US Department of State Releases May 2013 Visa Bulletin; No Movement for EB-2 India
The U.S. Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for May 2013. According to the May 2013 Visa Bulletin, there is continued availability of immigrant visas in all
Read More »Practice Alert: New I-9 Form Must Be Used Starting May 7, 2013
As a reminder, effective May 7, 2013 (not May 8 as previously reported by USCIS), all prior versions of I-9 Form can no longer be used. The new Form I-9 must be used
Read More »USCIS Announces that 124,000 H-1B Petitions Were Received for 2014 (FY) Cap; Lottery Conducted Sunday, April 7, 2013
From the USCIS, April 8, 2013, 3 pm EST. On Monday, April 8, 2013, the USCIS announced that approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions were received for the 2014 (FY) H-1B Cap.
Read More »ZE’s Q&A About the New CBP I-94 Automation Process
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Automation of Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record On April 30, 2013 CBP will begin to rollout a new automation process for Form I-94,
Read More »USCIS Announces that the 2014 FY H-1B Cap Has Been Met
From the USCIS, April 5, 2013, 4 pm EST. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to
Read More »Comprehensive Immigration Reform Update: Schumer States ‘Every Major Policy Issue’ Resolved in Immigration Discussions
From the Washington Post: According to Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), the bipartisan Senate group working on an effort to reform the nation’s immigration laws has
Read More »U.S. Customs and Border Protection To Automate Form I-94
From the Federal Register: The Form I-94 is issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to certain aliens and is used for various purposes such as documenting
Read More »USCIS Begins Accepting H-1B Petitions for the 2014 FY
From the USCIS: The filing period for H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2014 numerical cap began on April 1, 2013. USCIS anticipates that it may receive more
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