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June 2011
May 2011
18-Month
Extension and Re-designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status
05/19/2011.
USCIS
Centralizes Filing of Form I-130
A new filing address has been announced for I-130 petitioners living
abroad.
05/16/2011
Visa Bulletin for June
2011
05/11/2011
April 2011
Visa Bulletin for May
2011
04/08/2011
March 2011
Visa Bulletin for April
2011
03/08/2011
February 2011
USCIS
announces single card for employment and travel authorization.
The agency will now issue documentation of these benefits for
certain green card applicants on a single card. For more
information, see the USCIS announcement here.
02/14/2011
Visa Bulletin for March
2011
02/09/2011
January 2011
As of January 26, 2011, USCIS has received enough
cap-subject H-1B petitions to meet the 2011 cap. USCIS also
has received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons
exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.
01/26/2011
Visa Bulletin for
February 2011
01/11/2011
December 2010
FY
2011 H-1B Cap Count
H-1Bs are still available as of December 10, 2010. USCIS'
count showed 52,400 H-1B cap-subject petitions having been
receipted. USCIS has receipted 19,100 H-1B petitions for aliens with
advanced degrees.
12/10/2010
Visa Bulletin for January
2011
12/08/2010
November 2010
New
Application and Petition Fees go into Effect November 23, 2010
The
new fee schedule increases application and petition fees by an
average of about 10 percent but does not increase the naturalization
application fee.
11/23/2010
USCIS Introduces First-Ever
Fee Waiver Form
USCIS has announced the introduction of a standardized form for
requesting fee waivers.
11/23/2010.
Visa Bulletin for
December 2010
11/10/2010
June 2010
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
H-1Bs are still available as of June 11, 2010. USCIS' count
showed approximately 22,200 H-1B cap-subject petitions having been
receipted. USCIS has receipted 9,400 H-1B petitions for aliens with
advanced degrees.
06/15/2010
FY20111 H-2B Cap Count
This count includes 26,303 approved and 1,475 pending petitions.
06/15/2010
Visa Bulletin for July
2010
06/11/2010
May 2010
November 2009
USCIS Updates FY 2010 H-1B
and H-2B Count
As of November 13, 2009, approximately 55,600 H-1B cap-subject
petitions had been filed.
11/18/2009
Visa Bulletin for
December 2009
11/09/2009
USCIS
Update: Temporary Acceptance of H-1B Petitions Without Department of
Labor Certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs)
11/05/2009
October 2009
USCIS
Update: USCIS Revises Form I-601, Application for Waiver
10/21/2009
Fact
Sheet: USCIS Reminds Applicants for Travel Documents to Apply Early
10/19/2009
USCIS
Update: Change of Filing Location for Form I-600 and I-600A
10/06/2009
USCIS
Update: Change of Filing Location for Forms I-800 and I-800A
10/06/2009
September 2009
USCIS
Naturalization Test to Become Fully Implemented
09/30/2009
Fact
Sheet: USCIS.gov Redesign Highlights
09/24/2009
August 2009
USCIS
Update: Case Status Inquiries with the Service Centers
08/10/2009
USCIS
to Accept New H-2B Fiscal Year 2009 Petitions
08/06/2009
Questions
and Answers: USCIS Reopens Fiscal Year 2009 H-2B Petition Filing
Period
08/06/2009
July 2009
Visa Bulletin for
August 2009
07/10/2009
DOL Plans to Eliminate
the Employment Standards Administration
07/08/2009
H-1B Count for Fiscal Year
2010
07/03/2009
June 2009
Visa Bulletin for July
2009
06/08/2009
USCIS
Announces Resumption of Premium Processing Service for Form I-140,
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
06/22/2009
USCIS,
FBI Eliminate National Name Check Backlog
06/22/2009
USCIS
Issues Guidance Memorandum on EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
Update to Adjudicators Field Manual Clarifies the Timing of Job
Creation and the Meaning of “Full-Time” Job Positions
06/18/2009
May, 2009
Visa Bulletin for June
2009
05/07/2009
USCIS
Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status, Asylum, Legalization,
and TPS Beneficiaries to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling
Abroad
05/29/2009
USCIS
Updates Information on FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
USCIS has received approximately 45,500 H-1B petitions counting
toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. The agency continues
to accept petitions subject to the general cap.
05/18/2009
USCIS
Announces Extension of the J-1 Entry Date for International Medical
Graduates to Qualify for “Conrad 30” Waiver
05/11/2009
USCIS
Modifies Application for T Nonimmigrant Status
Revised Form I-914 Effective on May 6, 2009
05/06/2009
USCIS
Updates Information on FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
Receipts remain relatively unchanged
05/04/2009
Law
Extends Non-Minister Special Immigrant Religious Worker Program
USCIS Will Receive Petitions through Sept. 29, 2009
05/04/2009
February 2009
Non-Minister
Category of Special Immigrant Religious Workers To Expire On March
6, 2009
02/04/2009
USCIS
Urges H-2A and H-2B Petitioners to Use the New Form I-129
02/04/2009
Naturalization
Process For The Military
02/03/2009
January 2009
USCIS
Delays Rule Changing List of Documents Acceptable to Verify
Employment Eligibility
Reopens Public Comment Period for 30 days
01/30/2009
DHS
Announces Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Visa
Waiver Program
Link to DHS release
01/14/2009
USCIS
Update: USCIS Changes Filing Location for EB-5 Related Items
01/12/2009
USCIS
Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009
01/08/2009
Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) Re-registration Period for Nationals of
Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador Ended December 30, 2008
01/07/2009
Supplemental
Questions and Answers: Final Religious Worker Rule Effective
November 26, 2008
01/05/2009
December, 2008
USCIS
Update: USCIS Revises Direct Mail Program for the Application for
Naturalization (Form N-400)
12/23/2008
USCIS
Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2B Temporary
Non-Agricultural Worker Program
12/18/2008
Questions
and Answers: USCIS Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2B
Temporary Non-agricultural Worker Program
12/18/2008
Questions
and Answers: USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form
12/12/2008
USCIS
Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form
12/12/2008
Questions
and Answers: USCIS Finalizes Changes to Improve the H-2A Temporary
Agricultural Worker Program
Changes will Assist Employers of Temporary Agricultural Workers
12/11/2008
USCIS
Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2A Program
12/11/2008
Questions
and Answers: Qualifying Family Members of U Visa Beneficiaries May
Obtain Lawful Permanent Residence
12/10/2008
Frequently
Asked Questions: Immigration Information for Members of the U.S.
Armed Forces and their Families
12/09/2008
Fact
Sheet: USCIS Publishes New Rule for Nonimmigrant Victims of Human
Trafficking and Specified Criminal Activity
12/08/2008
USCIS
Publishes New Rule for Nonimmigrant Victims of Human Trafficking and
Specified Criminal Activity
12/08/2008
New
Mailing Address Format for USCIS National Capitol Region Offices
12/03/2008
November, 2008
Questions
and Answers: Temporary Protected Status Re-Registration Period
Extended for Honduran and Nicaraguan Nationals
Employment Authorization Documents Automatically Extended through
July 5, 2009
11/25/2008
Questions
& Answers: USCIS Publishes Final Rule for Religious Worker Visa
Classifications
11/21/2008
Fact
Sheet: USCIS Publishes Final Rule for Religious Worker Visa
Classifications
New Rule Implemented to Ensure Integrity of the Religious Worker
Program
11/21/2008
Temporary
Protected Status Re-Registration Period Extended for Honduran and
Nicaraguan Nationals
Employment Authorization Documents Automatically Extended through
July 5, 2009
11/21/2008
October 2008
Requirements
for Naturalization Abroad by Spouses of Members of the U.S. Armed
Forces
10/02/2008
Overseas
Naturalization Eligibility for Certain Children of U.S. Armed Forces
Members
10/02/2008
September 2008
USCIS
FAQ on Intercountry Adoptions
09/29/2008
9/30/2008
18-Month
Extension Of Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Honduras
09/26/2008
Questions
and Answers: USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary
Protected Status for Nationals of Honduras
09/26/2008
18-Month
Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Nicaragua
09/26/2008
Questions
and Answers: USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary
Protected Status for Nationals of Nicaragua
09/26/2008
18-Month
Extension of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador
09/24/2008
Frequently
Asked Questions: USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary
Protected Status for Nationals of El Salvador
09/24/2008
USCIS
Reminds Customers of Program Flexibilities
09/24/2008
Visa Bulletin for October
2008
09/19/2008
Two
Categories of Special Immigrant Religious Workers to Expire on
October 1
09/19/2008
USCIS
Issues Reminder Regarding Filing of Forms Associated with Temporary
Protected Status
Must use correct versions of Forms I-821 and I-765
09/17/2008
Frequently
Asked Questions: Direct Mail Program Adds Form N-400, Application
for Naturalization
09/15/2008
Direct
Mail Program Adds Form N-400, Application for Naturalization
09/15/2008
July, 2008
 USCIS
Releases Fact Sheet on Iraqi Refugee Processing
07/15/2008
Visa
Bulletin August 2008
USCIS
Extends Validity Period of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD)
for Refugees
Initial document will be good for two years upon admission to the
U.S.
07/11/2008
USCIS
Continues Suspension of Premium Processing Service
07/09/2008
USCIS
Biometric Changes for Re-entry Permits and Refugee Travel Documents
07/08/2008
June, 2008
USCIS
Launches Online Service to Check Status of FOIA Requests
06/30/2008
Court
Grants Preliminary Approval of Settlement Agreement in Northwest
Immigrants Rights Project v. USCIS
06/16/2008
USCIS
in Des Moines Reaches Out To Its Customers Affected By Flooding and
Severe Weather
06/13/2008
Fact
Sheet: USCIS to Issue Two-Year Employment Authorization Documents
(EADS)
New EADs Limited to Certain Individuals Who Have Applied for LPR
Status
06/12/2008
USCIS
to Issue Two-Year Employment Authorization Documents
New EADs Limited to Certain Individuals Who Have Applied for LPR
Status
06/12/2008
Fact
Sheet: USCIS Offers Premium Processing Service for Certain Form
I-140 Petitions Starting June 16, 2008
06/11/2008
USCIS
to Offer Premium Processing for Certain Form I-140 Petitions
Service Begins June 16, 2008
06/11/2008
USCIS
Clarifies Language in Form I-751 Transfer Notices Sent to
Petitioners
Current Notice May Be Interpreted as USCIS Granting Approval for
Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
06/05/2008
USCIS
Centralizes Initial Naturalization Application Processing
Change to Increase Efficiency and Improve Customer Service
06/05/2008
May, 2008
Fact
Sheet: USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on the Applicability of the
Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)
05/06/2008
USCIS
Announces a Proposal to Increase Periods of Stay for TN Professional
Workers From Canada or Mexico
Period of Admission for TN Workers to Increase From One to Three
Years
05/06/2008
USCIS
Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)
Policy changes toward aliens who had aged out prior to enactment of
the CSPA
05/06/2008
USCIS
Announces Enhancements to E-Verify Program
Improvements Will Focus on Decreasing Mismatch Rates for Naturalized
Citizens
05/05/2008
January 2008
President
Bush Signs “Open Government Act of 2007” into Law
December 2007
Visa
Bulletin January 2008
Update:
Comment Period Closes for Proposed Rule to Replace Permanent
Resident Cards Without Expiration Date (26KB PDF)
12/13/2007
USCIS
Updates Guide for New Immigrants (32KB PDF)
12/11/2007
USCIS
Announces Fee Waiver for California Fire Victims (43KB PDF)
12/07/2007
Fact
Sheet: Task Force on New Americans (63KB PDF)
12/06/2007
USCIS
Expands Immigration Officer Training Capacity (31KB PDF)
12/05/2007
November, 2007
USCIS
Revises Filing Instructions for Petition for Alien Relative (41KB
PDF)
11/30/2007
USCIS
Issues Reminder to Nationals of Burundi to Re-register for Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) (48KB PDF)
11/28/2007
USCIS
Reminds Employers to Transition to New Employment Eligibility
Verification Form by Dec. 26, 2007 (39KB PDF)
11/23/2007
Questions
and Answers: Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (36KB
PDF)
11/21/2007
Fact
Sheet: Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (35KB PDF)
11/21/2007
USCIS
Naturalizes 253 Service Members in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan to
Honor Veterans Past and Present (33KB PDF)
11/14/2007
USCIS
Centralizes Filing for H-2A Petitions (27KB PDF)
11/09/2007
Fact
Sheet: USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (50KB
PDF)
11/07/2007
USCIS
Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (42KB
PDF)
11/07/2007
USCIS
Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Rule for Religious Worker Visa
Classifications (40KB PDF)
11/01/2007
USCIS
Streamlines Readmissions for Certain H and L Nonimmigrants with
Pending Permanent Residence Applications (98KB PDF)
11/01/2007
USCIS
Reminds Employers to Transition to a New Employment Eligibility
Verification Form by Dec. 26, 2007 (11/23/2007)
USCIS
Centralizes Filings for H-2A Petitions (11/09/2007)
USCIS
Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (11/07/2007)
Visa
Bulletin December 2007
Visa
Bulletin November 2007
State Departments
Diversity Visa Lottery Instructions for DV-2009
Visa Bulletin October 2007
New U Visa Rule for Nonimmigrant Victims of Crime (09/05/2007)
Receipting Times Update (08/24/2007)
Renewing Permanent Resident Cards Without an Expiration Date (08/22/2007)
FOR MORE
INFORMATION:
Contact John
Byrley at tel: 410-719-1501.
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