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Foreign-Trained Doctors are Critical to Serving Many U.S. Communities
January 19th, 2018
The American Immigration Council(AIC) published a special report on the critical role foreign-trained physicians play in serving U.S. communities. The following is an excerpt of some of the findings discussed in the report: Foreign-trained doctors ar…
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February 2018 Adjustment of Status Filing Dates
January 19th, 2018
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) determined which filing dates chart to use for the February 2018 Visa Bulletin(see the charts). For family-based immigration, the Dates for Filing chart will be used. For employment-based immigration,…
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February 2018 Visa Bulletin Published
January 16th, 2018
The February 2018 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the February Visa Bulletin here. The visa bulletin is published monthly, usually about 2 weeks in advance of the next month. The dates listed in the bulletin are…
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Update on Reported Proposal to Change H-1B Extension Rules
January 10th, 2018
American Immigration Lawyers Association(AILA) released an updated practice alert on the Department of Homeland Security considering changes to H-1B extension rules. (AILA Doc. No. 18010437) According to a news update on January 8 from the McClatchy…
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Reported Proposal to Change H-1B Extension Rules
January 5th, 2018
American Immigration Lawyers Association(AILA) released a practice alert regarding the Department of Homeland Security reportedly considering changes to H-1B Extension Rules. AILA provided the following analysis on the reported proposal (AILA Doc. No…
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Self-Sponsored Physician Green Card Process
January 2nd, 2018
The Physician National Interest Waiver(PNIW) process allows some physicians working in Health Professional Shortage areas and Medically Underserved Areas to become eligible to apply for permanent residency after completing five years of full-time emp…
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Updated Processing Time
December 28th, 2017
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released updated processing dates as of October 31, 2017 for the following service centers. National Benefits Center Potomac Service Center Vermont Service Center Texas Service Center Nebraska Service Center…
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H-1B Statistics FY2007-FY2017
December 27th, 2017
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) released statistics on H-1B filings from FY2007 and FY2017 as of November 15, 2017, including the number of petitions by applications and approvals, country of birth, age, occupation, industry, annual…
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Errors in Instructions to Application for Entrepreneur Parole
December 22nd, 2017
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has acknowledged that there are errors in the Form I-941 instructions and is working to make the necessary corrections. Applicants are advised to complete the Form I-941 consistent with the regulatory require…
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DOS's Charlie Oppenheim Weighs in on January Visa Bulletin
December 21st, 2017
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…
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