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Visa Bulletin for June 2013 Released
Posted on: 05/13/13
The U.S. Department of State has released the June 2013 Visa Bulletin. The EB-2 category for Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability remained current for all countries except India and China. T ...
2013 Immigration Reform Update
Posted on: 05/13/13
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s “mark-up” of S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” put forward by the bipartisan Gang of 8 group of senators, began on Thursday May 9th, 2013. A “mark up” of the b ...
USCIS Report on Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) Initiative Summary
Posted on: 05/10/13
On May 8th, 2013, the USCIS released the May 2013 summary of the Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) initiative highlighting its successes, challenges and measuring its impact for immigrant entrepreneurs who seek to ...
USCIS Launches New Customer Identity Verification
Posted on: 05/06/13
On May 6, 2013, USCIS implements Customer Identity Verification (CIV) in its field offices. Under CIV, The USCIS will electronically re-verify someone’s identity if they come for an interview or to get evidence of an immigration benefit (i.e. temporary travel documents, parole authorization ...
New Form I-9 for Employers Required as of May 7, 2013
Posted on: 05/03/13
Employers are reminded that beginning May 7, 2013, only the revised Form I-9 (revision 03/08/13) must be use for new hires. Previous versions of the Form I-9 must not be used after May 6, 2013 and all previous versions will no longer be valid as well.
The I-9 form has been reformatted and ...
USCIS Immigrant Fee Payment to Move to USCIS ELIS
Posted on: 05/02/13
As of February 1, 2013, any foreign national who receives an immigrant visa package at an overseas consulate or embassy must pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee in order to receive their Green Card in the United States. According to USCIS, this fee allows the agency to recover the costs of processing im ...
Update on Receipt Notices for FY2014 H-1B Cap Cases
Posted on: 04/17/13
For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from th ...
Immigration Reform Bill Introduced In The Senate
Posted on: 04/17/13
On 4/16/13, the Senate "Gang of Eight" introduced S. 744, the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act." A More on this story...
DOS Introduces Online "Visa Status Check"
Posted on: 04/05/13
The Department of State (DOS) has introduced the online "Visa Status Check," which allows both immigrant and nonimmigrant applicants to check the status of their cases at the Consular Electronic Application Center (C ...
H-1B Cap For Y2014 Has Been Reached!
Posted on: 04/05/13
As anticipated, the H-1B visa cap was reached within mere 5 days of applications being accepted. U.S. companies needing foreign professionals with specialized knowledge (like high tech workers) will have to wait another year ... big set back for companies competing for global talent. Our ec ...
