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This blog entry was originally posted on 6/22/12. We here at the MVP Law Group would like to wish every one of our blog readers, Happy Holidays!

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Question #1 – H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa

This blog entry was originally posted on 5/25/12. We here at the MVP Law Group would like to wish every one of our blog readers, Happy Holidays!

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Question #1 – Employment Based Green Card

This blog entry was originally posted on 4/13/12. We here at the MVP Law Group would like to wish every one of our blog readers, Happy Holidays!

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Question #1 – H-1B Nonimmigrant Work Visa

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U.S. Department of State announced on December 13, 2012, an agreement with Canada for limited Visa and Immigration Information sharing. The Information sharing agreement will be for third country nationals applying for a visa or claiming asylum. Neither country will share any data about their own citizens.

This sharing agreement will increase the amount of information used by immigration and refugee protection officers and will help them to make better informed decisions. Under this agreement biographic immigration information sharing will start in 2013 and biometric sharing will start in 2014.

Source of Information: “U.S. Dept. of State PRESS Release, Washington, DC (12/14/2012)“

New fee allows USCIS to recover the costs of processing immigrant visas after individuals receive their visa packages from the Department of State abroad

WASHINGTON-On Feb. 1, 2013,U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin collecting a new USCIS Immigrant Fee of $165 from foreign nationals seeking permanent residence in the United States. This new fee was established in USCIS’s final rule adjusting fees for immigration applications and petitions announced on Sept. 24, 2010.

USCIS has worked closely with the Department of State (DOS) to implement the new fee which allows USCIS to recover the costs of processing immigrant visas in the United States after immigrant visa holders receive their visa packages from DOS. This includes staff time to handle, file and maintain the immigrant visa package, and the cost of producing and delivering the permanent resident card. The implementation of this new fee is further detailed in a Federal Register notice scheduled for publication tomorrow.