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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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USCIS Begins Accepting Fiscal Year 2015 H-1B Visa Cap Cases
By Tiyalaw at March 31, 2014 | 5:59 pm | 0 Comment
USCIS Begins Accepting Fiscal Year 2015 H-1B Visa Cap Cases H-1B Annual Work Visa Cap On April 1, 2014, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B Cap Petitions for the annual 65,000 government-mandated cap for the 2015 fiscal year (FY), and the 20, 000 H-1B for those under the U.S. advanced degree. USCIS is expected more...
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H-1B Visa Cap for FY 2014 Has Been Reached & Lottery Selection Conducted
By Tiyalaw at April 8, 2013 | 1:15 pm | 0 Comment
H-1B Visa Cap for FY 2014 Has Been Reached & Lottery Selection Conducted 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 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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K-4 Visa Holder (Child of K-3 Visa as Spouse of US Citizen) Who Was Over 18 When K-3 Parent Married US Citizen Cannot Apply to Adjust to Green Card Status
By Tiyalaw at August 9, 2012 | 4:00 am | 0 Comment
K-4 Visa Holder (Child of K-3 Visa as Spouse of US Citizen) Who Was Over 18 When K-3 Parent Married US Citizen Cannot Apply to Adjust to Green Card Status The BIA held that a K-4 derivative child of a K-3 nonimmigrant who married the United States citizen K visa petitioner after the K-4 child reached the age of 18 is ineligible for adjustment of status because (s)he 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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Sponsor of Green Card Affidavit of Support Must Still Support Sponsored Ex-Spouse Who Has Refused to Look for Jobs
By Tiyalaw at July 31, 2012 | 5:01 am | 0 Comment
Sponsor of Green Card Affidavit of Support Must Still Support Sponsored Ex-Spouse Who Has Refused to Look for Jobs The United States Court of Appeals of the 7th Circuit found that sponsor’s support obligation under form I-864 continues even if the divorced sponsored immigrant failed to mitigate damages by active job search. Liu v. Mund, 7/12/12 July 26, 2012: By more...
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