Archive for November, 2009
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Effective November 28, 2009 the U.S. immigration laws will replace the immigration laws of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Announcing this last Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said, the definition of “United States” in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) will be amended simultaneously to include ...
Posted in 2009 Federal Register, CNMI, CNMI Transitional Worker Classification Interim Rule, CNMI-Guam Visa Waiver Program, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), DHS, Department of Homeland Security, E-2 Nonimmigrant Status for Aliens in the CNMI with Long-Term Investor Status Proposed Rule, Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Related News | No Comments »
Monday, November 30th, 2009
On Friday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published a memorandum containing guidance on requirements for agents and sponsors who file as petitioners under O and P visa classifications. The memorandum clarifies the standards for adjudicating O and P petitions filed by a petitioner acting as a U.S. ...
Posted in Arts, Athletics, Business, Entertainers, Motion Picture and Television, Non-Immigrant Visas, O Non-immigrant Visa is Available to People with an Extraordinary Ability, O-Visa, P-Visa, Requirements for Agents Filing as Petitioners for O and P Visas, Science, USCIS, USCIS Memo | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced on Monday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriation Act of 2010, signed by the President on October 28, 2009, has extended the following four programs through September 30, 2009:
E-Verify;
Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Pilot Program;
Special immigrant visa category for non-minister religious ...
Posted in Certain Religious Workers, Conrod 30 Program, DHS, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriation Act of 2010, E-Verify, EB - 4, EB - 5, EB-5 Visa, Enforcement, Green Card & Citizenship, Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Pilot Program, Immigrant Visas, Investor Pilot Program, J-1 Nonimmigrant Exchange Visitors, Permanent Resident, Special Immigrant Visa Category for Non-Minister Religious Workers, USCIS, USCIS Programs Extended Through September 2012 | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Public Safety Canada Minister Peter Van Loan have announced initiatives between the United States and Canada against terrorism and organized crime including enhancing information sharing and expanding integrated law enforcement. The initiatives announced by the authorities also aim ...
Posted in Canada, DHS, Expedite Travel and Trade, Focus on Common Threats, Integrated Law Enforcement, Public Safety Canada Minister Peter Van Loan, Secretary Napolitano, Security, US, US Travel | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approximately 56,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of November 20, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...
Posted in H-1B, H-1B Update, Reached 56900 on November 20, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) through its Deputy Assistant Secretary for Overseas Citizens Services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Michele Bond has addressed the media persons on the eve of National Adoptions Day. Commenting on the importance of the subject, Ms. Bond said, “There are hundreds of Department ...
Posted in Bureau of Consular Affairs, DOS, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Overseas Citizens Services, Hague Convention, Inter-Country Adoption, Michele Bond, National Adoptions Day, Naturalization | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
In yet another disciplinary action against erring attorneys, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has recently taken a disciplinary action against 12 attorneys for violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct for immigration practitioners. However, two attorneys were later reinstated. The public is informed that these attorneys are no ...
Posted in Disciplinary Action, EOIR, Erring Attorneys, Ethics, Immigration Practitioners, Rules of Professional Conduct | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
In a National Stakeholder Meeting held on June 30, 2009 at Tomic Conference Center, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have answered wide-ranging questions from the stakeholders.
While answering to a question, USCIS said that it had met all milestones set forth in its joint business plan with Federal ...
Posted in DOS, Department of State, Joint Business Plan with FBI, NNCP, National Name Check Program, National Stakeholders Meeting, Related News, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Beginning December 14, 2009, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) will no longer be considered mandatory for female immigrants between 11 to 26 years before becoming legal permanent residents. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have effected the change last Friday. The CDC said that it will require immunizations ...
Posted in Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Female Immigrants Between 11 to 26, Green Card, HPV Vaccine, Legal Permanent Residents, Permanent Resident, Silvia Henriquez | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Federal immigration officials are cracking down on Vermont dairy farmers asking them to provide records to prove their workers are legal. Kelly Lotus, a spokeswoman for the state Agency of Agriculture, says immigration officials visited four farms on Thursday. She says the move creates another level of anxiety and stress ...
Posted in Agency of Agriculture, Crackdown on Vermont Dairy Farms, Enforcement, Federal Immigration Officials, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kelly Lotus, Patrick Leahy | No Comments »
