On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the FY10 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill. This Law provides a three year extension for four (4) immigration related programs. Specifically, the law extends the non-minister religious worker program, the “Conrad 30” program, the EB-5 visa program, and the…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Centers were released on October 18, 2009 with processing dates as of August 31, 2009. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended information collection for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion until November 30, 2009. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-290B. Members of the public are encouraged to submit comments and/or suggestions to USCIS, especially…
On October 1, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of September 25, 2009, 46,700 H-1B cap subject nonimmigrant visa petitions have been accepted by USCIS. The Service has advised that they will continue…
In an effort to detect, deter and combat immigration benefit fraud and strengthen efforts in ensuring benefits are not granted to those who threaten national security or public safety, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) have commenced an assessment of…
On September 24, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of September 18, 2009, 46,000 H-1B cap subject nonimmigrant visa petitions have been accepted by USCIS. The Service has advised that they will continue…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Centers were released on September 14, 2009 with processing dates as of July 31, 2009. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time…
On September 4, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of August 28, 2009, 45,100 H-1B cap subject nonimmigrant visa petitions have been accepted by USCIS. The Service has advised that they will continue…
The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has recently issued an H-1B Employee Questionnaire that covers issues dealing with H-1B employment such as wages and deductions, working conditions, termination, and more… This questionnaire has been sent via email by the DOL to an H-1B Employee, and provides that…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Centers were released on August 14, 2009 with processing dates as of June 30, 2009. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time…