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USCIS Received 172,500 H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2015 Visa Quotas, and Random Selection Process (Lottery) Completed on April 10, 2014
By Tiyalaw at April 15, 2014 | 1:01 pm | 0 Comment
USCIS Received 172,500 H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2015 Visa Quotas, and Random Selection Process (Lottery) Completed on April 10, 2014 H-1B Annual Work Visa Cap On April 1, 2014, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting H-1B Cap Petitions for the annual more...
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PROPOSED IMMIGRATION REFORM SUMMARY: “BORDER SECURITY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND IMMIGRATION MODERNIZATION ACT”
By Tiyalaw at April 17, 2013 | 4:01 pm | 0 Comment
PROPOSED IMMIGRATION REFORM SUMMARY “BORDER SECURITY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND IMMIGRATION MODERNIZATION ACT” On April 17, 2013, the U.S. Senate introduced proposed immigrant reform in an Immigration Bill: “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act”. The proposed law included, but are not limited, to the more...
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H-1B Visa Cap for FY 2014 Has Been Reached
By Tiyalaw at April 5, 2013 | 2:33 pm | 0 Comment
H-1B Visa Cap for FY 2014 Has Been Reached H-1B Annual Work Visa Cap On April 5, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received a high number of H-1B Cap Petitions and reached the 65,000 statutory cap for the 2014 fiscal year (FY). The USCIS has received more than 20, 000 H-1B Cap-Exempt Petitions for those under the U.S. more...
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USCIS National Customer Service Center is Now Opening on Saturdays as Well
By Tiyalaw at August 10, 2012 | 3:50 am | 0 Comment
USCIS National Customer Service Center is Now Opening on Saturdays as Well The telephone services offered to the public by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) National Customer Service Center with live agents is now also available on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in addition to Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., in each time zone. NCSC more...
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USCIS Centralized I-601 and I-212 Inadmissibility Waiver Filings
By Tiyalaw at August 7, 2012 | 4:53 am | 0 Comment
USCIS Centralized I-601 and I-212 Inadmissibility Waiver Filings Individuals outside the U.S. who have been found inadmissible by a U.S. consular officer for an immigrant visa or a nonimmigrant K or V visa, must now (since June 4, 2012) file their waiver applications directly to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by mailing the application to a USCIS more...
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K-4 Visa Holder (Child of K-3 Visa Spouse of US Citizen) Can Only Apply to Adjust to Green Card Status Based on Original K Visa Petitioner
By Tiyalaw at August 5, 2012 | 4:00 am | 0 Comment
K-4 Visa Holder (Child of K-3 Visa Spouse of US Citizen) Can Only Apply to Adjust to Green Card Status Based on Original K Visa Petitioner In Matter of Valenzuela, 25 I&N Dec. 867 (BIA 2012), BIA holds that a K-4 visa holder cannot adjust status to U.S. permanent residence status based on her own subsequent marriage to a U.S. citizen, and could only adjust status more...
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Citizenship Civics Test in 7 Languages & Exemption for Green Card Holders of at Least 20 Years Who Are Over 65 Years Old
By Tiyalaw at August 4, 2012 | 4:00 am | 0 Comment
Citizenship Civics Test in 7 Languages & Exemption for Green Card Holders of at Least 20 Years Who Are Over 65 Years Old U.S. citizenship applicants (N-400 applicants) are required to attend N-400 interviews. Citizenship applicants are required to undergo, among other things, English and Civics tests (certain exceptions apply). U.S. Citizenship and Immigration more...
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USCIS Expects to Accept Deferred Action Applications From Certain Young People on August 15, 2012!
By Tiyalaw at August 3, 2012 | 11:19 am | 0 Comment
USCIS Expects to Accept Deferred Action Applications From Certain Young People on August 15, 2012! U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today (08/03/2012) that on August 15, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expecting to begin accepting deferred action applications from certain young people who were already brought to the United more...
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Washington Examiner Does Not Meet the Mandatory Print Ads Requirement for PERM Recruitment Process
By Tiyalaw at August 2, 2012 | 5:10 am | 0 Comment
Washington Examiner Does Not Meet the Mandatory Print Ads Requirement for PERM Recruitment Process In the Matter of Intercontinental Enterprises, 7/30/12, BALCA found that the Washington Examiner was not the newspaper of general circulation “most appropriate to the occupation and the workers likely to apply for the job opportunity” and does not meet the basic PERM more...
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PERM Lawful Job-Related Rejection
By Tiyalaw at August 1, 2012 | 5:15 am | 0 Comment
PERM Lawful Job-Related Rejection In Matter of JP Morgan Chase & Co., 7/16/12, a PERM case on lawful rejection, where there is no finding of job requirements being unduly restrictive, BALCA found an employer may reject job applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements listed on PERM form ETA 9089 without interview. BALCA stands for Board of Alien Labor more...
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