Immigration Alerts
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Immigrant visas have become unavailable for Indian and Chinese nationals in the EB-2 category; DOS indicates that it may be necessary to establish a cutoff date for the EB-1 category.
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Increased demand over previous years could see H-1B visas exhausted by June 2012 or earlier.
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
Now is the time for employers to assess their FY 2013 H-1B needs and to get petitions ready.
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
DOS Visa Bulletin includes forward movement of one year in the EB-2 category for China and India, and USCIS indicates that the rate of new applications for adjustment of status in recent months has been extremely low.
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2012 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applic... more
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a redesigned Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document, commonly referred to as an "EAD card." Part of USCIS's larger effort to eliminate document fraud, the re... more
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa appl... more
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently issued a wave of Notices of Inspection (NOI) to selected employers requiring the employers to provide I-9 forms, payroll information, and business information for inspectio... more
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the allotment of 20,000 H-1B petition approvals available to foreign nationals holding a U.S. master's or higher degree has been exhausted for fiscal year 2011... more
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the discontinuation of its recently implemented practice of sending original Form I-797 Notices of Approval directly to petitioning employers and individual... more
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
What Is New U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed the way in which foreign nationals, employers, and attorney representatives are notified of application and petition approvals. Prior to this change, ... more
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
The Department of State (DOS) has published the Visa Bulletin for October 2011, announcing that the cutoff dates for the EB-2 India and EB-2 China categories will advance by 60 days to July 15, 2007, as of October 1, 2011. 1... more
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Lance Nagel, Eleanor Pelta, Lisa Burton, Eric Bord, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its October 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applic... more
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its September 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa app... more
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will suspend its processing of prevailing wage requests for permanent labor certifications (PERMs) in order to comply with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of ... more
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its August 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applica... more
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its July 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicati... more
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its June 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicat... more
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its May 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicatio... more
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According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the E-Verify Program, which is run by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is not expected to be operational if there is a government shutdown. Employers are advised that a s... more
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Due to the recent seismic events in Japan, the Embassy's first priority is assisting U.S. citizens who may be injured or missing. Nonimmigrant visa applicants with appointments this week should reschedule their appointments for... more
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Mark Dichter, Matthew Howse
In preparation for changes to the UK's point-based immigration system coming into effect from 6 April 2011, the UK Government has published a "statement of intent" which explains how the points-based system is to be changed. Th... more
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicat... more
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions on January 26, 2011 to reach the annual cap limit for fiscal year (FY) 2011. USCIS will reject cap-subject p... more