U.S.CIS Press Release

USCIS Announces New Requirements for Hiring H-1B Foreign Workers

Changes Apply to Companies that Receive TARP Funding

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced additional requirements for employers, who receive funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program or under section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (covered funding), before they may hire a foreign national to work in the H-1B specialty occupation category.

The new “Employ American Workers Act,â€