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Charlie Oppenheim Weighs in on December Visa Bulletin

Every month, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the Department of State, Charlie Oppenheim, talks with the American Immigration Lawyers Association about the visa bulletin. AILA publishes the interview monthly (AILA Doc. No. 1407… Read More
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Workload Transfer of Form I-129s

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services transferred I-129 workload from California to Nebraska Service Center On October 30, 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) transferred some of its I-129, Petition for a Non… Read More
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FY2018 H-1B Petitions Analyzing Data based on H-1B Visa Beneficiaries' Gender and Country of Birth

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Releases Statistics on FY2018 H-1B Petitions Analyzing Data based on H-1B Visa Beneficiaries’ Gender and Country of Birth The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) analyzed… Read More
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H-1B Premium Processing Stakeholders Listening Session

CIS Ombudsman Invites Stakeholders to Listening Session about H-1B Premium Processing Tomorrow, on November 1, 2018, the Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman will host a listening session from 2:00pm to 3:00pm EDT. The Ombudsman h… Read More
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Visa Reciprocity Changes, Oct. 26

DOS Updates Visa Reciprocity As of October 26, 2018, the Department of State has updated its visa reciprocity tables. Since our last update on visa reciprocity changes, three countries have experienced changes. October 26 Egypt: Updated Birth, Death,… Read More
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Form G-325A Policy Guidance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Updates Policy to Remove References to Form G-325A The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) previously required submission of Form G-325A Biographic Information by applicants se… Read More
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U.S. Immigration Statistics Q4 FY 2018 Released by U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Labor Released Numbers and Data on U.S. Visa Applications Immigration Statistics for Fiscal Year 2018 were released on September 30, 2018. Pertinent to our interests and services here at Sivaraman Immigration Law is the data for th… Read More
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Guilford College v. Nielsen

Guilford College v. Nielsen A group of Colleges filed suit, known as Guilford College v. Nielsen, in the Middle District of North Carolina against Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen; Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services… Read More
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Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Unlawful Presence Policy’s Legality

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Unlawful Presence Policy for F visa holders, J visa holders, and M visa holders challenged in lawsuit A group of Colleges filed suit in the Middle District of North Carolina against Secretary of Homeland S… Read More
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Visa Reciprocity Changes, Oct. 22

DOS Updates Visa Reciprocity As of October 22, 2018, the Department of State has updated its visa reciprocity tables. Since our last update on visa reciprocity changes, ten countries have experienced changes. October 22 Kazakhstan: Updated Post Conta… Read More
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