At this time there are no proposed Administrative initiatives.

Several federal agencies oversee and make policy for the employment-based visa and green card systems that U.S. employers use to recruit and retain highly educated, foreign-born professionals.  Those agencies include:

• Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman:  Links to office within DHS that provides recommendations for resolving individual and employer problems with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
• Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:  Links to immigration statistics, forms and filing instructions, laws and regulations governing employment based immigration.
• Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration:  Links to information for employers on filing Labor Condition Applications for H-1B workers and Labor Certification Applications for green cards, as well as prevailing wage data.
• Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security:  Information for employers on the “deemed export” license required for certain foreign nationals working with sensitive technologies.
• Department of Justice, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC):  Information for employers on complying with the employment verification (I-9) process.