Headlines: 1. H-1B Cap Reached for FY 2011 – January 26, 2011, is the “final receipt date” for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2011. 2. ICE Announces New I-9 Compliance Inspection Center, Partnership With Tyson Foods; Audits Increase – Fifteen additional auditors will focus their efforts on major […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Revises I-9 Manual for Employers – The handbook includes expanded guidance on lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylees, and acceptable documents for employees in TPS. 2. E-Verify Update: USCIS Updates Web Interface, Launches Newsletter; House Hearings Soon – USCIS has made changes to its E-Verify Web interface, and has launched a newsletter […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Holds Quarterly Stakeholders Meeting – As part of a quarterly EB-5 stakeholders call, USCIS released statistics on usage of the EB-5 program for FY 2010 and other information. 2. USCIS Confirms Indirect Job Creation Can Occur Outside Regional Center Boundaries – USCIS recently agreed to count jobs indirectly created outside the geographical […]
Headlines: 1. DREAM Act Fails in Senate – Prospects are dim for further developments in the near future, although Democrats vowed to push for the legislation and to include it in any comprehensive immigration reform bill. 2. USCIS Delays Deemed Export Attestation on New I-129 – The new edition of Form I-129, Petition for a […]
Headlines: 1. House Passes DREAM Act, Senate Passage Uncertain – Democrats hope to bring the bill to a Senate vote by the end of the Congressional session; if it is not passed by then, prospects are dim for the near future. 2. USCIS Introduces First-Ever Fee Waiver Form – The new form states requirements for […]
Headlines: 1. DOS Discusses Upcoming Employment Visa Number Priority Cut-Off Dates – It is unlikely that any cut-off dates will be set in the employment first preference during the coming months. 2. USCIS Issues Reminder on New Fees, Q&A on New Fee Schedule; Makes Corrections, Clarifications – The new fee schedule for immigration-related applications […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Issues Reminder on New Fees – The new fee schedule will take effect on Tuesday, November 23, 2010. 2. ETA Extends Comment Period on H-2B Wage Methodology Rule – The agency has extended the comment period until November 12, 2010. 3. DOS Final Rule Revises Exchange Student Regs – DOS is revising […]
Headlines: 1. WHD Plans Nationwide Audit of Independent Contractor Misclassifications – Targeted industries may include may include agriculture, construction, distribution, food processing, hospitality, janitorial services, landscaping, manufacturing, restaurants, and sanitation. 2. District Court Finds NY Education Law Limiting Pharmacist Licenses to U.S. Citizens, LPRs Unconstitutional – A New York education law was found unconstitutional because […]
Headlines: 1. ETA Publishes Proposed Rule on Wage Methodology for H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment – The proposed rule would revise the methodology by which the Department calculates the H-2B prevailing wage. 2. USCIS Releases Q&A on H-1B and L-1 Fee Increases – Among other things, USCIS noted that all employees in the U.S., regardless of […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Raises Many Fees, Adds New Fees – Among other things, USCIS is raising fees for most immigration benefits by a weighted average of 10 percent, establishing several new fees, and raising the premium processing service fee. 2. 2012 Diversity Visa Lottery Program Registration Begins in October – The Department of State strongly […]