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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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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
Presentation | Speech
Natalie Tynan
Presentation | Speech
Eric Bord
Presentation | Speech
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