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The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued several news releases in recent weeks that point to a regime of increased enforcement in DOL’s immigration programs. The first news release, issued on June 2, announced ... more
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Eleanor Pelta
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Eleanor Pelta
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Immigration Practice
I-140 Premium Processing
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that on June 16 it will reinstate premium processing for a small group of I-140 petitions filed on behalf of nonim... more
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Immigration
Under an amendment to Executive Order No. 12989, signed by President Bush on Friday, June 6 and announced by the White House this morning, federal contractors will have to use E-Verify to confirm that their emp... more
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Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will begin to accept Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applications on a voluntary basis beginning August 1, 2008. The ESTA program is expected to beco... more
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Immigration
On April 4, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an interim final rule that extended Optional Practical Training (OPT) for certain qualified F-1 students who are employed by a business participating... more
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Eric Bord,
Amy Conway-Hatcher,
Janice Kopec
Listen to audio recordings from the Labor and Employment Practice's spring webcast series. This session on preventing, managing, and recovering from an immigration investigation was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys more
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Immigration
On April 9, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced receipt of approximately 163,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions, enough to meet the congressionally mandated numerical cap for Fiscal... more
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Immigration
Minnesota, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Utah, and Virginia have recently enacted state laws intended to highlight the issue of illegal employment of unauthorized aliens. These are the most recent in an ever-growing list of state ... more
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Immigration
On April 8, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of cap-subject H-1B petitions to meet the FY 2009 cap, including the advanced degree exemption (a... more
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Immigration
On April 4, DHS issued an interim final rule that will extend OPT for 17 months for certain qualified F-1 students who are employed by a business participating in E-Verify.
The rule also provides “cap-gap” relief to stu... more
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Immigration
On March 19, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an interim final rule that modifies the random-selection process and prohibits multiple filings of H-1B petitions. Specifically, th... more
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Kirsten Fox,
Rachel Ashwood
Points-Based System
On February 29, 2008, the government of the United Kingdom launched a new points-based system (PBS) intended to control migration, tackle migration abuse, and identify skilled worker... more
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Immigration
On March 5, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued revised instructions for Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. Effective immediately, applicants for re-entry permits and refugee trav... more
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Immigration
Beginning April 1, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting FY 2009 H-1B petitions for H-1B employment starting October 1. It is expected that USCIS will receive enough pe... more
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Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly published a final rule in the Federal Register on February 26, 2008 that adjusts for inflation the civil monetary penalties asse... more
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Immigration
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting FY 2009 H-1B petitions on April 1, 2008. Given the high demand for H-1B numbers last year, it is expected that a lottery will be h... more
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2008 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and cons... more
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Immigration
USCIS Issues Memorandum Revising Previous Guidance Regarding FBI Name Checks
On February 4, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a memorandum modifying its existing policy r... more
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Immigration
On January 7, 2008, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued an executive order that will require vendors and subcontractors that have entered into a contract with the state of Minnesota that is worth more than $... more
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Immigration
On April 1, 2008, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting cap-subject H-1B petitions that request an employment start date of October 1, 2008 (the first day of the 2009 fiscal... more
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Immigration
Starting January 1, 2008, employers operating in Arizona under a business license issued in that state are required to comply with the Legal Arizona Workers Act. This Immigration Alert briefly describes the Arizona law.
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has recently implemented usage of the Petition Information Management System (PIMS) at U.S. consular posts. Under the new system, I-129 H, L, O, P, and Q petitions re... more
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2008 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant v... more
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Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in a Federal Register notice dated November 26, 2007, that employers must transition to a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) no later than Decembe... more
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2007 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and c... more
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Immigration
On November 7, 2007, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that a revised Form I-9 is now available. USCIS is encouraging employers to begin using the revised Form I-9 immediately. Use of the ... more
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Immigration
On November 1, 2007, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule removing the requirement that certain H and L nonimmigrants (including dependents in H-4 and L-2 status) returni... more
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Immigration
On October 10, 2007, the District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule on Social Security no-match ... more
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its October 2007 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) and consular immigrant ... more
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Immigration
On Friday, August 31, a federal judge blocked the government’s implementation of a new regulation addressing how employers should respond to so-called “no match” letters issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA... more
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Immigration
On Friday, August 10, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final regulation requiring employers to take certain actions with respect to employment eligibility upon receipt of a Social Security No-Match Let... more
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its August 2007 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) and consular immigrant v... more
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Immigration
On May 17, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule on substitutions and other labor certification issues that will become effective on July 16, 2007. Labor certification, sometimes known as “PERM,”... more
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Immigration
On July 2, 2007, in an unexpected and unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of State revised the previously published July 2007 Visa Bulletin to indicate that immigrant visa numbers will not be available in the employ... more
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Immigration
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that effective July 2, 2007, it will temporarily suspend Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. ... more
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its July 2007 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) and consular immigrant vis... more
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Immigration
As part of its ongoing strategy to tackle the issue of illegal workers throughout Europe, the European Commission last week presented its proposal for a Directive on sanctions against EU employers who hire illegal worke... more
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Natalie Tynan
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Immigration
USCIS Sets Revised Fee Schedule Effective July 30, 2007
On May 29, 2007, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new fee schedule for immigration applications and petitions that will... more
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Immigration
On May 17, 2007, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule on substitutions and other labor certification issues that will become effective on July 16, 2007.
End to Labor Certificati... more
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its June 2007 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of Adjustments of Status (AOS) and consular immigrant vi... more
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Eric Bord
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Immigration
The United States Senate has introduced the High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007, a bill that would temporarily increase the number of H-1B visas available to certain highly skilled workers. The bill calls for a... more
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Immigration
On April 10, 2007, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated filing information regarding the H-1B cap. As of April 9, approximately 119,193 H-1B petitions received on April 2 and A... more
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Thomas Linthorst,
Richard Rosenblatt
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Immigration
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated numerical cap for fiscal year (FY) 2008, which begins on Oct... more
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Natalie Tynan
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Eric Bord
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Eleanor Pelta
Elenanor Pelta, speaker
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its April 2007 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) and cons... more
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Immigration
We would like to take this opportunity to remind clients that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin acceptin... more
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Immigration
Federal Litigation No Longer Results in Expedited FBI Name Check
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that they are no longer routinely requesting the FBI to expedite a n... more
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Immigration
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fraud Detection and National Security Division (FDNS) has launched a nationwide investigation to uncover immigration fraud among employers who hire foreign ... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues March 2007 Visa Bulletin – Again, No Movement in Employment-Based Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2007 Visa Bulle... more
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Immigration
DOL Submits Draft Rule Prohibiting Labor Certification Substitution
On January 26, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) forwarded the draft of a final rule that includes the prohibit... more
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A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
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Immigration
Employers May Begin FY 2008 H-1B Cap Filings on April 1, 2007
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2008 on... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues February 2007 Visa Bulletin – No Movement in Employment-Based Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its February 2007 Visa Bullet... more
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Immigration
USCIS Announces Online Change-of-Address Service
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on January 12, 2007 that it has launched a new Web-based service al... more
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A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
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Immigration
DOL Extends Deadline for Requesting RIR Conversion
On January 10, 2007, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced its decision to extend the deadline for providing notification ... more
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Immigration
DOL Publishes FAQs on RIR Conversion
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) published on December 22, 2006 new information concerning the conversion of traditional recruitment (TR) lab... more
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Immigration
USCIS Offers New Guidance on "Period of Admission"
On December 5, 2006, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new guidance for determining periods of admi... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues January 2007 Visa Bulletin, Reflecting Very Little Movement in Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2007 Visa Bullet... more
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Immigration
Passports Required for All Air Travel to United States as of January 23, 2007; Includes U.S. Citizens Reentering the United States
The Departments of State and Homeland Security announced o... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues December 2006 Visa Bulletin, Again Reflecting Forward Movement in Most Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2006 Vi... more
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Immigration
Major Changes to United Kingdom Immigration Laws: Highly Skilled Migrant Programme Suspended
On November 7, 2006, without prior warning, the UK government announced changes in the rules tha... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues November 2006 Visa Bulletin, Reflecting Forward Movement in Most Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its November 2006 Visa Bul... more
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Immigration
The Department of Labor Extends Reduction-in-Recruitment Conversion Date
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that it has extended the deadline for converting labor certificatio... more
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Immigration
USCIS Announces Expansion of Premium Processing and Elimination of Interim EAD Cards; DOL Announces Online Case Status for Labor Certification Applications Pending at Backlog Elimination Centers more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues October 2006 Visa Bulletin, Reflecting Forward and Backward Movement in Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its October 2006 Vi... more
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Natalie Tynan
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Immigration
USCIS Announces Premium Processing for EB-3 I-140 Petitions
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that, beginning on August 28, 2006, it will accept ... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues September 2006 Visa Bulletin; Forward Movement in Many Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its September 2006 Visa Bulletin. The Visa ... more
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Immigration
Recent Immigration Developments: H-1B "Master's" Cap Reached and US-VISIT Expands
U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services Announces Advanced Degree H-1B Cap Reached<... more
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Immigration
U.S. Embassy in Japan Changes Procedure for Scheduling Visa Interviews and Fee Payment Method
Effective June 15, 2006, the American Embassy/Consulate in Japan has changed its system for scheduling... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues August 2006 Visa Bulletin, Reflecting Backward Movement in Cut-Off Dates for Indian Nationals, No Movement for Others
The United States Department of State (DOS) has rel... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues July 2006 Visa Bulletin, Reflecting More Varied Forward Movement in Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its July 2006 Visa Bulletin. T... more
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Natalie Tynan
Presentation | Speech
Natalie Tynan
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Immigration
USCIS Announces FY 2007 H-1B Is Reached
In a press release today the U.S. Citizenship and Immig... more
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Immigration
The Senate Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill: What does it contain? Where does it stand?
On May 25, the Senate voted 62 to 36 to pass a compromise version of a comprehensive immi... more
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Immigration
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Announces Premium Processing Service For I-140, I-539, and I-765 Filings
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice... more
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Immigration
USCIS Updates H-1B Numbers: More than Two-Thirds of Available H-1B’s Already Claimed
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently issued updated statistics concerning the... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues June 2006 Visa Bulletin, Reflecting Varied Forward Movement in Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its June 2006 Visa Bulletin. The Vi... more
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Immigration
Immigration Enforcement to Focus on Criminal Prosecution of Large-Scale Violators
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced a major mu... more
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Immigration
Department of Labor Update: Backlog Elimination Centers
In December 2004, The Department of Labor (DOL) established two Backlog Elimination Centers (BECs), located in Dallas and Philadelphia, to a... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues May 2006 Visa Bulletin, Reflecting Some Varied Forward Movement in Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its May 2006 Visa Bulletin. The... more
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Immigration
USCIS Changes Filing Procedures for Employment-Based Petitions
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced changes to filing procedures for most employment-ba... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues April 2006 Visa Bulletin, Reflecting Some Continued Forward Movement in Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its April 2006 Visa Bullet... more
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Immigration
Employers May Begin FY2007 H-1B Cap Filings on April 1, 2006
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2007 on April 1... more
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Immigration
DOL Issues Proposed Rule Eliminating Alien Employment Certification Substitution and Imposing a 45-Day Window for Filing Immigrant Petitions more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues March 2006 Visa Bulletin; Forward Movement in Cut-Off Date
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2006 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin provi... more
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Immigration
Department of State Predicts Increased Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Availability
The United States Department of State (DOS) recently announced that it has seen a decrease in demand fo... more
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Immigration
USCIS Announces FY2006 H-1B Cap Reached For Advanced Degree Professionals
In a press release today, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that as of January 17, ... more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues February 2006 Visa Bulletin; Forward Movement in Cut-Off Dates
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its February 2006 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulleti... more
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Immigration
USCIS Issues Guidance Regarding E-3 Visa For Australian Nationals
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued guidance on how to file E-3 change-of-status and ex... more
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Natalie Tynan
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Immigration
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2006 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin provides some relief to employers and foreign national employees who were affected by the severe retrogression of ... more
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Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2005 Visa Bulletin (the Bulletin). The Bulletin should provide some relief to employers and foreign national employees who were dismayed by the severe retrog... more
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Immigration
On November 3, the Senate approved the Budget Reconciliation Package (S. 1932) that was originally proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 20, 2005. This bill provides temporary relief from the H-1B visa cap and t... more
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Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the majority of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries met the Congressional mandate to produce passports with digital photographs by October 26, 2005. The Enhanced Border S... more
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Immigration
On October 20, 2005 as part of the budget reconciliation process, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a mark-up meeting regarding a proposal to provide temporary relief from the H-1B visa blackout and the employment-based immig... more
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Immigration
What the Immigrant Visa Cut-Off Date Retrogression in the Employment-Based Categories Means in Practice, and How Employers and their Employees Should React to It more
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Immigration
Department of State Issues October 2005 Visa Bulletin more
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Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is relaxing I-9 document verification requirements to facilitate the employment of individuals who were evacuated or displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina. For at least the next 45... more
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Immigration
The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Package (H.R. 1268) was signed by the President in June 2005. As reported earlier, included in H.R. 1268 is a new E-3 nonimmigrant visa classification for Australians. On September 2, 2... more
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Immigration
On August 11, 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL) posted a new round of FAQ responses on its PERM Web site (http://workforcesecurity.doleta.go... more
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Immigration
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its September 2005 Visa Bulletin. The third preference employment-based immigrant visa category for professional and skilled workers (known as the “EB-3” category) will continue t... more
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Immigration
On August 11, 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL) posted a new round of FAQ responses on its PERM website (http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov... more
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Immigration
In a press release today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that as of August 10, 2005, it had received enough H-1B petitions to meet the annual H-1B cap for FY 2006. H-1B petitions that are subjec... more
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Immigration
On August 1, 2005, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an update on H-1B cap statistics for fiscal years (FY) 2005 and 2006. For FY 2006, the agency reports that 47,395 cases have been counte... more
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Immigration
We have learned from the Department of State (DOS) Visa Office that the agency strongly prefers not to issue E-3 visas before August 1, 2005, by which point the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security ... more
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Immigration
On May 12, the president signed the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Package (H.R. 1268), which contains several new immigration-related laws, including a provision creating a new E-3 nonimmigrant visa for Australian natio... more
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Immigration
We have learned that the regulation implementing the additional 20,000 H-1Bs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 has encountered further delays at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It remains unclear when the rule will be publis... more
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Immigration
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is still not accepting petitions for the FY2005 20,000 H-1B visa numbers that were to have become available as of March 8, 2005. The failure of USCIS to put in place a mechanism... more
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Immigration
On March 8, 2005, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the additional allocation of 20,000 H-1B visas made possible by the H-1B provisions in the FY 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Act would be available... more
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Immigration
On March 8, 2005, certain provisions of the FY 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Bill ("Omnibus Bill"), signed into law on December 8, 2004, take effect. One of the major provisions is the new exemption from the 65,00... more
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A. James Vázquez-Azpiri
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Immigration
President Bush signed the FY2005 Omnibus Appropriations Act on December 8, 2004, which includes an education and training fee for the H-1B visa program. Before October 1, 2003, the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improve... more
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Immigration
Effective October 26, 2004, every person entering the U.S. who is applying for admission under visa waiver must have an individual machine-readable passport, including children. Please note that the machine-readable passport re... more
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Immigration
On October 1, 2004, the first day of the federal government’s new FY 2005 fisc