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Monday, February 8th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a set of Questions and Answers for State Medicaid Agencies regarding the Haitian earthquake crisis. The set of Question and Answers provided are exclusively applicable to Haitian nationals who are arriving in ...
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has issued a State Letter to Refugee Coordinators, National Voluntary Agencies, and Other Interested Parties on “Cuban and Haitian Entrants”: Eligibility for ORR-Funded Benefits and Services. The Letter reviews the definition of “Cuban and Haitian entrant” ...
Posted in Cuban and Haitian Entrants, DHHS, Eligibility for ORR-Funded Benefits and Services, Immigrant Visas, National Voluntary Agencies, ORR, Refugee Coordinators, Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, State Letter, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
In line with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’) commitment to provide certain forms of temporary relief to those who are unable to return to Haiti at this time due to the earthquake, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have decided on the following:
Implement procedures to adjudicate favorably, ...
Posted in Alejandro N. Mayorkas, DHS, Guidance Memorandum to USCIS Adjudicators, Haitian Quake, TPS for Haitians, USCIS, Uncategorized, immigration benefits | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Estimating that approximately 100,000 to 200,000 Haitians will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published Q&As on the subject. The Q&A covers all relevant questions such as eligibility for TPS, application requirements, procedure, application forms and fee, required documentation, etc.
For detailed ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the designation of Sudan for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months from its current expiration date of May 2, 2010, through November 2, 2011. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have issued a notice to this effect, setting forth ...
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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 ...
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published questions and answers that were raised and answered during the USCIS National Stakeholder Meeting, which was held on October 27, 2009. The questions and answers covered the areas such as fee waiver requests, bona fide standards for U visas and the ...
Posted in Bona Fide Standards for U Visas and the Adjustment of Status Applications by the U Visa Holders, Existing G-28 Protocols, Fee Waiver Requests, Guidance on the Provisions on TVPRA 2008, National Stakeholder Meeting Occtober 2009, Position on the July 2009 ORR Memo, USCIS, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
According to a latest update from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B filing is hovering at 52,800 as of October 25, 2009. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. Any H1-B petitions filed on behalf of an alien with an advanced degree ...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court asked the White House on Monday for an opinion on Arizona law that punishes businesses for hiring undocumented immigrants. A business group, The Chamber of Commerce is challenging the Arizona law as part of a coalition of corporate, labor and immigrant groups that range from the ...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
The New York City Bar Association received a petition in October 2008 signed by 100 detainees in New York City’s Verick Street Detention Center describing cramped, filthy quarters where dire medical needs were ignored and hungry prisoners were put to work for $1 a day. The petitioners were among 250 ...
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