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Self-Check E-Verify System for Eligible Employees and/or Job Seekers
By Tiyalaw at April 27, 2011 | 1:33 pm | 0 Comment
Self-Check E-Verify System for Eligible Employees and/or Job Seekers On March 21, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched the first E-Verify Self Check, an innovative service that allows individuals in the United States to check their own employment eligibility status before they formally seek employment. E-Verify Self Check is in more...
Citizenship , Green Card , Green Card - Others , Green Card via Family , Green Card via Work , Immigration Forms , Immigration News , Other Visas , Others , Visas , Waivers , Work Visas
7,100 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (April 15, 2011)
By Tiyalaw at April 20, 2011 | 6:20 am | 0 Comment
7,100 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (April 15, 2011) As of April 15, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received 7,100 H-1B Regular Cap, and 5,100 H-1B Master’s Exemption 20,000. These numbers include cases that are still pending or have been approved but do not include petitions that have been denied. H-1B more...
Green Card , Green Card via Work , Immigration News , Visas , Work Visas
Filing for H-1B Cap Work Visas Has Begun and 5,900 H-1B Cap Petitions Received (April 8, 2011)!
By Tiyalaw at April 16, 2011 | 12:18 pm | 0 Comment
Filing for H-1B Cap Work Visas Has Begun and 5,900 H-1B Cap Petitions Received (April 8, 2011)! On April 1, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the government-mandated annual H-1B cap of 65,000 and the 20,000 U.S. advanced degree cap exemption. The advanced degree exemption more...
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New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Procedures
By Tiyalaw at April 14, 2011 | 1:28 pm | 0 Comment
New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Procedures On April 14, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has updated some of the procedures pertaining to Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) process. The new changes become effective on May 16, 2011. Employers must complete Form I-9 for all newly hired employees to more...
Citizenship , Green Card , Green Card - Others , Green Card via Family , Green Card via Work , Immigration Forms , Immigration News , Other Visas , Others , Visas , Work Visas
Avoid Diversity Visa (DV) or Green Card Lottery Fraud or Scams
By Tiyalaw at March 13, 2011 | 9:05 am | 0 Comment
Avoid Diversity Visa (DV) or Green Card Lottery Fraud or Scams Recently, the Department of State (DOS), Office of Visa Services, issues another fraud warning advising the public of a substantial increase in fraudulent emails and letters sent to Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) program (Visa Lottery)(also known as “green card lottery”) applicants. Posing as the more...
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Immigration Relief for Japanese and Other Nationals from the Pacific Stranded due to the Earthquakes and Tsunami
By Tiyalaw at March 11, 2011 | 7:57 pm | 0 Comment
Immigration Relief for Japanese and Other Nationals from the Pacific Stranded due to the Earthquakes and Tsunami On March, 11, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Japanese and other foreign nationals from the Pacific stranded in the United States due to the earthquakes and tsunami devastation, and who have exceeded or are about to more...
Immigration News , Other Visas , Others , Visas , Waivers , Work Visas
Ground-Breaking Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System for H-1B Visa Cap Petitions
By Tiyalaw at March 3, 2011 | 10:12 am | 0 Comment
Ground-Breaking Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System for H-1B Visa Cap Petitions The ground-breaking H-1B Electronic Registration System is finally being proposed for implementation for H-1B petitions that are subject to the statutory annual visa cap, after lengthy discussions. An H-1B petition is a temporary work visa for specialty occupation foreign more...
Green Card , Green Card - Others , Green Card via Work , Immigration News , Visas , Work Visas
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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Certain I-130 Immediate Relative Petitions Are Experiencing Delays at the USCIS
By Tiyalaw at February 18, 2011 | 11:45 am | 0 Comment
Certain I-130 Immediate Relative Petitions Are Experiencing Delays at the USCIS Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a notification indicating delay in their processing of approximately 36,000 immediate relative petitions (Form I-130) that were transferred from the California Service Center (CSC) to the Texas Service Center (TSC). more...
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New USCIS Policy in Adjudicating Extraordinary Ability, Exceptional Ability, National Interest Waiver, and Outstanding Professors or Researchers Green Card Cases
By Tiyalaw at February 15, 2011 | 8:41 am | 0 Comment
New USCIS Policy in Adjudicating Extraordinary Ability, Exceptional Ability, National Interest Waiver, and Outstanding Professors or Researchers Green Card Cases: Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum (PM or immigration Policy Memo) regarding the analysis that USCIS officers should use when evaluating evidence in more...
