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  • USCIS Guidance Memo on Adjudicating Reciprocal Exchange Agreements
    Mar 17th 2010

    USCIS issued a memo to provide guidance for processing and adjudicating Form I-129, filed on behalf of P-2 nonimmigrants. In particular, this memo amends the policy guidance that the Service Centers must contact Headquarters prior to adjudication of reciprocal exchange  agreements which have not been previously approved.

  • Questions & Answers on Employment Authorization and Verification in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
    Mar 16th 2010

    Background

    On Nov. 28, 2009, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and other Federal immigration laws took effect in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), as provided by the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA).  This document answers common questions employers and workers have about employment authorization and verification under Federal immigration law, particularly...

  • USCIS Reminds Petitioners to Provide Approved Labor Condition Applications
    Mar 12th 2010

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will not extend the period in which it temporarily accepted H-1B petitions filed with uncertified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs).

    Due to processing delays associated with Department of Labor’s (DOL) “iCERT” system,...

  • DHS Announces Greece's Designation as a Member of the Visa Waiver Program
    Mar 10th 2010

    Release Date: March 9, 2010

    For Immediate Release
    Office of the Press Secretary
    Contact: 202-282-8010

    Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the designation of Greece as a member of the...

  • USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2011 Beginning April 1, 2010
    Mar 9th 2010

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced  that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2011 cap on April 1, 2010.  Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takes...

  • USCIS Revises Filing Instructions for Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition
    Mar 5th 2010

     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an addition to the recently posted filing instructions for the Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, Form I-824.   The revised instructions include a note in the “Where to File” section, to clarify that applicants who are filing Form I-824 concurrently with another form, should mail their applications according to the filing...

  • USCIS Revises Form I-485 and Filing Locations
    Feb 26th 2010

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has posted a revised Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485.  In addition to a revised form, there are new filing locations....

  • USCIS Issues Questions and Answers on Paroled Haitian Orphans
    Feb 25th 2010

    Under normal circumstances, a child immigrating to the United States from Haiti as the adopted orphan child of a U.S. citizen is adopted before leaving Haiti, and is then admitted to the United States with an immigrant...

  • New Filing Location for Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Departure Document
    Feb 24th 2010

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced revised filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing an Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document (Form I-102). The new form is dated 1/13/10.  This is part of an overall effort to transition the intake of benefit forms from Service Centers to...

  • USCIS to Offer Free E-Verify Informational Seminars for Federal Contractors
    Feb 23rd 2010

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites federal contractors and subcontractors affected by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause to attend a free E-Verify informational seminar on Feb. 23 or 24 at 2451 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Va.

    Each two-hour seminar will include a demonstration of the E-Verify system, presentations concerning issues related to the employment verification process,...

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