Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on December 16, 2009 with processing dates as of October 31, 2009. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of December 10, 2009, 62,500 H-1B cap subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. The January 2010 Visa Bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for China and India. Click here to view the January…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of December 8, 2009, 61,500 H-1B cap subject nonimmigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced…
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently updated their list of Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) approved schools . The schools listed have all been certified to participate in the program. The program allows foreign students interested in obtaining an education in the United States to complete…
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a news release announcing that there is NO REQUIREMENT that travelers show proof of H1N1 Flu vaccination. No such vaccination requirement exists. The CBP issued this release as a result of several rumors related to U.S. entry and the H1N1 virus.…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of December 4, 2009, 61,100 H-1B cap subject nonimmigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced…
Effective January 1, 2010, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center (NPWHC) in Washington, DC, will receive and process prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests for use in the H-1B, H-1B1 (Chile/Singapore), H-1C, H-2B, E-3 (Australia), and permanent labor certification programs. On December 19, 2008,…
Help your foreign loved one become a lawful, permanent resident of the United States with family-based immigration assistance from our law firm. Permanent immigration in the U.S. comes with a variety of rights and privileges, all of which MVP Law Group, P.A. hopes to help your family member experience as…