Archive for February, 2010
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
As a part of President Obama’s Open Government Directive, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday introduced its new “Open Government Initiative” to create a more open, transparent, efficient, and effective government. The administration has set four goals for this initiative known as “cornerstone of an open government.”
The goals DHS ...
Posted in DHS, Open Government Initiative | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published a proposed rule in the federal registrar, pertaining to the adjustments in current fee structure for consular services in light of an independent cost of service study’s (”CoSS”) findings that the U.S. Government is not fully covering its costs for providing these ...
Posted in Adjustments in Current Fee Structure for Consular Services, CoSS, DOS, DOS is Inviting the Public, Federal Register | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a list of Question and Answers regarding the H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions for work performed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The Q&As cover details of H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions contemplated under the Consolidated Natural ...
Posted in CNMI, CNRA, DHS, H-1B and H-2B Cap Exemptions, H-1B Visa, H-2B Visa, Immigration and Nationality Act, INA, Natural Resources Act of 2008, Non-Immigrant Visas, Northern Mariana Islands, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued additional guidance regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) for employers seeking to file H-1B petitions. USCIS reminds that an employer, who has repaid their funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, should ...
Posted in Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement, DHS, EAWA, Employ American Workers Act, Federal Reserve Act, Form I-129W, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, TARP, Troubled Asset Relief Program, USCIS | No Comments »
Monday, February 8th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a set of Questions and Answers for State Medicaid Agencies regarding the Haitian earthquake crisis. The set of Question and Answers provided are exclusively applicable to Haitian nationals who are arriving in ...
Posted in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, HHS, Medicaid Program, Q&As, State Medicaid Agencies, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Monday, February 8th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has issued a State Letter to Refugee Coordinators, National Voluntary Agencies, and Other Interested Parties on “Cuban and Haitian Entrants”: Eligibility for ORR-Funded Benefits and Services. The Letter reviews the definition of “Cuban and Haitian entrant” ...
Posted in Cuban and Haitian Entrants, DHHS, Eligibility for ORR-Funded Benefits and Services, Immigrant Visas, National Voluntary Agencies, ORR, Refugee Coordinators, Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, State Letter, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The U.S Department of Labor (DOL) has certified approximately 7,200 workers from California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin states as eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). Through the TAA program, DOL will leverage opportunities for ...
Posted in California, DOL, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, TAA, Tennessee, Texas, Trade Adjustment Assistance Determinations, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin | No Comments »
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The Department of State (DOS) released an annual report of immigrant visa applicants in the family and employment based preference categories that were registered at the National Visa Center (NVC) as of November 1, 2009. The report shows the number of immigrant visa applicants on the waiting list in the ...
Posted in Annual Report on Immigrant Visa Applicants Registered at NVC, DOS, Family and Employment Based Preference Categories, Immigrant Visas, INA 203(d), National Visa Center, Number of Immigrant Visa Applicants on the Waiting List in the Various Preferences and Subcategories Subject to Numerical Limitation | No Comments »
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) liaison has informed that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has withdrawn its memorandum dated January 19, 2010 regarding acceptable signatures on applications and petitions, which was posted on USCIS website. In order to collect input from stakeholders about development and implementation of policies ...
Posted in AILA, DHS, Memorandum on Signatures on Applications and Petitions, Stakeholder Engagement, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have alerted customers of certain Notices of Approval (Forms I-797) issued to between January 20, and 27, 2010, with incorrect or missing information. The issuance of these incorrect approval notices impacted Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (Form I-129) and Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status ...
Posted in Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, DHS, Form I-129, Form I-539, Form I-797, Incorrect Approval Notices, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, Revised Approval Notices, USCIS | No Comments »
