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The New Provisional Extreme Hardship Waiver for Unlawful Presence is Not Effective Yet
By Tiyalaw at July 9, 2012 | 1:16 pm | 0 Comment
The New Provisional Extreme Hardship Waiver for Unlawful Presence is Not Effective Yet Not too long ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made a proposed change to allow certain immediate relatives (spouse, parent and/or children of a US citizen) who can demonstrate the required extreme hardships to apply for a provisional extreme hardship more...
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USCIS Not Yet Accepting Deferred Action Applications From Certain Young People But Will Be Soon!
By Tiyalaw at July 8, 2012 | 8:34 am | 0 Comment
USCIS Not Yet Accepting Deferred Action Applications From Certain Young People But Will Be Soon! On June 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced, effective immediately, certain young people who were already brought to the United States as young children may be considered for prosecutorial discretion of deferred action (temporary discretionary more...
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Immigrant Visa Number Retrogressed to January 2009 for EB-2 Worldwide, Philippines and Mexico, & Unavailable for China and India
By Tiyalaw at June 26, 2012 | 8:23 am | 0 Comment
Immigrant Visa Number Retrogressed to January 2009 for EB-2 Worldwide, Philippines and Mexico, & Unavailable for China and India The U.S. Department of State announced recently immigration visa number for employment-based preference 2 category (EB-2) for countries worldwide, Mexico and the Philippines has retrogressed to January 1, 2009 starting in the month of July more...
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Deferred Actions for Young People of Low Enforcement Priorities (similar to the never-enacted DREAM Act)
By Tiyalaw at June 15, 2012 | 8:04 am | 0 Comment
Deferred Actions for Young People of Low Enforcement Priorities (similar to the never-enacted DREAM Act) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today (June 15, 2012) , effective immediately, certain young people who were already brought to the United States as young children may be considered for deferred action (temporary discretionary relief from more...
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Quota for H-1B Cap Work Visas Has Been Reached for FY2013 (June 11, 2012)
By Tiyalaw at June 12, 2012 | 12:39 pm | 0 Comment
Quota for H-1B Cap Work Visas Has Been Reached for FY2013 (June 11, 2012) What is an H-1B? H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for positions requiring theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields for qualified foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone on to apply for and obtain lawful permanent more...
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H-1B Visa Numbers Almost Finished! 55,600 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 18,700 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (June 1, 2012)
By Tiyalaw at June 4, 2012 | 2:41 pm | 0 Comment
H-1B Visa Numbers Almost Finished! 55,600 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 18,700 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (June 1, 2012) What is an H-1B? H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for positions requiring theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields for qualified foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B more...
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48,400 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 17,500 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 25, 2012)
By Tiyalaw at June 2, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
48,400 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 17,500 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 25, 2012) What is an H-1B? H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for positions requiring theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields for qualified foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone more...
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F-1 Student: Unstamped Form I-20 Certificate of Eligibility
By Tiyalaw at May 31, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
F-1 Student: Unstamped Form I-20 Certificate of Eligibility With the launch of USCIS ELIS, new online immigration system, on May 22, 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will no longer stamp Forms I-20 Certificate of Eligibility for F-1 Students Status student (Form I-20). A form I-20 certificate does not need a stamp to be valid. USCIS ELIS more...
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New PERM Labor Certification Update: Supervised Recruitment
By Tiyalaw at May 29, 2012 | 6:54 am | 0 Comment
New PERM Labor Certification Update: Supervised Recruitment In the recent months, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has indicated it will expand its use of DOL-supervised recruitment in the PERM permanent labor certification program as a PERM system “integrity” measure. PERM is DOL labor certification program and stands for Program Electronic Review more...
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42,000 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 16,000 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 18, 2012)
By Tiyalaw at May 24, 2012 | 1:35 pm | 0 Comment
42,000 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 16,000 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 18, 2012) What is H-1B? H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for positions requiring theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields for qualified foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone on more...
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