Compliance Assistance; Immigration Reform and Control Act

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Immigration Reform and Control Act

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Under IRCA, employers may hire only persons who may legally work in the U.S., i.e., citizens and nationals of the U.S. and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. The employer must verify the identity and employment eligibility of anyone to be hired, which includes completing the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). Employers must keep each I-9 on file for at least three years, or one year after employment ends, whichever is longer.

Compliance Assistance Materials

Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 274A
Temporary Agricultural Workers (H-2A VISAS), Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Temporary NonAgricultural Workers (H-2B VISAS), Sections 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and 214(c)(1) and (g)(1) of the Immigration Act of 1952
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as amended by
The Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT) and others (H-1B program).
Permanent Employment of Workers Based On Immigration, Immigration and Nationality Act

Nurses (H-1C VISAS) The Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (NRDAA), Amending the Immigration and Nationality Act
CREWMWMBERS (D-1 VISAS),The Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT), The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1993, as amended,The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)