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H-1B Work Visa Cap Has Been Reached on November 23, 2011 for FY2012
By Tiyalaw at November 23, 2011 | 5:26 pm | 0 Comment
H-1B Work Visa Cap Has Been Reached on November 23, 2011 for FY2012 On November 23, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received sufficient H-1B petitions to meet the 65,000 statutory H-1B cap. Nov. 22, 2011 was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date (October more...
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13,600 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (June 1, 2011)
By Tiyalaw at June 7, 2011 | 5:59 pm | 0 Comment
13,600 H-1B Cap Work Visas Have Been Received for FY2012 (June 1, 2011) As of June 1, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received 13,600 H-1B Regular Cap, and 9,300 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 more...
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TPS for Haiti Has Been Extended for an Additional 18 Months, Until January 22, 2013
By Tiyalaw at May 20, 2011 | 9:04 am | 0 Comment
TPS for Haiti Has Been Extended for an Additional 18 Months, Until January 22, 2013 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti has been extended for another 18 month (until Jan. 22, 2013). The re-designation was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2011, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) encourages applicants to review the Federal Register 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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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...
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Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Foreign Nationals Affected by Civil Unrest or Natural Disasters
By Isabel Davila at April 17, 2011 | 7:33 pm | 0 Comment
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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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...
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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...