In light of the upcoming H-1B filing madness season, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will start accepting FY 2015 H-1B petitions beginning April 1, as usual. However, it also noted that it anticipates receiving…
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Immigration updates from the government.
State Department to Waive Visa Fees for Special Olympics Participants
"Deputy Secretary Burns has authorized a waiver of application (i.e., MRV) and visa issuance (i.e., reciprocity) fees for participants in the 2014 Special Olympics Summer Games Invitational taking place in Los Angeles, CA, from June 6 to 8, 2014, and the…
Chile Becomes 38th Member of the Visa Waiver Program
On February 28, 2014, Chile was designated as a member of the Visa Waiver Program. Beginning May 1, 2014, Chilean nationals may travel to the United States under the program. #immigrationupdates DHS Announces Chile’s Designation Into the Visa Waiver…
Form I-9 Employee Information Sheet
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) encourages employers to provide new employees with the new Form I-9 Employee Information Sheet, which contains common questions and answers to help prepare new employees fill-in Section One of the Form I-9. #immigrationupdates…
March 2014 Visa Bulletin Is Out: Retrogression for F2A Mexico
The Visa Bulletin for March 2014 shows further advancement in the employment-based (EB) category. Cut-off dates for EB-3 and "Other Workers", including Mainland China and Mexico advanced by three (3) months. While still no movement for India in the EB-2…
USCIS Releases New Form N-400, Application for Naturalization
Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The new form contains: • Clearer and more comprehensive instructions which highlight general eligibility requirements and specific instructions on how to complete the application;…
February 2014 Visa Bulletin Is Out: Retrogression for F2B Mexico
The Visa Bulletin for February 2014 shows further advancement in the employment-based (EB) category. Cut-off dates for EB-3 and "Other Workers", including Mainland China, Mexico, and the Philippines advanced by two (2) months, while still no movement in both EB-2…
USCIS Transfers H-1B Extension Cases
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it recently began transferring some H-1B extension cases from its Vermont Service Center to California Service Center in order to balance its workload. How You Will Be Affected If we…
January 2014 Visa Bulletin Is Out: Further Advancement for EB-3 (Most)
The Visa Bulletin for January 2014 shows another significant advancement in the EB-3 (employment-based) category. Following a 1-year jump forward in the December 2013 Visa Bulletin, priority dates for EB-3 and "Other Workers", including Mainland China and Mexico, advance from…
Processing Update on I-130 Immediate Relative Petitions by U.S. Citizens
If your case has been stuck in processing – for up to more than a year – here's an update (in part) from USCIS that may be useful to know: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received communications from…
