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 on behalf of H-1B “Specialty Occupation” and H-2B “temporary nonagricultural” workers under the  Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA).

For complete information, please click: USICS Memo on the Numerical Limitation Exemption for H Nonmmigrants Employed in the CNMI and Guam

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 (Form I-539). USCIS has started mailing all corrected approval notices to affected petitioners and applicants, and advices them not to use the earlier defective approval notices.

For complete information, please click: USCIS to Issue Revised Approval Notices for Certain Forms I-129 and I-539