USCIS hosts webinars for CNMI employers, workers

The Verification Division of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will conduct three public web conference sessions, also known as “webinars,” for employers and employees residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The sessions will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (March 20, 21, and 22) at 9am CNMI time.

As part of its continuing efforts to keep the public informed, officials from the USCIS Verification Division Outreach Branch will hold these webinars to help both employers and workers understand Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification requirements. Participants will learn how to complete, retain and update a Form I-9. There will also be a brief discussion on the E-Verify Program. There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions by way of the Chat Feature.

All U.S. workers are required to present proof of employment eligibility to work in the United States and proof of identity to employers on the first day of work. Information from these documents is recorded on the Form I-9.

Form I-9 must be completed by every employer and agricultural recruiter/referrer-for-a-fee hiring an individual for employment in the United States, as required by federal law. As of Nov. 28, 2011, employers in the CNMI must use the standard Form I-9 for new hires.

USCIS is the agency within the Department of Homeland Security that handles immigration benefits. More information can be found at www.uscis.gov/cnmi. [I](USCIS)[/I]

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FOR EMPLOYERS
– Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 9am CNMI time
– Thursday, March 22, 2012, 9am CNMI time

FOR WORKERS
– Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 9am CNMI time

WHERE: Any computer with Internet connection; you will also need a telephone

– To attend a Webinar Pre-Registration is not required.

– The session you plan to attend will become active 15 minutes prior to the listed time.

– If you have never used ATT Connect before, you can just let your computer set up automatically when it enters the webinar (allow some extra time for the setup). You will then be connected to the Form I-9 presentation.

For more information visit the website at www.dhs.gov/E-Verify, and click on Take a Free Webinar.
TO EMPLOYERS: We invite employers to set up the connection in a conference room so that your employees can attend the Wednesday webinar.