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USCIS Immigration Policy Changes for P-1 Entertainer of Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group
By Tiyalaw at July 14, 2012 | 9:52 am | 0 Comment
USCIS Immigration Policy Changes for P-1 Entertainer of Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new immigration policy changes for P-1 work visa/petition for: (a) P-1A: internationally recognized athlete, or a member of an internationally recognized athletic team; or (b) P-1B: entertainer of an 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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Immigration Law and State Law: Arizona SB1070
By Tiyalaw at June 27, 2012 | 8:00 am | 0 Comment
Immigration Law and State Law: Arizona SB1070 In a ruling in Arizona v. the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court has confirmed that state laws cannot dictate the federal government’s immigration enforcement policies or priorities. The case pertains to the validity of certain provisions of an Arizona law, commonly referred to as SB1070. June 26, 2012: By Aik more...
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CBP Travel Advisory: Border Crossing from Canada to USA
By Tiyalaw at May 17, 2012 | 9:00 pm | 0 Comment
CBP Travel Advisory: Border Crossing from Canada to USA With Victoria Day (May 21, 2012) holiday weekend approaching in Canada, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is anticipating a substantial increase in border-traffic crossing from Canada to the United States of America (USA). Through one of the government branches (CBP), USA being a welcoming more...
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36,700 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 14,800 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 11, 2012)
By Tiyalaw at May 17, 2012 | 7:33 am | 0 Comment
36,700 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 14,800 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 11, 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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P Work Visas Performing Artists and Entertainers
By Tiyalaw at May 16, 2012 | 8:29 am | 0 Comment
P Work Visas Performing Artists and Entertainers On May 15, 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) issued a binding precedent decision addressing the term “culturally unique” and its significance in the adjudication of P nonimmigrant petitions for performing artists and entertainers. Precedent decisions 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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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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Additional U.S. Immigration Relief for Those Stranded Due to Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
By Isabel Davila 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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Online or Paper Filing, or Both, for Change-of-Address Forms AR-11 and AR-11 SR?
By hurlocka 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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