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Month: September 2017

USCIS to Resume Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions by October 3

During a call with AILA’s USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) Liaison Committee on September 27, 2017, USCIS Service Center Operations indicated that it is on track to resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions on or before October 3, 2017. AILA is currently awaiting official announcement and further details from USCIS on this issue.

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Family Sponsored I-485 Adjustment Use Filing Date in October 2017

Who Can File Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: October 2017 USCIS has determined that for October 2017, the Filing Date Chart in the DOS Visa Bulletin is to be used for family-sponsored filings and the Final Action Dates chart in the DOS Visa Bulletin must be used for employment-based preference filings. Are you seeking to

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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for 2018 H1B Cap Petitions

Today, September 18, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap. The FY 2018 cap has been set at 65,000 visas. Premium processing has also resumed for the annual 20,000 additional petitions that are set aside to hire workers with a U.S. master’s degree

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ICE Operation Mega September 17, 2017

ICE Operation Mega, September 17, 2017, Except in field office areas impacted by hurricanes. On the evening of Thursday, September 8th, NBC News reported that Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) had plans to conduct a mass nationwide immigration enforcement operation from mid- to late- September known internally as “Operation Mega.” NBC reported that the series of sweeps – “the largest

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President Barack Obama Statement on DACA Repeal

https://www.facebook.com/barackobama/posts/10155227588436749 On 9/5/17, President Barack Obama released a statement criticizing the repeal of DACA, stating that “This is about whether we are a people who kick hopeful young strivers out of America, or whether we treat them the way we’d want our own kids to be treated. It’s about who we are as a people – and who we want

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USCIS Grants All 10,000 U Visas for FY2017

https://www.uscis.gov/news/uscis-approves-10000-u-visas-7th-straight-fiscal-year For the 8th straight year, USCIS has approved the congressionally mandated annual limit of 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status for victims of certain crimes who assist law enforcement authorities. USCIS will continue to review pending petitions for eligibility for potential visa issuance when more visas become available. October 1, 2016 marked the first day of fiscal year 2017,

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DOS Electronic Medical Exam Rollout

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-09-05/pdf/2017-18653.pdf Department of State posted a Federal Register 60-day notice and request for comments on a new eMedical system into which panel physicians will input visa applicants’ medical exam information. DOS anticipates a full rollout by the end of 2018. Comments are due 11/6/17. (82 FR 42010, 9/5/17) “Approved panel physicians will be granted access to an eMedical system by

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Laid Off H-1B Can Change Employer After 60 Days

The I-140 Final Rule updates, improves, and clarifies DHS regulations consistent with policy guidance. The I-140 Final Rule provides that a nonimmigrant visa holder (H, E, L, O, TN) is not considered out of nonimmigrant status solely on the basis that the employment on which the classification was based has ceased, for up to 60 consecutive days or until the

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CBP Deploys Biometric Exit Technology to Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport

CBP Deploys Biometric Exit Technology to Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on August 8, 2017 the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology to McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas for one daily flight from the United States to Guadalajara, Mexico. Using the flight manifest, CBP builds a flight specific photo gallery using

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