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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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Final PERM Regulation Implementation "Highly Unlikely" Before End of Obama's Term
October 24th, 2016
At the Department of Labor (DOL) stakeholder meeting on September 12, 2016, the acting Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator William Thomspon gave an update on the status of the Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) moderni…
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New Rule for Business Immigration Takes Step Toward Welcoming Entrepreneurs
October 20th, 2016
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a rule on immigrant entrepreneurship. The president of American Immigration Lawyers Association, (AILA) Bill Stock, stated that this is a “welcome step, as we saw countless missed…
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November 2016 Visa Bulletin Published
October 20th, 2016
The Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State for November 2016. View the November 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…
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Civil Documents Required for Visa Processing
October 6th, 2016
Immigrant visa and nonimmigrant visa applicants are required to submit or provide copies of certain civil documents as part of their visa application. These civil documents may include birth certificates, marriage certificates, and police records. If…
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USCIS Releases Updated Processing Times
September 27th, 2016
USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) released updated processing time reports dated September 15, 2016, with processing dates as of July 31, 2016, for the California Service Center (CSC), the Nebraska Service Center (NSC), the T…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Offers Free Webinars on E-Verify
September 20th, 2016
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offers free on-demand webinars on E-Verify for employees and employers. E-Verify compares information from an employee’s Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 to data from U.S. government records…
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U.S. Department of State Publishes October Visa Bulletin
September 15th, 2016
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the October 2016 Visa Bulletin. View the October Visa Bulletin with immigrant numbers for April 2016.
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Deadline to Apply to Add 7 Months to a 17-Month STEM OPT for F-1 Visa Students
August 2nd, 2016
August 8 is the deadline to Apply to Add 7 Months to a 17-Month STEM OPT Extension If you currently have a 17-month STEM OPT extension, you may apply to add 7 months to your STEM OPT period. F-1 Students may apply to add 7 months to their 17-month ST…
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Sivaraman Immigration Law’s founder, Heather Crews, brings an exceptional level of initiative, creativity and dedication to the practice of Immigration Law. A 2008 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, she is an active mem… Read More
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