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- USCIS Aids Individuals with H-1Bs Near Six Year Maximum by Limited Reopening of Premium Processing for Certain I-140 Petitions
June 12, 2008
USCIS has announced that, as of June 16, it will resume acceptance of requests for Premium Processing for employment-based immigrant visa petitions (I-140s) on a limited basis. Read more... - USCIS Announces Approximate Number of FY 2009 H-1B Filings
April 10, 2008
USCIS has released a statement today, April 10, 2008, announcing that they have a preliminary count of the number of cap-subject H-1B petitions. Read more... - USCIS Announces All FY 2009 H-1B Numbers Gone as of April 7, 2008; Random Selection Process to be Held
April 8, 2008
H-1B cap reached, no news on how many petitions received or when lottery will be. Read more... - DHS Makes Important Changes to Post-Graduation Work Authorization for International Students
April 7, 2008
On April 6, 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement published an interim final rule extending the period of Optional Practical Training (OPT) from 12 to 29 months for certain F-1 non-immigrant students, and providing "cap gap" relief for other F-1 non-immigrants. Read more... - USCIS Announces Rule Prohibiting Most "Duplicate Filings" for H-1Bs
March 20, 2008
In today’s Federal Register, USCIS published an interim rule governing when a petitioner will be able to file more than one H-1B petition on behalf of a particular prospective foreign national employee. Read more... - USCIS Announces December 26, 2007 Effective Date for "New" Form I-9
November 26, 2007
In today’s Federal Register, USCIS announced the effective date of the new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Read more... - USCIS Releases "New" Form I-9 To Match Document Regulations
November 8, 2007
On November 7, 2007, USCIS released a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which all employers are required to complete with respect to all new or rehired employees on or before the first day of employment. Read more... - Rumors of New I-9 Form Unfounded, DHS tells AILA
October 23, 2007
Our clients may be receiving e-mail solicitations claiming that the Department of Homeland Security has announced the upcoming release of a new I-9 form to verify new hire eligibility for employment. DHS has made no such announcement. Read more... - Avoiding Jail and Fines When Employees May Be Out of Status
September 12, 2007
What Employers Need to Know about Immigration Rules for "Constructive Knowledge" and Social Security "No Match" Letters Read more... - USCIS and Department of State Cooperate to Resolve Immigrant Visa Debacle; USCIS to Allow I-485 Filings Until August 17, 2007
July 17, 2007
Under enormous pressure from litigation, Congress and the public, USCIS announced that it is reopening the application period for adjustment of status applications for employment-based immigrants whose priority dates were current in the original Visa Bulletin for July of 2007. Read more... - Follow Up Questions from the Adjustment of Status Debacle Addressed
July 3, 2007
This Update addresses some of the most common questions we are receiving in connection with the USCIS announcement yesterday that they would be rejecting adjustment of status applications filed July 2. Read more... - USCIS and Department of State Cooperate to Render Immigrant Visas Unavailable for July 2007; USCIS To Reject All I-485 Filings Received July 2, 2007
July 2, 2007
In an unprecedented development, the Department of State issued a revised Visa Bulletin today, July 2, announcing that USCIS had used the remaining 60,000 immigrant visa numbers for Fiscal Year 2007 during the month of June. DOS announced that June’s usage had exhausted all of the available immigrant visa numbers for 2007. Read more... - Many Employees May File Adjustment of Status Applications in July; Future Unavailability of Visas is Predicted
June 15, 2007
Employers should be aware that the "priority date" in every employment-based immigrant visa category except the "unskilled workers" will become current as of July 1, 2007, and will remain current at least until July 30, 2007. Read more... - View Client Alerts Archive
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