DHS final rule removes the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) Regulation for certain nonimmigrants of identified Islamic Countries. Final rule is published in the Federal Register 12/23/16....
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FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registration Begins March 9, 2021
The FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registration period will begin at 12pmET on March 9, 2021, and end at 12pmET on March 25, 2021.
The new H-1B cap registration final rule (86 FR 1676) modifying the H-1B cap selection process, amending current lottery procedures, and prioritizing prevailing wage takes effect on March 9, 2021.
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USCIS to Dispose of E-Verify Records 10 Years Old
USCIS asks you to please download the Historic Records Reports by March 31, 2017, if you have you been using E-Verify more than 10 years In April 2017, USCIS must dispose of transaction records that are over 10 years old. USCIS has created a Historic Records Report...
December 23, 2016 Edition & New Fees for N-400 Applicants
Starting December 23, 2016, applicants must use the 12/23/16 edition of Form N-400, Application for Naturalization ONLY! USCIS will reject earlier versions of the form after that date. Also, please note applications postmarked or filed on or after Dec. 23 must include...
Mexican IV Cases: Change to Document Submission Rules
NOVEMBER 29, 2016 https://travel.state.gov/ As of November 21, 2016, the National Visa Center (NVC) no longer accepts documents submitted by email for cases processing at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez. The only applicants affected by this change are those whose...
Support the H-2B Returning Worker Exemption
The H-2B returning worker exemption provides relief from the annual cap on H-2B visas by exempting an H-2B worker from the current fiscal year's cap if he or she has worked for the petitioning employer during one of the previous three years. The H-2B returning worker...
Employment Based Processing Delays
We and our representatives at AILA asked USCIS about the long employment based processing times.Employment Based Processing DelaysWe hear from a number of employers they continue to see horrendous processing delays for a number of employment-based benefits- including...
EB4 & EB5 Expiration 12/9/2016
A reminder regarding the December 9, 2016 expiration date of the non-minister EB-4 special immigrant category and the immigrant investor pilot program (I5 and R5) unless extended by Congress before then.

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