Archive for the ‘CNMI’ Category
Friday, February 12th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published a memorandum regarding the numerical limitation exemption for temporary workers in H nonimmigrant classifications employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The memorandum provides guidance for processing and adjudicating Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker filed ...
Posted in CNMI, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), DHS, Form I-129, Guam, H-1B, H-1B Visa, h-2b, H-2B Visa, Memorandum, Non-Immigrant Visas, Numerical Limitation Exemption for Temporary Workers in H Nonimmigrant Classifications Employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, Specialty Occupation, Temporary Nonagricultural Workers, USCIS | 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 »
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Constrained by the court’s dictum, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the reopening and extension of the public comment period for the interim rule “Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Worker Classification” for additional 30 days until December 27, 2009. The rule was published in the Federal Registrar ...
Posted in CNMI, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federal Registrar, REopening of Public Comment Period on Proposed CNMI Transitional Worker Classification, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Uncategorized, USCIS | No Comments »
Friday, December 4th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has published an Advance Copy of Notice in the federal register, stating that in accordance with its labor certification regulations, beginning on January 1, 2010, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center (NPWHC), ...
Posted in Advance Copy of Notice, CNMI, DOL, E-3, Employment and Training Administration, Federal Register, H-1B, H-1B Visa, H-1C, h-2b, H-2B Visa, H-B1, Immigrant Visas, Labor Certification Regulations, LC, Non-Immigrant Visas, NPWHC, OFLC, PWD | No Comments »
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), Department of Homeland Security, DHS, 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 »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The Director of International Affairs and Trade, Mr. David Gootnick, presented his testimony before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, Committee on Natural Resources, and House of Representatives on Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The report concentrated ...
Posted in CNMI, DOL, DOS, GAO Report, Uncategorized, US Immigration | No Comments »
