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Self-Check E-Verify System for Eligible Employees and/or Job Seekers

By 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...

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Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Foreign Nationals Affected by Civil Unrest or Natural Disasters

By at April 17, 2011 | 7:33 pm | 0 Comment

Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Foreign Nationals Affected by Civil Unrest or Natural Disasters

Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Foreign Nationals Affected by Civil Unrest or Natural Disasters On April 13, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced temporary immigration relief measures for foreign nationals affected by their home country conditions, such as civil unrest or a severe environmental disaster.  For examples, home more...

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New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Procedures

By at April 14, 2011 | 1:28 pm | 0 Comment

New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Procedures

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...

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Additional U.S. Immigration Relief for Those Stranded Due to Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

By at March 18, 2011 | 2:44 pm | 0 Comment

Additional U.S. Immigration Relief for Those Stranded Due to Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan Tragedies are escalating in Japan as a result of its recent earthquake and tsunami.  With many U.S. citizens or residents having loved ones in Japan, and Japanese nationals already in the United States, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a news more...

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Avoid Diversity Visa (DV) or Green Card Lottery Fraud or Scams

By 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 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...

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Online or Paper Filing, or Both, for Change-of-Address Forms AR-11 and AR-11 SR?

By at March 11, 2011 | 6:57 pm | 0 Comment

Online or Paper Filing, or Both, for Change-of-Address Forms AR-11 and AR-11 SR? During an open house informational session held on March 5, 20 11 by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Fairfax, Virginia, it is suggested that, due to system-interface issues, Change-of-Address applicants should consider filing paper change-of-address forms in more...

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Changes in Filing Location for Form AR-11, Change of Address Requirement

By 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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Considering Filing H-1B or L-1? Additional Fee Applies to Certain New or Change of Employer Petition (Effective August 14, 2010)

By at August 20, 2010 | 3:41 am | 0 Comment

Considering Filing H-1B or L-1? Additional Fee Applies to Certain New or Change of Employer Petition (Effective August 14, 2010)

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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ICE: Prison Terms for Employers/Conspirators for Harboring, Transporting and Employing Illegal Aliens

By at July 23, 2010 | 4:40 am | 0 Comment

5 residents pled guilty, on July 16, 2010, to knowingly harboring, transporting and employing illegal aliens, as a result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents (such as special agents).ICE’s, an investigation agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), functions are to protect more...

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