Latest Immigration Updates
09/14/09 - USCIS Proposes Investor Program for the CNMI
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will publish a proposed rule in the Sept 14, 2009 Federal Register that would recognize a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) specific nonimmigrant investor visa classification.
09/08/09 - E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Effective Today
September 8, 2009 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding federal contractors and subcontractors that effective today, they may be required to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees eligibility to work in the United States if their contract includes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause.
09/04/09 - Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009
Effective Sept. 8, 2009, federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees' eligibility to work in the United States
09/01/09 - USCIS Update: USCIS Issues Guidance for Surviving Spouses of U.S. Citizens
08/27/09 - USCIS Update: Expiration Date of Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
08/10/09 - USCIS Update: Case Status Inquiries with the Service Centers
08/06/09 - USCIS to Accept New H-2B Fiscal Year 2009 Petitions
Employers Encouraged to Use Premium Processing Need to File with Labor Certification
06/26/09 - USCIS Issues Guidance on Employment Eligibility Verification Form
Form I-9 Remains Valid Beyond Current Expiration Date of June 30, 2009
06/22/09 - USCIS, FBI Eliminate National Name Check Backlog
06/18/09 - USCIS Issues Guidance Memorandum on EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
Update to Adjudicators Field Manual Clarifies the Timing of Job Creation and the Meaning of Full-Time Job Positions
06/10/09 - Two American Soldiers Become U.S. Citizens at First USCIS Naturalization Ceremony Ever Held in Latin America USCIS Completes Entire Naturalization Process for One Soldier in Less than One Month
05/19/09 - USCIS Opens International Adjudications Support Branch in California
05/18/09 - USCIS Updates Information on FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
USCIS has received approximately 45,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. The agency continues to accept petitions subject to the general cap.
05/04/09 - USCIS Updates Information on FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
Receipts remain relatively unchanged
05/04/09 - Law Extends Non-Minister Special Immigrant Religious Worker Program
USCIS Will Receive Petitions through Sept. 29, 2009
04/27/09 - Questions and Answers: Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90) Revised Filing Instructions USCIS Revises Direct Mail Program
04/27/09 - USCIS Revises Filing Instructions and Direct Mail Program for the Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90)
Applicants to File Supporting Documentation with Applications to Lockbox in Phoenix
04/08/09 - USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions
04/03/09 - Questions and Answers Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Effective All U.S. Employers Required To Use New Form
09/09/08 - USCIS Service Center Processing Time Updates: California, Nebraska, Texas, and Vermont
08/11/08 - USCIS Updates Projected Naturalization Processing Times
07/30/08 - USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2009
07/24/08 - USCIS Changes Vaccination Requirements To Adjust Status To Legal Permanent Resident
07/11/08 - USCIS Extends Validity Period of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for Refugees
07/07/08 - Cap Count for H-1B1 for Fiscal Year 2009
07/02/08 - 2008 Annual Ombudsman Report Cites FBI Name Check Backlog as Major Problem
07/01/08 - USCIS Launches Online Service to Check Status of FOIA Requests
06/12/08 - USCIS to Issue Two-Year Employment Authorization Documents
06/11/08 - USCIS to Offer Premium Processing for Certain Form I-140 Petitions
06/05/08 - USCIS Centralizes Initial Naturalization Application Processing
06/05/08 - USCIS Clarifies Language in Form I-751 Transfer Notices Sent to Petitioners
04/22/08 - USCIS Releases Projected Naturalization Processing Times For Local Offices
04/18/08 - USCIS to Allow F-1 Students Opportunity to Request Change of Status
04/14/08 - USCIS Runs Random Selection Process For H-1B Petitions
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