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July Check-in with Charlie Oppenheim
June 24th, 2020
AILA‘s Department of State (DOS) Liaison Committee checks in each month with Charlie Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at DOS for updates about Visa Bulletin progress. Oppenheim also provides an analysis of current…
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June Check-in with DOS's Charlie Oppenheim
June 1st, 2020
AILA‘s Department of State (DOS) Liaison Committee checks in each month with Charlie Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at DOS for updates about Visa Bulletin progress. Oppenheim also provides an analysis of current…
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USCIS Prepares to Resume Services on June 4
May 29th, 2020
USCIS recently announced that it is preparing to reopen and resume non-emergency face-to-face services in some offices on or after June 4, 2020. This follows the agency’s decision to suspend routine in-person services at its field offices, asyl…
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When to File AOS Applications June 2020
May 22nd, 2020
How to Adjust Your Status If you want to adjust your status to become a U.S. permanent resident under a family-sponsored or employment-based visa, you must first have a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf. Then, USCIS…
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June 2020 Visa Bulletin
May 22nd, 2020
June Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the June 2020 Visa Bulletin last week. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) availabl…
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S.3599: The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
May 18th, 2020
What is the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act? The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, or S.3599, is a bipartisan bill introduced on May 5, 2020, by Senators Purdue (R-GA), Young (R-IN), Cornyn (R-TX), Durbin (D-IL), Coons (D-DE), and Leahy (D-VT)…
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North Carolina NIW Policy Update
May 11th, 2020
On May 5, 2020, North Carolina finally officially eliminated the $250,000 Liquidated Damages Provision from its NIW policy. The Liquidated Damages Provision was previously attached to the NIW guidelines. This policy mandated that if NIW employment wa…
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Check-in with DOS's Charlie Oppenheim
May 2nd, 2020
AILA‘s Department of State (DOS) Liaison Committee checks in each month with Charlie Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at DOS for updates about Visa Bulletin progress. Oppenheim also provides an analysis of current…
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May 2020 Visa Bulletin
April 25th, 2020
May Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the May 2020 Visa Bulletin last week. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) available…
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April 2020 Visa Bulletin
March 26th, 2020
April Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the April 2020 Visa Bulletin last week. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) availa…
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