Archive for the ‘Non-Immigrant Visas’ 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 »
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 »
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a memorandum last week to the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman on Recommendation 43. The recommendation pertains to the temporary acceptance of filed Labor Condition Applications for certain H-1B filings and excuse of late H-1B filings where ...
Posted in Alejandro N. Mayorkas, DHS, DOL, ETA, H-1B Filings, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, Response to CIS Ombudsman's Recommendation 43, Temporary Acceptance of Filed LCAs, USCIS | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The latest testimony in a lawsuit filed by the Indian H-2B workers against the company, Signal International has brought the Guest Worker Program flaws to the fore. The Signal International hired these foreign workers with the help of U.S. and Indian recruiters, reports The New York Times. The company claims ...
Posted in DHS, Guest Worker Program, h-2b, H-2B Visa, ICE, Indian Guest Workers, Lawsuit, Non-Immigrant Visas, Signal International, The New York Times, USCIS, Victims of Trafficking and Labor Abuse | No Comments »
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) pertaining to new nonimmigrant visa application form DS-160 on its website www.travel.state.gov. The FAQs cover several aspects such as mandatory fields, temporary and permanent saving of application, photo upload, edits, etc.
For details, please click: DS-160 FAQs
Posted in Consular News, DS-160 FAQs, faqs, Non-Immigrant Visas, Nonimmigrant Visa Application, U.S. Department of State (DOS), US Travel | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the DHS Secretary, in consultation with Department of State (DOS) Secretary has identified 39 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. Renewed every ...
Posted in DHS, DOS, H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs, H-2B Visa, Nationals of 39 Countries can Participate, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would grant One-Time Accommodation for Sheepherders in H-2A status to fully transition to the three-year limitation of stay requirements under USCIS’ final rule that took effect on January 17, 2009. This exemption does not affect other H-2A categories. The H-2A ...
Posted in H-2A, Non-Immigrant Visas, One-Time Accommodation for Sheepherders in H-2A Status, Temporary Agricultural Jobs, USCIS | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers, Compensation Paid to, Educational Levels Attained by, H-1B, H-1B Visa, Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Non-Immigrant Visas, Origin and Occupations of, Senate Judiciary Committee, USCIS Report | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had announced that it has received sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year 2010. December 21, 2009 was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in ...
Posted in Cap Reached, H-1B, H-1B 2010, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
