Liaison Meetings With Government Offices

INS advised Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Martha Schoonover during a teleconference that it plans to implement an internet tracking system that will give employers, their foreign workers, and attorneys updates regarding immigration cases.

The INS has contracted Price Waterhouse to develop and implement the system, which is scheduled to be operational by February 2002. The new system would replace the automated telephone inquiry system currently utilized by INS. To maintain confidentiality, the Service will require an account to be set up by an attorney, employer, or foreign national. Attorneys must submit a G-28 at the time of setting up the account, while employers must provide their taxpayer identification number and foreign nationals will be required to give their dates of birth and mother’s maiden names. After the account has been activated, the Service will send e-mail status updates while the case is being processed.

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