Archive for February, 2010
Friday, February 26th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for the 2010 Fiscal Year. The program will include two competitive funding opportunities and approximately $7 million to support citizenship preparation services for Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs). These grant activities will focus on promoting the ...
Posted in 50 award Recipients in September 2010, Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for FY2010, DHS, Two Competitive Funding Opportunities and Approximately $7 Million to Support Citizenship Preparation Services for Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), USCIS, USICS | No Comments »
Friday, February 26th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced yesterday that it has certified approximately 2,700 workers from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina and Ohio states as eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). “Through the TAA program, DOL will leverage opportunities for displaced workers to acquire ...
Posted in DOL, Elibility to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, TAA Determinations | No Comments »
Friday, February 26th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has revised two forms and its filing locations: Form I-360, the Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, and Form I-485, the Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The changes to both the forms are part of an ...
Posted in Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Change in Filing Locations, DHS, Form I-360, Form I-485, Petition for Amerasian, USCIS, USCIS Lockbox Facilities, Widow(er) or or Special Immigrant | No Comments »
Friday, February 26th, 2010
On February 24, Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Lugar (R-IN) have introduced the StartUp Visa Act of 2010. The proposed bill aimed at driving job creation and increase America’s global competitiveness by helping immigrant entrepreneurs secure visas to the United States. Under the SartUp Visa Act of 2010, an immigrant entrepreneur would ...
Posted in Immigration Reform, Job Creation and Increase America's Global Competitiveness, Related News, Senate, Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Lugar (R-IN), StartUp Visa Act of 2010 | No Comments »
Friday, February 26th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced revisions to Form I-765, the Application for Employment Authorization, to clarify the filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing the Form I-765. The changes are part of an overall effort to transition the intake of benefit forms from USCIS local offices ...
Posted in Application for Employment Authorization, DHS, Filing Location Changed, Form I - 765, Service Centers to USCIS Lockbox Facilities, USCIS | No Comments »
Friday, February 26th, 2010
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement-007 (ICE) is modifying an existing system of records for Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIM) System. The new system will update the data gathered and maintained both in paper form and ...
Posted in Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIM) System, DHS, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement-007, Privacy Act of 1974 | No Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released an updated set of Question and Answers (Q&As)on information for adoptive parents of paroled Haitian Orphans for obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status and U.S. citizenship. The Q&As also provide information for United States citizens that have adopted a child or ...
Posted in DHS, Information for Adoptive Parents of Paroled Haitian Orphans for Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) Status and U.S. Citizenship, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The Department of Labor (DOL) has released disclosure data files for the 2009 Fiscal Year, which are available now for Permanent, H-1B and H-2B programs on the Foreign Labor Certification Data Center website. The Foreign Labor Certification Data Center is the location for the Online Wage Library for prevailing wage ...
Posted in DOL, Disclosure Data Files for the 2009 Fiscal Year, Foreign Labor Certification Data Center, H-1B and H-2B Programs, Online Wage Library, Prevailing Wage Determinations | No Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) and Cuba met in Havana on Friday for migration talks to discuss implementation of the U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords, marking the second such meeting since a 2009 decision to renew the negotiations. The discussions mainly focused on how to promote safe, orderly, and legal migration ...
Posted in Cuba, DOS, Migration Talks, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly, U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords, US | No Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have changed the filing location for Form I-102, the Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival -Departure Document. The changes to the filing instructions and addresses to the new form dated 1/13/10 are part of an overall effort to transition the intake of benefit forms ...
Posted in Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival -Departure, Change of Filing Location for Form, DHS, I-102, Phoenix and Dallas Lockbox Facilities, USCIS, USCIS Lockbox Facilities | No Comments »
