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Electronic PERM Audit Responses Now Accepted
May 5th, 2017
On April 15, 2017, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) made an announcement regarding the PERM Case Management System portal and the PERM audit process. What is the change? According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)…
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USCIS Completes Data Entry of Fiscal Year 2018 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
May 4th, 2017
USCIS Completes Data Entry of FY 2018 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
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EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Updates and Remarks
May 3rd, 2017
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (AILA Doc. No. 17011306) compiled remarks from a recent stakeholder engagement for the EB-5 program. Remarks came from Immigrant Investor Program Office Chief Nicholas Colucci as well as Deputy Chie…
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Q&A About Revised Form I-9
May 1st, 2017
According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (AILA Doc. No. 16122004), the USCIS Verification Division presented an overview of the revised Form I-9. The Division also responded to questions about the revised form. Listed below ar…
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DOS's Charlie Oppenheim Weighs in on May Visa Bulletin
April 27th, 2017
Every month, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the Department of State, Charlie Oppenheim, talks with the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association about the visa bulletin. AILA publishes the interview monthly (AILA Doc. N…
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USCIS to Redesign Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents
April 26th, 2017
As part of their “Next Generation Secure Identification Document Project,” USCIS announced on April 19, 2017 the redesign of both Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents (EAD). According to the American Immigration Lawyers Asso…
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President Trump's New Executive Order on H-1B
April 24th, 2017
On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order regarding the H-1B program. The Executive Order is titled “Buy American and Hire American.” However, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (AILA Do…
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State Distribution of H-1B Physicians
April 21st, 2017
A study by Peter Kahn and Tova Gardin, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, sought to investigate the H-1B program, specifically in regards to physicians. According to 2016 data by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Forei…
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H-1B Cap Random Selection for FY2018
April 20th, 2017
According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), USCIS received approximately 199,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period for fiscal year 2018. The filing period began on April 3, 2017, and on April 7, 2017, USCIS announced that…
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May 2017 Visa Bulletin Published
April 18th, 2017
The May 2017 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the May 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 current pr…
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