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Upcoming E-Verify Webinars by USCIS

December 9th, 2016
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
Click here to find the schedule for upcoming December 2016 webinars on E-Verify. There are webinar sessions available for both employees and employers. Customized webinars are also available. The link also provides information about how to register.… Read More
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Categories: Forms, Immigration News
Tags: application, e-verify, employee, employer, immigration, petition, upcoming, uscis, verify, visa, webinar

Easing U.S. Re-entry for Winter Travel

December 7th, 2016
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Heather Sivaraman
Many individuals and families choose to travel throughout the holiday season. Below are some tips to make re-entry into the United States as seamless as possible. What basic documents are required for re-entry after travel? Passport valid for at leas… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: easing, entry, holiday, immigrant, immigration, non-immigrant, petition, re-entry, travel, traveling, uscis, visa, visit, winter

USCIS Provides Contact Information for Adoption Cases

December 5th, 2016
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Heather Sivaraman
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provides contact information for Hague and non-Hague adoption cases. Also, this contact information includes dedicated e-mail addresses for these types of cases. What is the Hague Adoption Convention?… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: adopt, adoption, application, attorney, children, contact, convention, immigration, info, information, lawyer, petition, uscis, visa

Revised N-400 Form Transition Date Extended

December 2nd, 2016
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Heather Sivaraman
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the transition date for the revised N-400 form has been revised. Form N-400 is the Application for Naturalization. The transition date has been extended to correspond with the date for… Read More
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Categories: Forms, Immigration News
Tags: application, attorney, extended, extension, form, immigration, N-400, naturalization, petition, revised, transition, transition date, visa

New USCIS Regulation Eases Job Portability

December 1st, 2016
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
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… Read More
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Categories: H-1B, Immigration News
Tags: eases, employee, employer, immigrant, immigration, job, petition, portability, regulation, uscis, visa, work

How Will the Trump Presidency Affect Immigration?

November 19th, 2016
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
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… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: affect, Donald, elect, immigrant, immigration, Obama, petition, presidency, president, travel, trump, visa

DOL H-1B Statistics for FY2016 Fourth Quarter

November 16th, 2016
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Heather Sivaraman
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… Read More
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Categories: H-1B, Immigration News
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
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
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-… Read More
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Categories: Forms, H-1B, Immigration News
Tags: 2016, 2017, application, employee, employer, employers, form I-9, I-9, immigration, January, petition, visa, work

December 2016 Visa Bulletin Published

November 10th, 2016
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Heather Sivaraman
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… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News, Visa Bulletin
Tags: 2016, application, backlog, bulletin, December, employer, family, immigrant, immigration, petition, processing, uscis, visa, visa bulletin

Launch of Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS)

November 7th, 2016
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
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… Read More
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Categories: H-1B, Immigration News
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