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New Filing Location for Certain I-130 Petitioners Residing Abroad
By Tiyalaw at May 17, 2011 | 10:06 am | 0 Comment
New Filing Location for Certain I-130 Petitioners Residing Abroad On May 16, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new regulation stipulating that, effective August 15, 2011, I-130 petitioners residing in foreign countries without international USCIS offices must file their Forms I-130 Petition for Alien Relative with the USCIS more...
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10,200 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (May 6, 2011)
By Tiyalaw at May 15, 2011 | 4:39 pm | 0 Comment
10,200 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (May 6, 2011) As of May 6, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received 10,200 H-1B Regular Cap, and 7,300 H-1B Master’s Exemption. H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone more...
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Recent Reports on Lost of Expiring Original Certified PERM form ETA 9089 for Permanent Labor Certification
By Tiyalaw at May 15, 2011 | 2:58 pm | 0 Comment
Recent Reports on Lost of Expiring Original Certified PERM form ETA 9089 for Permanent Labor Certification Recently, there have been reports that original certified forms ETA 9089 for permanent labor certification PERM process were not received. There was also an incident where the original certified form ETA 9089 was lost after being filed with the I-140 Immigrant more...
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Changes in Filing Location for Form AR-11, Change of Address Requirement
By Tiyalaw at March 1, 2011 | 9:10 am | 0 Comment
Changes in Filing Location for Form AR-11, Change of Address Requirement Starting March 15, 2011, all Change of Address forms (AR-11 and AR-11 SR) must be sent to a new location in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Most foreign nationals and each dependent family member in the United States are required to notify the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services more...
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USCIS Office Closures Due to Severe Snow & Ice Storms Will Not Affect Cases and Responses Timely Filed
By Isabel Davila at February 4, 2011 | 7:26 pm | 0 Comment
On February 4, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that many of its offices are closed due to severe snow and ice storms. The USCIS service centers such as the Texas and Nebraska Service Centers are closed during the week of January 31, 2011. Many USCIS field offices are also closed. For the latest update on USCIS office closings, more...
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Considering Filing H-1B or L-1? Additional Fee Applies to Certain New or Change of Employer Petition (Effective August 14, 2010)
By Immigration Resource at August 20, 2010 | 3:41 am | 0 Comment
Effective August 14, 2010, there will be an additional fee for filing certain H-1B or L petitions; $2000 for H-1B and $2250 for L-1. This new fee, where applicable, is in addition to the existing government immigration fees applicable to H-1B and L-1 work visas. This new fee will remain effective until September 30, 2014. This additional fee requirement applies to new more...
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U.S. Consulates in China are Opening on Saturdays for Several Weeks!
By Immigration Resource at June 23, 2010 | 12:25 am | 0 Comment
Business and tourism between China and the United States have grown dramatically (especially in 2010) and they are expected to continue growing, over the years. As a result, the U.S. consulates across China have also seen a corresponding rise in visa applicants and wait times for visa appointments. In 2009, 66% of the visas issued by the U.S. consulates in China were more...
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Improvements in I-601 Waivers May Be Soon: Standards for Extreme Hardships, Concurrent Filings With I-130 Alien Relative Immigrant Petition, Adjudication, Processing Time!
By Immigration Resource at June 15, 2010 | 7:57 am | 1 Comments
On June 10, 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman has made formal recommendations to the USCIS to enhance its efficiency in processing applications for I-601 waivers of inadmissibility. USCIS Ombudsman is an independent agency of the Homeland Security to assist individuals and employers in resolving, and identifying areas of, problems more...
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Green Cards: Improving Processing Time & Immigration Strategies
By Immigration Resource at May 10, 2010 | 1:11 pm | 0 Comment
Green Cards: Improving Processing Time & Immigration Strategies Choosing the correct and most suitable immigration classification and category when initiating and applying for green card status in and to the U.S. is extremely important. Depending on the type and/or classification of the green card, the wait time to obtain green card status varies tremendously, and more...
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By Immigration Resource at August 11, 2009 | 11:08 pm | 0 Comment
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