Archive for the ‘USCIS’ Category
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) liaison has informed that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has withdrawn its memorandum dated January 19, 2010 regarding acceptable signatures on applications and petitions, which was posted on USCIS website. In order to collect input from stakeholders about development and implementation of policies ...
Posted in AILA, DHS, Memorandum on Signatures on Applications and Petitions, Stakeholder Engagement, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
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 ...
Posted in Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, DHS, Form I-129, Form I-539, Form I-797, Incorrect Approval Notices, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, Revised Approval Notices, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have posted Question and Answers (Q&As) pertaining to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed new rule regarding attorney discipline program (see our yesterday’s news snippet “DHS’ New Rules of Professional Conduct for Practitioners“). The Q&As are mainly focused on who is authorized ...
Posted in DHS, Professional Conduct for Practitioners, Q&A on DHS' Proposed Attorney Discipline Rule, 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 »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced revisions to Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, to further clarify the requirements for the exception and the basis for preparing a medical certification for applicants and medical professionals. The revised Form N-648 was made available on the USCIS website ...
Posted in Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, N-648, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Public Engagement is inviting national stakeholders to join in a collaboration session with USCIS to outline the employment eligibility verification process that an employer confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States. The USCIS Verification Division is responsible for ...
Posted in Compliance, E-Verify, Employment Eligibility Verification, I-9, USCIS, Verification Division | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
The Vermont Service Center (VSC) has responded to the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for clarification on signature requirement in Form I-907 (Application for Premium Processing) saying that it had reverted back to its previous practice of accepting Form I-907 with attorney’s ...
Posted in AILA, Application for Premium Processing, Attorney's Signature, DHS, Form I-907, Petitioner/Applicant's Signature, Signature Requirement, USCIS, Vermont Service Center (VSC) | No Comments »
Friday, January 29th, 2010
The U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published Question and Answers regarding filing instructions for the E-2 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Investor Classification. These Question and Answers cover subjects such as, the purpose of E-2 CNMI Investor Program, its duration, filing options, etc.
Please note that the ...
Posted in CNRA, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, DHS, Q&A on E-2 CNMI Investor Classification, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced the reissuance of advance Parole documents (Form I-512) that are mailed to applicants with an incorrect issue date of January 5, 1990. All incorrect documents have been identified and will automatically be reissued to individuals who have received a document with ...
Posted in Advance Parole, CBP, I-512, Reissuance of Documents, USCIS | No Comments »
