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H-1B APPLICANT CAP GAP RELIEF PROCEDURE FOR F-1 STUDENTS
USCIS Provides Relief to F-1 Students Who Have Filed FY09 H-1B Petitions and Whose Status May Expire Between April 1 and October 1, 2009
H-1B Lottery Info for FY 2009
H-1B Caps Update/New OPT Extension Rule and E-Verify Enrollement Instructions
USCIS Allows Certain F-1 Students on OPT to Extend Their OPT Status for 17 More Months
M&S Will Offer Clients Same Day Processing of H-1B Cap Cases as Well as Other Benefits*******USCIS Will Accept FY09 H-1B Lottery For the First 5 Days of April
Case Processing At Consulates - Beware
USDOJ Best Practices for Online Job Postings
USCIS FILING FEES
USCIS Announces Revised Procedures for Processing 485 Applications
Rep. Lofgren on Resolution of Visa Bulletin Debacle
ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED TODAY REGARDING REFUSAL TO ACCEPT 485 FILINGS
New Application and Petition Fees go into effect July 30, 2007
RETROGRESSION AGAIN - USCIS WILL REVISE THE JULY VISA BULLETIN
VISA RETROGRESSION POSSIBLE - AGAIN
PROPOSED FEE INCREASES BY USCIS
A Memo Issued on December 6, 2006 Changes the Counting of H and L Time, and Adds a New Exception to Being Counted Against the H-1B Cap
FY07 Advanced Degree Quota Has Been Reached
USCIS Will Start Expedited Processing of I-140 Petitions for a $1000 Fee
E-1, E-2 and L-2 Spouses May Obtain a Social Security Number Without an EAD
E-1, E-2 and L-2 Spouses May Obtain a Social Security Number Without an EAD
FY 07 H-1B Cap Has Been Completed
Update on H-1B Usage
H-1B Usage Statistics
H-1B Cap Usage - FY2007
FY07 H-1B Cap Statistics
USCIS Releases H-1B Cap Statistics for FY 2007
Immigrant Numbers for May - State Department Issues May Visa Bulletin
Immigration Reform Hits a Roadblock
Immigration Reform Bill on Hold
DOL UPDATES ON PERM & BACKLOG CASES
Immigration Reform Bill
Current Visa Bulletin - Movement in EB2 for India
Proposed Immigration Reform Bill
US to Open Consulate in Hyderabad
Proposed Rule on Labor Certification Substitution Published Today
Comprehensive Immigration Reform - An AILA Article
Partial Elimination of Labor Certification Substitutions
Immigrant Visa Availability Update
FY06 Advanced Degree Cap Has Been Reached
DOS Issues Cable Regarding F-1/M-1 Student Visa/STatus Validity After Break in Studies
Visa Bulletin Update
Advanced Degree Cap Likely to be Completely Used This Week
Dual Citizenship Now Available to Indians
FY06 Advanced Degree Cap is Almost Completely Used
Employment Based Immigration Relief Provisions Apparently Excluded from House Conference Report
FY 2006 Advanced Degree Quota Cap Update
DOL BEC UPDATE
DOL Local Office Closures
Updated Usage of H-1B and H-2B Caps
DREAM ACT INTRODUCED TO ASSIST CHILDREN OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
H-1B & (US Master's Degree or Above) H-2B Cap Usage
The House Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill That Includes Proposed Changes in Immigration Rules - A Comparison of the Same to the Senate Bill Previously Passed
EB3 Priority Dates Move Substantially for India and Other Countries
Update on Legislation to Increase H-1B and Employment Based Visas is On the Move - But Still in Early Stages
Positive Steps Toward Increasing Employment Based Visa Availability and The H-1B Cap: Senate Judiciary Committee Passed a Proposal Yesterday to Provide Increased Visa Availability for H-1B and Employment-Based Immigration Applicants
Guest Worker Visa Including for Applicants Who Are Out of Status Likely to be Part of Immigration Reform Bill
Distinguishing Names From The Watch List
NEW FEE SCHEDULE FROM OCTOBER 26, 2005
USCIS Increases Fees as of Oct 26
Numbers Still Left Under FY2005 and 2006 Advanced Degree Caps
BRC Processing Update
VISA RETROGRESSION - EMPLOYERS ADVISED TO CONTACT THEIR SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN
DOL Proposed Changes
H-1B Cap Has Been Completed for FY2006 - Other Options
H-1B Cap for FY2006 May Have Been Reached
H-1B Cap Expected to Be Completely Used Soon - Room Under Advanced Degree Caps Exists
L-1 Visa Reform Act
Senate Introduces Another Critical Immigration Reform Bill
Congresswoman Johnson Introduces L and H-1B Legislation
H-1B Usage - FY 05 and FY 06
L-1 Changes Will Take Effect - USCIS Press Release
Update on EB2, EB3 and Family Application Priority Dates
3rd Employment Based Category Has Reached Annual Limit Wordwide - Except for Those People Filed Under Schedule A
Yates Memo - June 10, 2005 - Guidance on H-1B Issues
FY2005 Cap Update
V-2 and V-3 Visa Holders Will No Longer Age Out
USCIS Will Begin Accepting H-2B Petitions Under The Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005
USCIS Issues New Interim Memo on AC21 (Portability) and H-1B 7th Year Extensions in 3 Year Increments
Substitutions in Labor Certification Cases May End
SWEEPING IMMIGRATION REFORM LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN THE US SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A Possibility That There May Be More Visa Retrogression
Certain F-1 Students Advised Not to Travel
McCain and Kennedy to Offer Immigration Bill That Includes a Guest Worker Program
H-2B Measure Provides Exemption to the Numerical Cap
Recapturing Visa Numbers for Schedule A Occupations
New E-3 Visa Allows up to 10,500 Australians to Work in Specialty Occupations
Converting an FY 2006 Case to FY 2005 Case Under the Increased Cap
US CIS Will Start Accepting H-1B Petitions on May 12, 2005 Under the Increased Cap of 20,000 ----- ONLY ADVANCED DEGREE GRADUATES OF US UNIVERSITIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO APPLY
Publication of Regulation Increasing H-1B Cap Expected Very Soon
US CIS May Accept H-1B Applications from Advanced US Degree Holders
Visa Retrogression in EB3 Other Worker Category
The DOL Provides Factors to Consider for Employers Registering for PERM
A Possible Resolution to EB3 Retrogression
Associate Director Yates of USCIS Has Indicated That the Increased Cap Will Be Open to All Eligible H-1B Applicants
DHS Sends Interim Rule Regarding Allocation of the Increased H-1B Cap by 20,000 to OMB
Update on Increased Cap for FY2005
Revised Information on 20,000 Additional H-1Bs
Transfer of Labor Certification Applications to Backlog Reduction Centers
H-1B Cap Increased - Increased H-1B Cap of 20,000 Previously For Advanced Degree Holders - Has Now Been Made Available to All H-1B Qualified Aliens
USCIS Halts Filing of H-1B Cases Under the Increased Cap
Immigration Changes in March
New Rules Regarding When USCIS Can Deny/Approve a Case WITHOUT Issuing an RFE (Request For Evidence) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID)
Update on EB3 Retrogression for Skilled and Unskilled/Other Worker
Employers Required To Notify USCIS of H Employee Termination Within 30 Days
Changes to the H-2B Rule Including Doing Away With Labor Certification as a Prerequisite
PERM - Common Questions Regarding This New System
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Starts US-VISIT Exit Pilot Program at Newark International Airport
USCIS Release on Adoption of Tsunami Orphans
PERM Regulations and Ability to Convert Existing Cases to PERM
H-2B Cap Has Been Reached
U.S. Consulate in Sri Lanka Temporarily Suspends Visa Services
PERM Regulation (Decreasing Labor Certification Processing Time) Will Be Published On December 27, 2004
Applications for Two Year EADs Will be Accepted Starting January 1, 2005
Not All EB-3 Applicants Will be Impacted by Retrogression of Priority Dates
India to Remove Apparel Export Quota Starting in January 2005
Priority Dates for Green Card Applicants From India, China and Philippines Filed in the EB3 Category Regress to January 2002
Bill Increasing the H-1B Cap and Filing Fees, Expanding the J Waiver Program, and Restricting the Use of the L-1 Signed Into Law
Proposed Rule Decreasing the Time to Respond to Requests for Evidence and Increasing the Fee in Appeal and Motion Cases
The Trademark Concept of "Fair Use"
FY2005 H-2B Cap Being Used Quickly
US Congress Approves Legislation That Extends and Changes the J-1 Waiver Program
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes the Congress - H-1B Cap Increased - Other New Employment Based Immigration Provisions Included
Legislation to Increase the H-1B Cap and Impose Restrictions on the L-1 Classification Delayed
H-1B Legislation Increasing the H-1B Cap and Imposing L-1 Restrictions Likely to Pass Within Days
President Bush Voices His Continued Support for Immigration Reform
USCIS Releases H-2B Processing Numbers for FY2005
Attempt to Increase the H-1B Cap by Adding Amendment to Omnibus Budget Bill
President Bush Renews His Support of Temporary Legal Status for Millions of Illegal Aliens
President Bush Signs Legislation Enabling Electronic Filing of I-9 Forms
New Department of Labor (DOL) Rules for Labor Certifications
Legislation Passed Permitting Electronic Storage of I-9 Employment Eligibility Form
Green Card Visa Numbers Expected to Retrogress in the Beginning of 2005 for 3rd Category Employed Based (EB3) Cases
Congress is Considering Legislation to Increase the FY2005 H-1B Cap
H-1B Cap Has Been Completely Used
H-1B Cap Expected to Be Completely Used Within Days
H-1B Cap Likely to Run in the Next Few Weeks
H-1B CAP WARNING
California Service Center Will Process I-130s from the Texas and Nebraska Service Centers
Changes to Canadian Immigration Regulations
60 Day Presence Requirement by New Delhi Consulate for I-130 Filings by US Citizens
H-1B CAP USAGE
Changes to Certain US-VISIT Entry and Exit Ports
USCIS Issues Guidance on H-1B "Cap Gap" Cases
DOL Issues Guidance to Decrease Labor Certification Backlog
Drop-Box Processing in India Ends for Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants
Visa Revalidation Will Cease
BANKS WATCH HELPLESSLY AS $30 BILLION IMMIGRANT MONEY BYPASSES THEM EACH YEAR
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approves Issuance of Two Year Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
Tougher Times For Student-Visa Applicants
Finding Markets for a Company?s Tools
New Labor Certification Procedures
Europe Behind in Global Recovery, Says O.E.C.D Group
USCIS Issues Memorandum on Ability to Pay in Employment Based Immigrant (I-140) Cases
Outsourcing Labor Affects Indian Operations Too
H-2B Cap Affects Seasonal Jobs
Jobs Growth: A Hopeful Sign
Shining India?s Jobless Millions
OUTSTANDING H-1B ISSUES
Congress Requested to Delay on High-Tech Passports
Why Canada Can Create Jobs and the US Can?t
Auto Unions Revved Up in Cross-Border Dispute
USCIS Fee Increase Effective April 30
New US CIS Fees as of April 30
Silicon Valley Divided Over Electoral Issue of Outsourcing
The Other Side to Outsourcing
Impending Shortage of Seasonal Workers
H-1B Cap Exemption Legislation Introduced
Treasury Chief Backs Outsourcing
Electronic DS-156 No Longer Required at Consular Posts, Revalidation Unit
Interim Rule on Passport Applications
US Tightens Rules on Foreign Visitors
USCIS to accept advance filing of H-1B cases for FY 2005
H-1B Availability Under FY 2004 Cap
H-1B Cap is Completely Used
Associate Director Yates Has Indicated That the Increased Cap Will Be Open to All Eligible H-1B Holders
Associate Director Yates Has Indicated That the Increased Cap Will Be Open to All Eligible H-1B Holders
Associate Director - Mr. Yates, Has Indicated That the Increased Cap Will Be Open to All Eligible H-1B Holders
Associate Director Yates Has Indicated That the Increased Cap Will Be Open to All Eligible H-1B Holders
Associate Director Yates Has Indicated That the Increased Cap Will Be Open to All Eligible H-1B Holders
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