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New NEXUS Enrollment Center to Open in Maine

Submitted by Editor on Oct 27th 2009, Modified on Oct 27th 2009

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is opening a new NEXUS Enrollment Center in Calais, Maine. Effective Tuesday October 27, the hours of operation will be 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

DHS Rescinds Safe-Harbor Procedures For Employers Who Receive No-Match Letters

Submitted by Editor on Oct 8th 2009, Modified on Oct 8th 2009

[Federal Register: October 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 193)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51447-51452]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Rules and Regulations

Federal Register

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USCIS Proposes Investor Program for the CNMI

Submitted by Editor on Sep 15th 2009, Modified on Sep 15th 2009

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 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. This “E-2 CNMI Investor” status is one of several CNMI specific provisions contained in the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), which extends most provisions of federal U.S. immigration law to the CNMI.

CBP's Trusted Traveler Program Denials

Submitted by Editor on Sep 8th 2009, Modified on Sep 8th 2009

To qualify for one of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Traveler Programs, all applicants must voluntarily undergo a thorough background check against criminal, law enforcement, customs, immigration, agriculture, and terrorist indices to include biometric fingerprint checks, and a personal interview with a CBP Officer.

DHS Announces New Directives on Border Searches of Electronic Media

Submitted by Editor on Aug 28th 2009, Modified on Aug 28th 2009

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced new directives to enhance and clarify oversight for searches of computers and other electronic media at U.S. ports of entry—a critical step designed to bolster the Department’s efforts to combat transnational crime and terrorism while protecting privacy and civil liberties.

CBP Notice of Postponement of H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visa Exit Pilot Program

Submitted by Editor on Aug 25th 2009, Modified on Aug 26th 2009

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announces the postponement of the commencement date of the H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program Pilot, originally set for August 1, 2009. The pilot program will require temporary workers within H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant classifications that enter the United States at either the port of San Luis, Arizona or the port of Douglas, Arizona, to depart from one of those ports and to submit certain biographical and biometric information at one of the kiosks established for this purpose.

DHS proposes Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter

Submitted by Editor on Aug 20th 2009, Modified on Aug 20th 2009

[Federal Register: August 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 159)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41801-41805]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Proposed Rules

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CSC Updates - 08/12/09

Submitted by Chief Editor on Aug 12th 2009, Modified on Oct 15th 2009

Time taken for a check to be valid after the time of arrival at the USCIS - The USCIS usually processes the fee-ing in of most of the applications within 24 hours of receipt. The bank has the option to accept or reject a fee instrument that expired at the time of its deposit. If the bank for expiry rejects the fee instrument, then the bounced check procedure is implemented and pursuant to 8 CFR 103.2(a)(7) (ii), the finance center will issue a bounced check notification.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Start SENTRI Program at San Luis Port of Entry

Submitted by Chief Editor on Jul 30th 2009, Modified on Aug 6th 2009

Travelers wanting to participate in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s trusted traveler program in the San Luis area will soon have the opportunity to participate in the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection program.

CBP will open a local enrollment center in the fall of 2009, followed by dedicated commuter lanes at the San Luis port of entry in late 2009. Travelers interested in participating in the program are encouraged to apply early for the new program by visiting the SENTRI Web site.

CBP Issues Fact Sheet on Automatic Revalidation

Submitted by Editor on Jun 22nd 2009, Modified on Jun 22nd 2009

CBP issued Fact Sheet offering guidance on automatice revalidation for F-1, J-1 and M-1 nonimmigrants. Pursuant to 22 CFR 4 1.1 12 and 8 CFR 214.1 automatic revalidation applies to expired nonimmigrant visas of aliens who have been out of the U.S. for thirty days or less in contiguous territory (Canada and mexixo).

For Fact Sheet please check the attachment.

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