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USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2012 H-1B Petitions

April 14, 2011

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on April 8 announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2012 cap. The agency began accepting these petitions on April 1, 2011. USCIS is monitoring the number of petitions received that count toward the congressionally mandated annual H-1B cap of…

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USCIS Announces Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System to Reduce Costs for U.S. Businesses

March 9, 2011

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule that could save U.S. businesses more than $23 million over the next 10 years by establishing an advance registration process for U.S. employers seeking to file H-1B petitions for foreign workers in specialty occupations. The proposed electronic system would minimize administrative burdens and expenses related…

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New Employment Authorization and Advance Parole Card

February 15, 2011

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced (Febr 11, 2011) that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. This new card represents a significant improvement from the current practice of issuing paper Advance Parole documents.…

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USCIS Implements Help Haiti Act of 2010

January 20, 2011

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 14, 2011 announced the implementation of the Help HAITI Act of 2010. This new law authorizes USCIS to grant lawful permanent resident status to certain orphaned children from Haiti, who were paroled into the United States under the Haitian Orphan Parole Program after the Jan.…

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New Countries Eligible to Participate in H-2A and H-2B Programs

January 20, 2011

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, has identified 53 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. To read more about this topic and to view a list…

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USCIS: Incoming Inclement Weather

January 11, 2011

From an email blast of the USCIS: Please be advised that due to the impending snowstorm […], United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is acting to cancel all existing appointments for benefits and services […] for Wednesday, January 12th. We are in the process of individually contacting as many customers as we can to advise…

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USCIS: H-1B and L-1 Fee Increase

August 27, 2010

On Aug. 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law Public Law 111-230, which contains provisions to increase certain H-1B and L-1 petition fees. Effective immediately, Public Law 111-230 requires the submission of an additional fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after Aug. 14,…

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Visa Bulletin for September 2010

August 17, 2010

Visa Bulletin for September 2010 is published and great news for Green Card applicants: Processing time jumped up! The Visa bulletin summarizes every month the availability of immigrant numbers during September. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas; the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration…

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14 Dollar pro Einreise bzw. ESTA-Registrierung

August 10, 2010

Ab dem 8. Spetember 2010 kostet die Einreise in die USA alle Besucher, die ohne Visum einreisen, 14 Dollar. Damit sind auch alle Deutschen betroffen, die für höchstens 90 Tage einreisen, da Deutschland am sogenannten “Visa Waiver Program” teilnimmt. Für einen Aufenthalt von mehr als 90 Tagen benötigen Deutsche, so wie alle EU-Bürger, ein kostenpflichtiges…

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How cute can Immigration be? Art Competition!

August 8, 2010

How cute can Immigration be? Instead of immigration assistance and dedicated work for families who are in need to legally enter the US, USCIS offers an art competition for kids. Cute? Well, yes, but I can see my tax Dollars better at work.…Greetings, Reinhard von Hennigs bdhlaw.net Best regards und viele Grüße aus Charlotte Reinhard…

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