Archive for the ‘Non-Immigrant Visas’ Category
Monday, December 21st, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have reminded the public that H-1C nonimmigrant worker classification that authorizes the admission of up to 500 nurses annually to work in eligible healthcare facilities will expire on December 21, 2009 and USCIS will accept petitions only until then. However, this expiration does ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Replacing its earlier December 15, 2009 update, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have issued a fresh update extending the filing deadline for U nonimmigrant Interim Relief Program till February 01, 2009, while simultaneously encouraging individuals to file Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant status.
Readers may recall that on ...
Posted in Form I-918, Interim relief Extended, Non-Immigrant Visas, U Nonimmgrant Visa, U nonimmigrant Interim Relief Program, U Visa, USCIS | No Comments »
Friday, December 18th, 2009
The H-2B Program Reform Act of 2009 (Draft) has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Ms. Zoe LofGren of California. The Act proposes to amend Section 212(o) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It contemplates a mandatory registration of H-2B employers with the Department of Labor (DOL) ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 64,200 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of December 15, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...
Posted in H-1B, H-1B Cap for FY2010, H-1B Update, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The Acting Associate Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Donald Neufeld has issued field guidance regarding eligibility for L nonimmigrant status for certain aliens who have been employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) before the CNMI became subject to the Immigration and Nationality Act ...
Posted in AFM Update, Donald Neufeld, Guidance Memorandum, Immigration and Nationality Act, L Visa, L Visa in CNMI, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its intent to end U nonimmigrant interim relief program that was created to allow certain crime victims to receive temporary benefits until the regulations governing U visas are published. The regulations now allow for adjudication of the U nonimmigrant petition. The relief ...
Posted in Form I-918, Form I-918A, Interim Relief, Non-Immigrant Visas, U Visa, USCIS | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 62,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of December 11, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...
Posted in Cap-Exempt Petitions, H-1B, H-1B Cap, H-1B Update, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published Question and Answers regarding the extension of filing period of H-1B petitions without Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) that have been certified by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) until March 9, 2010. This is a temporary measure, USCIS is providing to ...
Posted in DOL, Filing Period Extended, H-1B, H-1B Visa, iCERT, LCA, Non-Immigrant Visas, Petition Without Certified LCAs, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 61,100 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of December 04, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...
Posted in December 04, H-1B 2010, H-1B Visa, H-2B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
Friday, December 4th, 2009
On Thursday, The U.S. Department of Labor has published an Advance Copy of Notice in the federal register announcing a change in the location where applications for temporary labor certification will be filed and/or are being processed. The effective date of notice is December 15, 2009 and the change of ...
Posted in Advance Copy of Notice, Change in Filing Locations for FLC Temporary Program Applications, DOL, Federal Register, Non-Immigrant Visas | No Comments »
