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New USCIS Regulation Eases Job Portability
December 1st, 2016
New USCIS Regulation Eases Job Portability for Employer-Sponsored Foreign Workers On January 17, 2017, a new USCIS regulation takes effect that will ease job mobility restrictions for foreign workers sponsored for employment-based permanent residence…
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How Will the Trump Presidency Affect Immigration?
November 19th, 2016
During his campaign, President-Elect Trump put immigration reform at the forefront of policy changes he pledged to make if elected. Since the November 8th election, many are wondering which of those changes will become reality. With his new Administr…
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DOL H-1B Statistics for FY2016 Fourth Quarter
November 16th, 2016
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) in the Department of Labor (DOL) released H-1B statistics from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. Similarly, statistics from other quarters and fiscal years are available on the website. For furth…
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Tags: 2016, department, department of labor, DOL, employee, employer, fourth, FY2016, H-1B, high-skill, high-skilled, quarter, statistics, work
Employers Can Use Current I-9 Through January 21
November 14th, 2016
What does this mean for employers? Employers may continue to use the current I-9 form through January 21, 2017. As of January 22, 2017, the new form must be used. Then, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to publish the new I-…
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December 2016 Visa Bulletin Published
November 10th, 2016
The December 2016 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the December 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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Launch of Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS)
November 7th, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced the launch of the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) website for early enrollments. Beginning November 29, 2016, all individuals with a People’s Republic of China issued passport bea…
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Immigration Filing Fees Raised by New Rule
November 3rd, 2016
A new rule published by the Department of Homeland Security raises some immigration filing fees, starting December 23, 2016. United State Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) last updated the fee schedule in November of 2010. The table below…
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USCIS Released Updated Processing Times
November 2nd, 2016
USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) released updated processing time reports on October 18, 2016. The updated processing time reports include processing dates as of August 31, 2016. Processing times are included for the Califor…
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Diversity Visa Lottery Update
October 27th, 2016
The lottery is a yearly process which issues 50,000 green cards to people from certain countries. Further, these countries have historically low immigration rates to the U.S. Moreover, almost all individuals who have completed the equivalent of a U.S…
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First-time Third-country H-1B Applicants May Now Apply in Vancouver
October 25th, 2016
The Department of State and The U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver, Canada has confirmed that it will now accept applications filed by third-country foreign nationals apply for their first H-1B visa. This applies even if the application is based on…
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