Resources

Information for employers:

• Form M-274 Employer Handbook
• Form I-9
• Colorado employment affirmation form
• Colorado employment verification law
• Colorado public contracts for services law
• Export regulations EAR
• ITAR

Government agencies

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Processing times
• Case status
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• ESTA visa waiver application
• U.S. Department of State, Visas
• Consulates and embassies
• Visa Wait Times
• Visa Bulletin
• Foreign Affairs Manual
• J-1 Visa Skills List
• U.S. Department of Labor, Foreign Labor Certification
• Job descriptions
• Prevailing wage data
• U.S. Social Security Administration, Social Security card
• U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-7, Application for Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
• Publication 519, Tax Guide for Aliens
• Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, Driver’s license

Other resources

• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• American Immigration Council
• Bender’s Immigration Bulletin
• Findlaw