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Check-in with DOS's Charlie Oppenheim
March 27th, 2019
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 analysis of current tr…
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Avoiding Delays with LCA Business Verification
March 25th, 2019
AILA‘s Department of Labor (DOL) Liason Committee provided suggestions for avoiding delays when seeking certification of the ETA Form 9035, or the Labor Condition Application (LCA). What is the LCA? The Labor Condition Application is the form t…
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When to File Adjustment of Status
March 18th, 2019
How to Adjust Your Status If you want to adjust your status and 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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April 2019 Visa Bulletin
March 18th, 2019
April Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the April 2019 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs A limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) are available each year, a…
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USCIS Announces Resumption of Premium Processing
March 14th, 2019
On March 12, 2019, USCIS resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions. Due to this resumption, clients that received RFEs (Requests for Evidence) for pending petitions can now utilize premium processing. RFE responses should include the request…
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USCIS Updates Filing Addresses for I-129 Petitions
March 13th, 2019
AILA issued a practice alert on March 11, 2019, to announce that USCIS updated the filing addresses for Form I-129 on February 28, 2019. What is the Form I-129? The Form I-129 is a petition for a nonimmigrant worker to come temporarily to the United…
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USCIS Announces New Form I-539
March 7th, 2019
USCIS held a teleconference last week to review revised versions of the Form I-539 and Form I-539A. The Form I-539 is an application to extend/change nonimmigrant status and Form I-539A supplements it. Official copies of the revised forms will be ava…
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USCIS Contact Centers, Infopass, and myUSCIS Updates
March 6th, 2019
On February 14, 2019, the CIS Ombudsman Staff, Carrie Anderson and Allison Posner, held a teleconference regarding changes in the USCIS applicant support services. There have been updates to the USCIS Contact Centers, the InfoPass system, and the myU…
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Updates for H-2B Application Processing Procedures
March 4th, 2019
The Department of Labor‘s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced an update to its procedures for H-2B application processing. Beginning July 3, 2019, the OFLC will process all H-2B applications filed on or after July 3, 2019 at…
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Proposed H-4 EAD Rescission Regulation Pending Review at OMB
March 2nd, 2019
Last week, on February 25, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a rule which extended qualification for employment authorization to some H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants seeking employment-based permanent resident statu…
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