Archive for April, 2009
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) submitted its report to the Congress on aspects of “Immigration of Foreign Workers: Labor Market Tests and Protections.” The report narrates about various permanent and temporary employment based visas, and the role of labor certification and attestations required for them. However, it mainly focuses on ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Echoing with the sentiments of many widow penalty victims and countless individuals and organizations that have voiced against the absurd and flawed federal law, recently the New York Times carried an editorial on ending widow penalty. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) interpret the law as if a citizen ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Last month, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a fact sheet to clarify the issues surrounding automatic revalidation. Automatic revalidation applies to expired nonimmigrant visas of aliens who have been out of the U.S. for thirty days or less in contiguous territory (Canada and Mexico). According to the ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a notification that its website search engine is experiencing technical difficulties. Due to these interruptions, individuals visiting or conducting searches may face difficulty to access certain areas of its website. Generally the areas, which could face these outages, are:
Immigration and Nationality Act
Title ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has published a report covering the lingering issue of unauthorized employment of aliens lacking authorization to be employed in the United States. The report in general embraced issues, options and legislations dealing with unauthorized employment and related practices. According to report unauthorized resident population in ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Considering Travel Health Warning and need of precautionary measures to avoid dreadful Swine Flu, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has decided to close all offices in Mexico, with the exception of the visa section in Ciudad Juarez. USCIS offices will be out of business for public, but will ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
In a new development, President Obama has nominated Mr. Robert O Blake as Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs. Ambassador Blake possesses vast experience in international affairs. After completing his M.A. in international relations from the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 1984, he entered the ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
To help Mexican government win its fight against the current outbreak of H1F1 influenza, the U.S. government has rushed a team of experts from its Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta to Mexico. The Mexican government invited U.S. experts to work with their counterparts to identify and limit the ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have issued a Federal Register notice announcing revised filing location and instructions for the Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90). As per the new instruction, the applicants filling Form I-90 will have to submit their supporting documentation along with the application ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
From time to time, the Department of State issues Presidential permits for International Border Crossings (IBCs) Projects for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of facilities crossing the international borders of U.S. However, during evaluations the Department discovered that majority of border crossing projects are not successfully completed within a ...
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