- H-1B Cap is Reached for Fiscal Year 2012
- Form I-131 Application for Travel Document - New Filing Locations
- N-400 Naturalization applications; USCIS Announces New Filing Locations
- Two Quick Updates on Application Time Frames
- H-1B and LCA Certifications and iCERT
- Superman is Dead Warped Tour '09 P Visa
- H-1B Count - Here is the Latest
- I-140 Premium Processing is Back for Many I-140 Applications
- Superman is Dead Warped Tour '09 - P Visas Approved for the Band
- Writ of Mandamus and Naturalization Delay – Another Success Story
- Undocumented Aliens and Marriage Licenses
- I-90 Application to Replace Green Card Guidance is Issued via Neufeld Memo
- H-1b Cap Update from the USCIS as of May 18, 2009
- H-1B Update from USCIS for FY2010
- I-130 and I-485 and Continuance Requests While in Removal Proceedings - The BIA Issues an Important Decision
- H-1B Approvals for FY 2010 Cap Cases
- I-130 Surviving Spouse Ruling - Lockhart v. Napolitano
- H-1B Approval Notice for FY 2010 U.S. Masters Premium Processed I-129
- H1-B Cap Count to Date for FY2010
- Visa Waiver Program – A Court Rejects “Entry-Ergo-Waiver Logic” of the Department of Homeland Security
- Authorized Stay – Carefully Examine Your I-94 Expiration Date
- New I-9 Employment Eligibility Rule is Delayed
- N-400 Naturalization Applications and New Direct Filings
- B-1 B-2 Visitor Visa Extension – What If It Takes Too Long for the USCIS to Decide?
- Writ of Mandamus and Attorneys Fees Under the EAJA – When is a Prevailing Party Really Prevailing?
- USCIS Service Center Processing Times
- H1B Status - - When Can You File for Another Potential 6 Years?
- Visa Waiver Program - Seven New Countries Are Added
- Writ of Mandamus - - Another Good Case for a Long-Delayed Naturalization Applicant
- Citizenship – Making a False Claim to U.S. Citizenship is Always a Mistake But Not Always a Removable Offense
- TN Visas Can Now be Obtained and Renewed for Three Years
- New N-400 Naturalization Test and its Effective Dates
- Ireland and the U.S. Announce a New J-1 Exchange Visitor Program
- I-9 and False Claim to Citizenship -- a Good Decision From the Board of Immigration Appeals
- Non-Minister Special Immigrant Religious Worker Program Expiring October 1, 2008 Unless the Senate Acts
- N-400 Naturalization Applications - New Lockbox Filing Process is Announced by USCIS
- N-400 Naturalization Processing Times and FBI Background Check Times are Improving, According to the USCIS
- Global Entry Pilot Program is Expanded to 4 More Airports
- N-400 Processing Times are Improving – According to the Government
- U.S. Passport Card Now an Accepted List A I-9 Document
- H-1B and Premium Processing Requests – the USCIS Clarifies Who Can Apply
- New Passport Cards Now Being Issued
- Re-Entry Permits and Physical Presence -- a New AAO Decision
- Re-entry Permits - Part 3. Moin v. Ashcroft
- I-131 Re-entry Permits - Part 2. Real Life Cases on Abandonment of Permanent Residency
- Re-Entry Permits - Part 1. No Guarantee of Re-Entry
- Global Entry Program to be Extended to Low-Risk U.K. Citizens and Low-Risk U.S. Citizens Will Get Reciprocal Benefits in the U.K.
- I-131 Re-entry Permits and Biometrics Scheduling Problems
- FOIA Requests Can Now Be Checked Online
- Successful Writ of Mandamus
- Ya Es Hora (It's About Time) Hispanic Voting Drive Picks Up Support From State Farm Insurance
- J-1 Visa and the Exceptional Hardship Waiver - a Favorable AAO decision
- Supreme Court: Dada v. Mukasey and Voluntary Departure
- Khat Use and Immigrant Visas
- I-140 Premium Processing Applications Will Soon Be Accepted for Certain H-1B Workers
- N-400 Naturalization Applications Actually Do Go Smoothly Sometimes!
- EAD Validity Period for Those with Pending Adjustment of Status Applications to Double from One Year to Two Years
- N-400 Naturalization - Continue to File with USCIS Service Center Having Jurisdiction over Your Place of Residence
- I-751 "Approval Notices" May Only Be Transfer Notices
- All Fragomen Permanent Labor Certifications to be Audited
- OPT Extension Lawsuit Filed in New Jersey Federal Court
- International Registered Traveler Program Becomes the "Global Entry Program"
- False Claim to U.S. Citizenship and its Unintended Consequences
- OPT Supplemental Qs and As Released by DHS
- I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence Filing Instructions Are Announced
- The I-130 and I-485 Process for a Foreign National Who Marries a U.S. Citizen While in Removal Proceedings
- I-94 Misprints Have Been Recalled
- Visa Bulletin June 2008
- Orozco v. Mukasey – Does Fraudulent Entry Make One Ineligible for Adjustment of Status?
- Global Entry Pilot Program to Start at 3 Airports
- TN Visa – The USCIS Announces Proposed Rule to Extend Stays to 3 Years
- Expedited Processing of Naturalization and Adjustment of Status Applications Announced in Philadelphia Litigation
- Bill to Eliminate Per-Country Employment-Based Caps is Introduced in Congress
- The Cost of Enforcement Only Immigration Reform - A New Study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- H-1B Petitions for Which a State License is Required for Employment - - the USCIS Provides Guidance in Catch-22 Situations
- New I-765 Work Authorization Application – Deadline for Using Old Edition is Announced
- N-400 Processing Times by Local Offices are Projected by the USCIS – A Philadelphia Example
- N-400 Naturalization Interviews and Requesting a Mental Impairment/Disability Exception via Form N-648 – But What did the Immigrant Visa Panel Physician Report and What Did You Report to the Physician?
- ICE Workplace Raids Continue; Will Comprehensive Immigration Reform be Put Back on the Table
- H-1B Receipt Notices So Far
- F-1 Students Will be Allowed to Request Change of Status with Certain H-1B Petitions
- H-1B Lottery is Held – 4/14/08
- Visa Bulletin for May 2008 Released by Department of State
- U Visa Update Announced by USCIS – No Deadline Will be Imposed; Interim Relief Will not be Terminated
- H-1B Application Cap is Reached USCIS Announces
- International Registered Traveler ("IRT") Program Announced by CBP - Expediting Clearance for Selected Air Travelers
- I-765 Work Authorization and New OPT Categories – You Must Use the New Form (Revision Date April 8, 2008) after March 30, 2008
- H-1B Cap is Reached - Including Advanced Degree Cap
- OPT and F Student Status - DHS Announces New Rule Extending OPT to 29 months for Some F Students
- Name Check Delays - Good News for N-400 Applicants and others as USCIS and FBI Announces Plan to Reduce the Backlog
- N-400 Naturalization Applications – USCIS Announces Progress on the Backlog and on Processing Times
- OPT - Will it be Extended Out an Additional 17 Months?
- Visa Waiver Overstay and Adjustment of Status – Momeni v. Chertoff is a Problematic Case out of California
- U.S. Citizens on Foreign Soil – What Protections by U.S. Courts?
- DHS Announces Final Rule on WHTI Compliance - Full Compliance to be Required June 1, 2009
- Visa Waiver Program in the News
- N-400 Interview Notices for Saturday and Sunday - They are NOT Wrong!
- USCIS Issues Stand-Alone I-130 Petition for Immediate Relative Reminder
- New H1-b Rule Announced by USCIS - No Multiple or Duplicative Filings by the Same Employer for the Same Worker
- Raising the H-1B Cap – a Newfound Bi-Partisan Support
- Naturalized as a U.S. Citizen and then Removed – A Lesson in Being 100% Honest in an N-400 Naturalization Application (and Any Other Immigration Application)
- Vias Bulletin for April 2008 - Some Progress on Employment Based 2nd Preference Catagory for India Nationals
- Immigration Courts – EOIR Announces Effective Date of its New Practice Manual
- Visa Waiver to be Extended to Estonia and Latvia by the End of This Year
- Travel Reminder for Those Going on Spring Break - Make Sure You Have Proof of Citizenship and Identity
- Indonesians in Philadelphia Should be Aware of 2007 Human Rights Practices Reports Released by U.S. State Department
- H-1B Visas – Are Restrictions Coming?
- I-131 Re-Entry Permit and Refugee Travel Document Biometric Changes Announced by USCIS
- Unauthorized Employment – Executives and Managers are Being Indicted and Convicted. ICE is Not Fooling Around
- Your Green Card - Always, Always Carry it With You
- I-9 Compliance Seminar - Wilmington University
- H1B Specialty Occupation – A Strange AAO Decision
- Form I-130 - New, Mandatory Filing Instructions
- The United States Recognizes Kosovo
- H-1B Visa Holders in the Indian Communities of Silicon Valley and a Problematic Trend
- Albanian Immigrants in Philadelphia Hear News of Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence this Morning
- The March, 2008 Department of State Visa Bulletin – Some Improvement for China, India and the Philippines
- I-485 Adjustment and I-765 Employment Authorization Applications – Now Only One Biometrics Appointment
- H-1B I-129 Applications – More Guidance from the USCIS for the H-1B Season
- Immigration Status and the Issuance of Marriage Licenses – a Consent Order is Entered Into in Federal Court in Pennsylvania
- H1-B I-129 Series Continued - USCIS Hints for Filing this Season
- I-485 and FBI Fingerprint Check Delays – USCIS Issues New Guidance
- I-765 EAD Further Update from USCIS and Clarification
- Another Sensible Editorial in the Wall Street Journal on Immigration
- I-765 EAD Work Authorization – USCIS Updates its Filing Instructions for Renewals
- Federal Express and Immigration Filing Deadlines - Track It!
- H1-B Exempt Petitions - A New Filing Location is Announced by the USCIS
- Naturalization and Adjustment of Status Delay – A Tentative Settlement is Reached in Philadelphia
- H1-B Visa - the Basics
- Visa Bulletin - February 2008
- F Student Visas - Community Colleges are in the Market
- Naturalization and Selective Service
- Philadelphia USCIS Application Support Center for Biometrics and Fingerprinting
- N-400 Naturalization / Citizenship Application Delay – Consider Filing a Writ of Mandamus
- H1-B Visas – It’s Not Too Early to Start Planning for April 1, 2008!
- An H1-B Visa Solution that Americans (and Our Economy) Should Not Want to Hear
- Unauthorized Workers in Arizona - A Delay in Enforcement
- USCIS Latest Processing Times
- SHRM Presentation on I-9 Compliance and No-Match Letter Updated
- New U.S. Passport Card Will Soon Be Available – Philadelphia Area Residents Won’t Benefit Much
- Visa Premium Processing for R-1 Religious Worker Visa Applications Suspended Again
- Immigration 2007 – A Common Sense Year’s End Editorial in the WSJ
- Your I-94 and How to Prove Timely Departure
- New I-9 Form - Required as of Today December 26
- Citizenship: Oral Declarations Will No Longer Be Sufficient at U.S. Border
- Philadelphia Passport Agency Advises to Apply for Passport Now Before the Next Rush
- I-130 Application for Immediate Relative - New Jersey and Massachusetts Districts Courts Agree with 9th Circuit
- Green Cards ( Form I-551 ) Without Expiration Dates Are Still Valid, At Least for Now
- EB-2 Visa Catagory for Indians Moves Back Two Years in Latest Visa Bulletin
- Form I-129 PIMS Confirmation Update
- DHS Now Taking Ten Fingerprints from Arriving International Visitors at Dulles International with 9 Other Airports Soon to Follow – Philadelphia International Not Yet Included
- Visa Fee, both Immigrant and Nonimmigrant, Will Be Increased January 2008
- New Passport “Mega-Center” to Open Next Spring to Meet Increased Demand for Passports
- DHS Files Appeal of No-Match Injunction Order
- H-1B, H-2 and H-3 Visa Cap Count Announced by USCIS as of December 4, 2007
- New Philadelphia Fingerprinting/Biometrics Location
- I-130 Petition for Alien Relative - New Filing Instructions Announced
- I-9 Forms - They Are Free! Don't Pay for Them!
- New I-9 Form Must be Used as of December 26, 2007
- No-Match Letters: the Adminstration Will Try Again
- H1-b Visa Concurrent Employment - a Quick About Face by the California Service Center
- Citizenship Applications Expected to Take Even Longer Than Usual to Process
- L-2 Visa Work Authorization - the Basics
- F-1 Student Visas on the Rise
- E-3D Visa Work Authorization - the Basics
- Visa Bulletin for December 2007
- Form I-130 Immediate Relative Visa Petition - a Regrettable Interpretation by the USCIS
- H-1b Visa Holder Dependents - H4 and Work Authorization - the Basics
- J-2, L-2, H-4 and F-2 Visa Derivitive Spouses and Dependants - Can They Get Work Authorization?
- New I-9 Form for Employment Verification Announced by USCIS
- Visa Issuance and Admission for Certain Nonimmigrants with HIV - New Rules Proposed
- H1-B Visa Fee Increase Stricken From Bill
- H-1 Visa and L-1 Visa Holders and Their Travel Abroad: No More Need to Present I-485 Receipt Notices at a Port of Entry
- USCIS Announces Changes in Vietnamese Adoption Process
- The DREAM is Deferred - Green Card Bill for Undocumented Students is Defeated in the Senate
- Citizenship through Military Service – Streamlining the Process is the Least We Can Do for Those Who Serve
- H1-B Visas – A New Push to Increase the Cap?
- Green Card Status for Undocumented Students - A DREAM Act Come True?
- H1B Visa Extensions – Don’t Forget About Extending Your Spouse’s and Children’s H-4 Visas Too!
- DHS No-Match Letter Regulation Temporarily Blocked--But Probably Not For Long
- Green Card Diversity Visa (DV) 2009 Lottery Now Open
- Citizenship and Naturalization: DHS Introduces its Redesigned Test
- Green Cards: USCIS Proposes Terminating Those With No Expiration Date
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