Archive for the ‘Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)’ Category

Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers: USCIS Report

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Complying with the requirement under American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 0f 1998, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have prepared and presented an Annual Report on Characteristics of Specialty Occupation Workers (H-1B) for Fiscal Year 2008 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The report covers such as countries of ...

U.S. Permanent Residence and Vaccination Requirements

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires that applicants for immigrant visas and adjustment of status receive all routine vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for U.S. domestic population. Accordingly, on November 13, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted specific vaccination criteria ...

U.S. Permanent Residence and Vaccination Requirements

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires that applicants for immigrant visas and adjustment of status receive all routine vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for U.S. domestic population. Accordingly, on November 13, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted specific vaccination criteria ...

INA Now Applicable to CNMI

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 ...