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Injunction Issued Restraining DHS
October 21st, 2019
On October 11, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a national injunction, which restrained DHS and USCIS from implementing the DHS Public Charge Final Rule. The Court also prevented the government from implement…
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November 2019 Visa Bulletin
October 21st, 2019
November Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the November 2019 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) available…
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Check-in with DOS's Charlie Oppenheim
September 23rd, 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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North Carolina J-1 Visa Waiver Program Releases New Guidelines for 2019
September 20th, 2019
The North Carolina Office of Rural Health (ORH) is the government agency designated to implement the J-1 Visa waiver provision for foreign medical graduates. ORH recently released new guidelines for the J-1 visa waiver (“Conrad 30”) program. The…
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October 2019 Visa Bulletin
September 20th, 2019
October Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the October 2019 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) available ea…
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Schedule for Filing LCAs in FLAG System
September 9th, 2019
Last week, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced a schedule for the electronic filing of Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system. The FLAG system is the new electronic filing sys…
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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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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
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