USCIS Issues Guidance Memorandum on Establishing the “Employee-USCIS Update Jan. 13, 2009USCIS Issues Guidance Memorandum on Establishing the “Employee-Employer Relationship” in H-1B PetitionsWASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to...
January 17, 2010TPS Registration Process for HaitiansIn a telephonic briefing on 1/15/10, USCIS Director Mayorkas indicated that the registration process for TPS for Haitian nationals will begin upon publication in the Federal Register. The agency’s goal is to have it published next week.The ...
January 17, 2010AILA Religious Workers Committee Update on Visa AvailabilityAILA reminds members of the sunset of the EB-4 non-minister permanent resident religious worker category on September 30, 2009. This category includes petitions for those applying in the religious occupation, vocation and pr...
September 24, 2009AILA/SCOPS Practice Pointer: I-485 Filings for Ordained MinistersAs of October 1, 2009, Employment-based Fourth Preference immigrant visas will be available again for ordained ministers. (AILA Doc. No 09091061) (The classification for non-ordained religious workers sunset...
September 24, 2009AILA’s Immigration This Week: September 24, 20091. Scialabba Memo Regarding Inadmissibility Due to HIV InfectionA September 15, 2009, Memo from Lori Scialabba and Donald Neufeld directs USCIS officers to hold in abeyance any waiver application and associated benefit request wh...
September 24, 2009DOS Provides Background on Visa Allocation ProcessIn connection with the notification that all employment-based visas had been allocated for FY2009, Charles Oppenheim, Chief, Immigrant Control and Reporting Division Visa Services Office, provided the following background explaining h...
September 24, 2009Fact Sheet: USCIS.gov 'E-Notification Capability'BackgroundOn June 25, President Obama announced that in the next 90 days USCIS would launch a vastly improved USCIS.gov public website to help customers navigate the immigration system and remain up-to-date regarding their case ...
September 24, 2009Fact Sheet: USCIS.gov 'My Case Status'BackgroundOn June 25, President Obama announced that in the next 90 days USCIS would launch a vastly improved USCIS.gov public website to help customers navigate the immigration system and remain up-to-date regarding their case status. USC...
September 24, 2009Fort Worth Woman Sentenced to 44 Months for Visa Fraud SchemeOn 9/23/09 ICE announced that Maria Refugia Camarillo was sentenced to 44 months in federal prison following her guilty plea for conspiring to commit fraud in connection with immigration documents. Between 1980 and 2008 for...
September 24, 2009Legal Issues for School Districts Related to the Education of Undocumented ChildrenA joint publication from the National Education Association and the National School Board Association that outlines the issues on providing educational services to undocumented children following the 1...
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