Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 29th, 2010
The U.S Department of Labor has certified approximately 4,400 workers from the Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas states as eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). “Through the TAA program, DOL will leverage opportunities for displaced workers to acquire the skills needed to ...
Posted in DOL, Latest TAA Determinations, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, Trade Adjustment Assistance | No Comments »
Friday, January 29th, 2010
The U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published Question and Answers regarding filing instructions for the E-2 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Investor Classification. These Question and Answers cover subjects such as, the purpose of E-2 CNMI Investor Program, its duration, filing options, etc.
Please note that the ...
Posted in CNRA, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, DHS, Q&A on E-2 CNMI Investor Classification, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced the reissuance of advance Parole documents (Form I-512) that are mailed to applicants with an incorrect issue date of January 5, 1990. All incorrect documents have been identified and will automatically be reissued to individuals who have received a document with ...
Posted in Advance Parole, CBP, I-512, Reissuance of Documents, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced revisions to Form I-601, the Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. As of January 4, 2010, infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is no longer a ground of inadmissibility and applicants who have been diagnosed with acute HIV infection are ...
Posted in HIV is no longer a Ground of Inadmissibility, I-601, USCIS, Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have posted a list of Question and Answers regarding request of fee waiver for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applicants on its website http://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver. These Question and Answers provide information particularly about the individuals who are unable to pay filing or biometrics fees and ...
Posted in DHS, Fee Waiver for TPS Applicants, Q&As, TPS, USCIS | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS’) Office of Public Engagement is inviting national stakeholders today at 2:00 pm EST, to join in a teleconference with USCIS to discuss the process of registering for Temporary Protected Status(TPS) for Haitians nationals. USCIS will review the most frequently asked questions and then ...
Posted in DHS, National Stakeholders Meeting, Office of Public Engagement, TPS, Teleconference on Haitian TPS, Temporary Protected Status(TPS) for Haitians Nationals, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in riot gear tried to end a hunger strike by detainees last week in Lower Manhattan, said three detainees in telephone interviews. As per the reports, Detainees in the Verick Federal Detention Center in Lower Manhattan launched a hunger strike, and refused to go ...
Posted in DHS, ICE, Immigrant Detainees' Hunder Strike Broken, Lower Manhattan, Verick Federal Detention Center | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
With Haitians seeking temporary protected status from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency is advising Haitian applicants to be careful of immigration scams. The agency providing the following tips for Haitian applicants to stay safe from immigration scams.
DO NOT sign any blank papers or documents that you do ...
Posted in DHS, Haitians to be Alert on TPS Immigration Scams, Immigration Scams, TPS, USCIS | No Comments »
Monday, January 25th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released Question and Answers regarding petition filing and processing procedures for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. Form I-140 is used for petitioning USCIS to classify an alien beneficiary as eligible for an immigrant visa based on employment. This set of ...
Posted in Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, Immigrant Visas, Q&A on Form I-140, USCIS | No Comments »
Monday, January 25th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced on January 21, that the Secretary of Homeland Security had designated Haiti for temporary protected status (TPS) for a period of 18 months. Under this designation, qualified Haitian nationals (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) may ...
Posted in DHS, EADs, Haiti, Napolitano, TPS, TPS for 18 Months, USCIS | No Comments »
