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After much anticipation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began implementation of its automated I-94 arrival/departure record procedures on Wednesday, April 30, 2013.
USCIS has indicated that as of Friday, May 10, 2013, all H-1B data entry was completed and receipt notices have been sent.
The U.S. State Department has issued the June 2013 Visa Bulletin.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a reminder to the public to make sure they have proper travel documents well in advance of travel between the US and Canada.
On May 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ released a summary and assessment of efforts taken during the first year of its Entrepreneurs in Residence initiative.
The Customs & Border Protection agency has begun gradually eliminating the paper I-94 Admission/Departure Record at all air and sea ports of entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection began rolling-out its new automated Form I-94 process on April 30, 2013.
After much anticipation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection began implementation of its automated I-94 Arrival/Departure Record procedures on Wednesday, April 30, 2013.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have announced a newly revised Employment Eligibility Verification form, Form I-9, which employers are required to use to verify the identity and employment authorization of newly hired employees.
Overview of New Form I-9 for Employers
Reminder: New and revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (only) must be used as of tomorrow.
Nearly one year ago, President Obama signed legislation that would add Israel to the list of countries eligible for E-2 nonimmigrant investor visas to the United States.
A reminder that the revised Form I-9 must now be used by all U.S. employers for new hires.
Diversity is one of the great strengths of the United States, and diversity is sustained through the migration of ethnicities, cultures and ideas.
Entrants from DV 2013 (those who submitted entries during the registration period between October 4, 2011 and November 5, 2011), should now check the status of their entry using their confirmation number through Entrant Status Check on the E-DV website.
On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised I-9 Form.
As a follow-up to our Alert of March 8, 2013, this is a reminder that the revised Form I-9 must be used by all U.S. employers for new hires starting tomorrow, May 7, 2013. The new Form I-9 may be found at http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central.
This week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched an initiative to automate the issuance of Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Records for travelers arriving by sea or air.
Last week, Congress took another step forward in advancing commonsense immigration reform.
The "Gang of Eight" U.S. Senators have released their outline of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.
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Recently, Charlie Oppenheim of the Department of State's Visa Office shared his impressions at this time regarding visa demand in preference categories and predictions for the remainder of FY2013 with AILA.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have issued a new and revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.
The first major immigration proposal in several years contains sweeping changes, with the president potentially signing a version by mid-June.
On April 7, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services conducted the lottery process for fiscal year 2014 cap-subject H-1B petitions.
On March 8, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, bearing an edition date of March 8, 2013, for immediate use by employers.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services have announced that it received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the first week of the FY2014 filing period.
On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an announcement in the Federal Register advising employers that Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 has been revised.
EB-2 category for all chargeable areas other than China and India remains current, with some considerable forward movement but continued backlog in the EB-3 category.
A bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators has introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, an 844-page bill that aims to bolster border security and seeks to provide some of the nation's 11 million undocumented people with a path to citizenship.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has stopped accepting H-1B petitions subject to the 2014 fiscal year H-1B cap or the advanced degree exemption.
