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New Registration Fee for H-1B Petitioners
September 4th, 2019
On January 31, 2019, DHS published a rule which requires petitioners to electronically register with USCIS prior to filing H-1B cap-subject petitions. Yesterday, September 3, 2019, DHS announced a proposal to impose a $10 fee for each electronic regi…
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EB-3 Categories Unavailable Through FY2019
August 28th, 2019
The entire EB-3 category is now unavailable for the rest of fiscal year 2019. Annual limits have been reached on this category and additional numbers for this fiscal year are not available. Additional numbers should become available at the beginning…
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Categories: Employment-Based AOS
USCIS Stopped Accepting Deferred Action Applicants for Non-Military Applicants
August 26th, 2019
AILA issued a practice alert on Friday, August 23, 2019 to inform members that USCIS stopped accepting and adjudicating applications for deferred action for non-military applicants. AILA members have been receiving and reporting denial notices from U…
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Check-in with DOS's Charlie Oppenheim
August 21st, 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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Categories: Visa Bulletin
When to File AOS Applications in September 2019
August 19th, 2019
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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September 2019 Visa Bulletin
August 19th, 2019
September Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the September 2019 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) availabl…
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USCIS Plans to Revise Naturalization Test
July 22nd, 2019
USCIS recently announced a plan to revise the current naturalization test. In late 2018, USCIS formed a naturalization test revision working group who has since been reviewing and updating the naturalization test questions. This working group will al…
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Check-in with DOS's Charlie Oppenheim
July 22nd, 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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Categories: Visa Bulletin
New Prevailing Wage Data
July 19th, 2019
On July 1, 2019, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) published updated prevailing wage data for July 2019 – July 2020. Prevailing wage determinations from the National Prevailing Wage Center will reflect this new data. There are tw…
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When to File AOS Applications: August 2019
July 18th, 2019
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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Categories: Employment-Based AOS
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