment purposes, we can assist with document awareness.
Related Resources:
SAVE Program
Information for Employers
Employment Authorization Documents
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices
Labor Certifications and related issues - Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Last Modified 08/24/2004