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ICE says Club World Cup attendees should carry proof of legal status, sparking concerns!
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Update – Visa Bulletin – July 2025
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Trump Deploys Military to LA
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/13/25
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DHS Terminates TPS for Nepal!
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Visa Bulletin – July 2025
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 13, 2025
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AILA – New Travel Ban Betrays American Values and Will Not Make Us Safer
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DHS Terminates TPS for Cameroon!
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Update – Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2025
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2025 USCIS Form Update – Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
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Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/30/25
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Trump Administration halts Scheduling of New Student Visa Appointments
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Trump’s Gold Card
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 30, 2025
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Memorial Day – Federal Holiday
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Update – Visa Bulletin – June 2025
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio – Update
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Ending TPS for Venezuelans
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What should you do if approached by ICE? – Video
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Visa Bulletin – June 2025
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/16/25
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DHS Terminating TPS for Afghanistan!
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First Group of White South Africans lands in US under Trump Refugee Plan
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 16, 2025
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2025 USCIS Forms Updates – 4/29 thru 4/30
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Self-Deportation
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Analyzing Trump’s actions on immigration during his first 100 days – Video Interview
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/2/25
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2025 USCIS Forms Updates – 3/24 thru 4/28
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Update – Visa Bulletin – May 2025
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Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students’ US visa registrations
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 2, 2025
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Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2025
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – International Students are Afraid
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2025 USCIS Forms Updates – Form G-1055 Fee Schedule – 4/18
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/18/25
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): New Jersey, New Mexico and New York – Update
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Deportation
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Visa Bulletin – May 2025
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 18, 2025
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DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2025 – Supplemental Visas are now Available!
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Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
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USCIS Updates Policy to Recognize Two Biological Sexes
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – President Trump’s Deportations
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/4/25
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CBP Electronic Device Searches at U.S. Ports of Entry – What You Need to Know!
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AIC suing Trump Admin over Requirement That Immigrants Register
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FY 2026 H-1B Initial Registration Selection Process Completed
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 4, 2025
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Update – Visa Bulletin – April 2025
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – President Trump’s Deportations
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President Trump’s New Presidential Memoranda Targeting Immigration Lawyers!
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USCIS Electronic Reading Room
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Reminder – FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period is Open!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/21/25
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – President Trump’s Deportations
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2025 USCIS Forms Updates – 3/8 and 3/17
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Full List of Countries That May Face Donald Trump’s Travel Bans and Curbs
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 21, 2025
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Visa Bulletin – April 2025
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2025 USCIS Forms Updates – Form G-1055 Fee Schedule – 3/6
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List of the Ten Executive Orders dealing with Border Security, Citizenship and Immigration!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/7/25
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Reminder – FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7
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2025 USCIS Forms Updates – 3/3/25
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – President Trump’s proposed Gold Card
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 7, 2025
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Update – Visa Bulletin – March 2025
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Alien Registration Requirement
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Update on TPS for Haiti
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Reminder – FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Nebraska, Nevada and New Hampshire – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 2/21/25
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 21, 2025
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Presidents’ Day – Federal Holiday
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2025 1st Quarter
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – U.S. Immigration and President Trump
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Visa Bulletin – March 2025
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Mississippi, Missouri and Montana – Update
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FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 2/7/25
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Update – Visa Bulletin – February 2025
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DHS Terminates the 2023 Designation of Venezuela for TPS
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 7, 2025
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All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types (FY2024, Qtr. #4) – Statistical Table
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President Trump’s Executive Order – Securing Our Borders – Read it!
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USCIS Naturalization Statistics Report – FY2024
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Kristi Noem Sworn in as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
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USCIS Waives COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Adjustment of Status Applicants
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/24/25
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2025 USCIS Forms Updates including Form G-1055 Fee Schedule – 1/6 and 1/13
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 24, 2025
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Federal Holiday
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The Department of Homeland Security’s H-2 Final Rule takes Effect
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The Department of Homeland Security’s H-1B Final Rule takes Effect
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Visa Bulletin – February 2025
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Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the First Half of FY 2025
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USCIS’s Citizenship Resource Center
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/10/25
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USCIS Offices will be Closed on January 9 in Remembrance of Former President Carter!
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President Biden closing the Federal Government on January 9. 2025, as a day of National Mourning!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 10, 2025
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 11/22/24
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 11/8/24
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New Year’s Day – Federal Holiday
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 10/25/24
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 6/7/24
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 5/10/24
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 4/26/24
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Happy Holidays!
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Helping LPRs Integrate – USCIS webpage, “Settling in the U.S.”
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/20/24
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DHS Strengthens H-1B Program, Allowing U.S. Employers to More Quickly Fill Critical Jobs
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All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types (FY2024, Qtr. #3) – Statistical Table
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Update – Visa Bulletin – January 2025
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 20, 2024
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USCIS’ Social Media Directory!
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 12/10/24
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Visa Bulletin – January 2025
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Update – USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 11/25/24 & 12/2/24
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/6/24
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Citizenship and Integration Grant Program Listening Session (12/6/24)
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Update – USCIS Webinar – USCIS Tech Talks (12/10/24)
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USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 6, 2024
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 3/29/24
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Happy Thanksgiving – Federal Holiday
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – Fee Schedule – 11/20/24
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/22/24
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DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
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DHS expects to add Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2025!
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Update – Visa Bulletin – December 2024
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 22, 2024
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MSNBC Reports – Immigration Attorney, Alan Orr discusses the Concepts of Trump’s Mass Deportations!
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Visa Bulletin – December 2024
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Scripps News Video – Immigration Attorney Discussing Trump’s new Border Czar!
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Tech Talks (12/10/24)
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Honoring our Veterans – Federal Holiday
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/8/24
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Reminder – USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2025
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 11/4/24
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Election Day Reminder – AILA Client Flyer: Who Can Vote in the U.S. Presidential Election
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 8, 2024
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Update – Visa Bulletin – November 2024
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – Online PDF Intake Option National Stakeholder Engagement – (10/31/24)
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Reminder – AILA Client Flyer: Who Can Vote in the U.S. Presidential Election
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Help Shape the USCIS Online Account Experience (High Volume of H-1B)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/25/24
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AILA Client Flyer: Who Can Vote in the U.S. Presidential Election
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 25, 2024
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USCIS Webinar – Online PDF Intake Option National Stakeholder Engagement – (10/31/24)
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates including Form G-1055 Fee Schedule – 10/11/24
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USCIS Electronic Reading Room
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Visa Bulletin – November 2024
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Columbus Day – Federal Holiday
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/11/24
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USCIS Issues New Guidance on EB-1 Eligibility Criteria for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability
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Checking Your USCIS Processing Time Online!
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Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Columbus, Ohio
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 11, 2024
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USCIS has changed their Insignia!
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Diversity Visas for Fiscal Year 2026
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Univision will be holding two separate Presidential townhalls, with Harris and Trump!
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Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Tennessee
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – Fee Schedule – 9/24/24
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 9/27/24
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Louisiana, Maine and Maryland – Update
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USCIS Webinar – TPS Extension and Redesignation for Haiti – (9/24/24)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 27, 2024
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USCIS to Celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
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USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 36 Months for Green Card Renewals
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An American Story: Everyone’s Invited – Wilmer Valderrama’s Memoir!
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky – Update
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Update – Visa Bulletin – October 2024
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 9/13/24
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Visa Bulletin – October 2024
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/3/24
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 13, 2024
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2024 3rd Quarter
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Idaho, Illinois and Indiana – Update
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 8/28/24
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Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
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Celebrating Labor Day – Federal Holiday
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/30/24
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Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 30, 2024
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Update – Visa Bulletin – September 2024
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USCIS Tech Talks – Keeping Families Together Engagement Series Learn How to File A Request
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 8/19/24
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DHS Implements Keeping Families Together
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Florida, Georgia and Hawaii – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/16/24
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – US Presidential Election and Immigration – One AP Article for each Main Candidates
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 16, 2024
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Visa Bulletin – September 2024
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California Service Center Moving to New Address August 12
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 8/1/24
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USCIS Will Conduct Second Random Selection for Regular Cap from Previously Submitted FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registrations
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Reminders on the Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/2/24
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – USCIS Tech Talks (8/6/24)
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Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 2, 2024
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USCIS Fact Sheet – U.S. Citizenship After Birth for Children of U.S. Citizens residing Outside the U.S.
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Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Somalia for TPS
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Connecticut, Delaware and District of Columbia – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/19/24
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New Policy Guidance on Noncompliance with EB-5 Regional Center Program
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Update – Visa Bulletin – August 2024
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – Fee Schedule – 7/10/24
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 19, 2024
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Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
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Visa Bulletin – August 2024
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – US deports Chinese Migrants
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/5/24
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Happy Independence Day – Federal Holiday
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Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 5, 2024
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Update – Visa Bulletin – July 2024
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Biden Administration’s Parole-In-Place Program
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12th Anniversary of DACA – Remarks by President Biden!
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Executive Action that Promotes Family Unity – Parole in Place
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Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/21/24
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Biden Administration sued over New Border Policy
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 21, 2024
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Flag Day in the US!
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Visa Bulletin – July 2024
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – TPS Extension and Redesignation for Ethiopia – (6/11/24)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/7/24
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Tech Talks (7/2/24)
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Arkansas, California and Colorado – Update
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheet: New Orleans-Metairie, LA
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 7, 2024
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 5/23/24
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Radio Interview – Immigration is polarizing. What’s missing is empathy, experts say!
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Reminder- USCIS Webinar – USCIS Tech Talks (6/4/24)
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Alabama, Alaska and Arizona – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/24/24
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USCIS Webinar – TPS Extension and Redesignation for Ethiopia – (6/11/24)
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – U.S. Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 24, 2024
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Tech Talks (6/4/24)
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming – Update
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USCIS Naturalization Statistics Report – FY2023
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Update – Visa Bulletin – June 2024
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/10/24
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Visa Bulletin – June 2024
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 5/6/24
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USCIS Celebrates Its Employees During Public Service Recognition Week
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 10, 2024
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Vermont, Virginia and Washington – Update
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USCIS Webinar – TPS Extension and Redesignation for Burma (Myanmar) – (5/9/24)
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS National Adoption Engagement (5-20-24)
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 4/29/24
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Tennessee, Texas and Utah – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/26/24
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Update – Visa Bulletin – May 2024
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Updated:
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2024
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Updated:
Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 26, 2024
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Trial of the Homeland Security Secretary
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Senate Impeachment Trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is set to Start!
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Updated:
DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia
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Biden on Univision: the president talks about immigration, Mexico, Israel and the risks to democracy
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/12/24
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Visa Bulletin – May 2024
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USCIS Webinar – Listening Session on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI (4-10-24)
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Checking Your USCIS Processing Time Online!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 12, 2024
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania – Update
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 4/1/24
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Historical Processing Times Trends for Fiscal Years 2016 – 2024
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Updated:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule – New Fees started April 1st
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/29/24
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Update – Visa Bulletin – April 2024
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H-1B Initial Registration Period Closed!
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burma (Myanmar)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 29, 2024
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An Overview of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio – Update
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Congress Announces a Deal to Avoid a Shutdown!
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USCIS Streamlines Process for Refugee EADs
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/15/24
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Visa Bulletin – April 2024
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2024
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 3/7/24
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 15, 2024
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Online Filing Engagement (3-28-24)
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FY 2025 H-1B Initial Registration Period has started!
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USCIS Webinar – National Asylum Engagement (3/6/24)
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Certain USCIS Updated Forms Take Effect on April 1 with No Grace Period
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USCIS Electronic Reading Room
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/1/24
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USCIS Webinar – H-2B Visa Program: Overview and Country Specific Allocations Recruitment (3-7-24)
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 2/22/24
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 1, 2024
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 2/21/24
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2024 1st Quarter
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Update – Visa Bulletin – March 2024
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – FY 2025 H-1B Electronic Registration Process (2/21/24)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 2/16/24
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Completing an Unprecedented 10 Million Immigration Cases in Fiscal Year 2023, USCIS Reduced Its Backlog!
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Visa Bulletin – March 2024
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 16, 2024
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): New Jersey, New Mexico and New York – Update
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Alejandro Mayorkas: House Republicans fail to Impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security
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USCIS Webinar – National Stakeholder Engagement on Afghan Parole Applications (3/20/24)
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Update – Visa Bulletin – February 2024
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 2/2/24
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Nebraska, Nevada and New Hampshire – Update
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Syria
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Chance encounter: A young migrant takes a seat next to an NPR reporter
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 2, 2024
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 1/23/24
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Organizational Accounts Overview for Legal Representatives – (1/24/24)
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Working in the United States – Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Workers
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Organizational Accounts Overview for Companies – (1/23/24)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/19/24
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2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 11/29/23 between 1/11/24
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Visa Bulletin – February 2024
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 19, 2024
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DHS Webinar – Human Trafficking 101 (Spanish) (1/16/24)
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Checking Your USCIS Processing Time Online!
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DHS Webinar – Human Trafficking 101 (English) (1/10/24)
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New York City announces lawsuit against bus companies sending migrants to city, seeks $708 million
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Mississippi, Missouri and Montana – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/5/24
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USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
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Update – USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Cap
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 5, 2024
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 11/13/23
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 10/6/23
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 10/20/23
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 9/11/21
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Happy Holidays!
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota – Update
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Texas Governor signs law making it a State Crime to cross the Border Illegally
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Update – Visa Bulletin – January 2024
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/15/23
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The White House is willing to Negotiate tougher Border Security Changes with Congress!
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Visa Bulletin – January 2024
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USCIS’ Social Media Directory!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 15, 2023
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Louisiana, Maine and Maryland – Update
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A busload of Migrants was sent by Texas to the State Capital of Colorado!
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Tampa Asylum Office Moving to New Location
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2023 4th Quarter with UPDATE
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/1/23
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USCIS Webinar – How to Become a US Citizen (English) (11/30/23)
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USCIS’ Social Media Directory!
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 1, 2023
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Update – Visa Bulletin – December 2023
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Recent Immigrants experience first Thanksgiving at Annual St. Louis Event
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USCIS Announces Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2024
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Update – Visa Bulletin – December 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/17/23
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 10/31 and 11/13
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Visa Bulletin – December 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 17, 2023
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DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): ID, IL and IN – Update
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/3/23
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): FL, GA and HI – Update
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Checking Your USCIS Processing Time Online!
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Colorado Man preparing Immigrant Community for US Citizenship Test
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 3, 2023
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 10/10/23
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Update – Visa Bulletin – November 2023
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USCIS Webinar – (10/27/23) – TPS for Venezuela
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): CT, DE and DC – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/20/23
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2024
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Reminder – 2023 National Immigrant Integration and Citizenship Education Conference – Oct. 17 and 18
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 20, 2023
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Diversity Visas for Fiscal Year 2025
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DOS Provides Contact Information for U.S. Embassy in Israel
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Visa Bulletin – November 2023
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Reminder – 2023 National Immigrant Integration and Citizenship Education Conference – Oct. 17 and 18
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/6/23
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 10/2/23
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/21/23
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 6, 2023
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): AR, CA and CO – Update
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USCIS Webinar – (10/5/23) – TPS Extension and Redesignation for Sudan
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Update – Visa Bulletin – October 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 9/22/23
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USCIS Webinar – (10/3/23) – TPS Extension and Redesignation for Ukraine
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/13/23
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Visa Bulletin – October 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 22, 2023
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USCIS releases FY2022 Naturalization Statistics Report
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DHS has Extended Re-registration Periods for Several Countries!
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Checking Your USCIS Processing Time Online!
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/7/23
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 8/30/23
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 9/8/23
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Reminder – 2023 National Immigrant Integration and Citizenship Education Conference – Oct. 17 and 18
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 8, 2023
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President Biden talks Immigration and Trade with Costa Rican President
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Update – Visa Bulletin – September 2023
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 8/23/23
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/25/23
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USCIS Reopens Field Office in Havana, Cuba
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine
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USCIS Launches Online Form to Request a Field Office Appointment
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 25, 2023
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2023 3rd Quarter with UPDATE
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Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: It’s NOT the migrants!
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Reminder – 2023 National Immigrant Integration and Citizenship Education Conference – Oct. 17 and 18
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Refugee Processing Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement (9/20/23)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/11/23
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 8/1/23
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Visa Bulletin – September 2023
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USCIS Webinar – Asylum Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement (9/19/23)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 11, 2023
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DHS Issues Guidance for Stateless Noncitizens in the United States
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FY 2024 H-1B Registration Update
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2023 National Immigrant Integration and Citizenship Education Conference – Oct. 17 and 18
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/28/23
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): WV, WI and WY – Update
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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DOJ says it’s Assessing the Situation along the Texas-Mexico Border over Migrant Treatment!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 28, 2023
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2023 3rd Quarter
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Update – Visa Bulletin – August 2023
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): VT, VA and WA – Update
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 7/12/23
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Visa Bulletin – August 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/14/23
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USCIS Launches Online Rescheduling of Biometrics Appointments
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): TN, TX and UT – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 14, 2023
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2023 2nd Quarter
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USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2023 and Continues its Commitment to Naturalization
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): RI, SC and SD – Update
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USCIS updated Form G-1055, Fee Schedule!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/30/23
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U.S. to house Migrant Children in former North Carolina boarding school!
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Update – Visa Bulletin – July 2023
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Fiscal Year 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program (6/27/23)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 30, 2023
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Update – DHS Rescinds Prior Administration’s Termination of TPS Designations for four Countries!
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Checking Your USCIS Processing Time Online!
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Celebrating Juneteenth – Federal Holiday
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/16/23
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DHS Rescinds Prior Administration’s Termination of TPS Designations for four Countries!
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 6/9/23
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Visa Bulletin – July 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 16, 2023
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Questions about Biden’s Border Policy, Answered – Updated!
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ICE Director Announces Retirement!
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – Asylum Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement (6/13/23)
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 5/31/23
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/2/23
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 5/26/23
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 2, 2023
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USCIS Webinar – Asylum Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement (6/13/23)
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1.5 million apply for U.S. Migrant Sponsorship Program with a Cap of 30,000 monthly!
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USCIS Webinar – Naturalization Test Redesign (5/31/23)
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Update – Visa Bulletin – June 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/19/23
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 5/15/23
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 19, 2023
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Visa Bulletin – June 2023
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Did Title 42 lead border crossings to increase?
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2023 2nd Quarter
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): OK, OR and PA – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/5/23
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DHS Statement on the Lifting of Title 19 Requirements
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EOIR Announces Appointment of Sheila McNulty as Chief Immigration Judge
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 5, 2023
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): NC, ND and OH – Update
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Refugee Processing Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement (6/20/23)
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How Asylum works in America
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USCIS Webinar – Naturalization Test Redesign (4/28/23)
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Update – Visa Bulletin – May 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/21/23
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): NJ, NM and NY – Update
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Visa Bulletin – May 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 21, 2023
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US to Test Expedited Asylum Screenings at Mexico Border
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): NE, NV and NH – Update
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 4/4/23
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CNN International Video – NYT Investigation Exposes U.S. Migrant Labor Abuses
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/7/23
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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USCIS Webinar – How to Apply for a USCIS Citizenship and Integration Grant (4/11/23)
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): MS, MO and MT – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 7, 2023
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Update – Visa Bulletin – April 2023
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Biden meets with Trudeau as US, Canada announces Immigration Agreement
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): MA, MI and MN – Update
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FY 2024 H-1B Cap Season Updates – H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed
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Visa Bulletin – April 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/24/23
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): LA, ME and MD – Update
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2023 1st Quarter
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USCIS updated Form G-1055, Fee Schedule!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 24, 2023
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DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending and Redesignating Somalia for TPS
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 3/15/23
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USCIS Provided PowerPoint Presentation – USCIS FY2024 H-1B Electronic Registration Process
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): IA, KS and KY – Update
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Mayorkas: US immigration system is ‘completely broken’
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/10/23
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Refugee Processing Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement (3/15/23)
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): ID, IL and IN – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 10, 2023
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2023 and Announces Filing Dates for the Second Half of FY 2023 Supplemental Visas
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USCIS to Start Collecting Fee for EB-5 Integrity Fund
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Child Labor Violations and Immigration
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Update – FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): FL, GA and HI – Update
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 2/24/23
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2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 2/21/23
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 24, 2023
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Presidents’ Day – Federal Holiday
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Update – Visa Bulletin – March 2023
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Visa Bulletin – March 2023
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): CT, DE and DC – Update
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Read President Biden’s Remarks about Immigration in the 2023 SOTU!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 2/10/23
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USCIS Webinar – USCIS Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5) Stakeholder Engagement (2/20/23)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 10, 2023
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USCIS Webinar – H-1B Electronic Registration Process (2/23/23)
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): AL, AK and AZ – Update
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FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Vermont, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CBSA and Puerto Rico
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/27/23
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USCIS Extends COVID-19-related Flexibilities – Update 1/24/23
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2023 Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines
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Update – Visa Bulletin – February 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 27, 2023
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Philadelphia CBSA, Northwest Arkansas and Alaska
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Visa Bulletin – February 2023
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USCIS Electronic Reading Room
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Federal Holiday
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/13/23
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Border Enforcement Actions
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 13, 2023
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, Dodge City, KS and Kansas City, MO-KS CBSA
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Civics Practice Test – Studying for U.S. Naturalization Test
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Washington, D.C., Hawaii and Miami CBSA
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Update – Visa Bulletin – January 2023
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 5/28/21
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A New Year’s Day Wish – Federal Holiday
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 10/23/21
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 9/25/21
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 9/11/21
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Happy Holidays!
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Happy Holidays!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/22/22
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Visa Bulletin – January 2023
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Thursday, December 22, 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/16/22
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DHS and DOL Announce Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2023
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U.S. Visa Basics – Frequently Asked Questions
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 16, 2022
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The U.S. cities where immigrants are moving and thriving
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USCIS Releases New Data on Effective Reduction of Backlogs, Support for Humanitarian Missions, and Fiscal Responsibility
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Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for 18 Months
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UPDATED – USCIS Extends and Expands Fee Exemptions and Expedited Processing for Afghan Nationals
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/2/22
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Recommendations for Paper Filings to Avoid Scanning Delays
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 2, 2022
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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USCIS Will Accept Only the Revised Form N-648 Starting November 21
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Update – Visa Bulletin – December 2022
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Visa Bulletin – December 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/18/22
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USCIS Hosts Special Naturalization Ceremonies in Honor of Veterans Day
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DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 18, 2022
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Honoring our Veterans!
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Venezuelans expelled from U.S. decide next steps in Mexico
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USCIS Extends COVID-19-related Flexibilities – Update 10/24/22
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2022 USCIS Forms Updates
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/4/22
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USCIS Provides PowerPoint and Talking Points from EB-5 Webinar
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 4, 2022
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DHS Designates Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – DACA
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Update- USCIS Implements New Process for Venezuelans
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/21/22
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DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2023
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USCIS Implements New Process for Venezuelans
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Update – Visa Bulletin – November 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 21, 2022
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Statement from USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou on DACA Ruling
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Visa Bulletin – November 2022
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Columbus Day – Federal Holiday
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/7/22
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USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 7, 2022
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Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates TPS for Burma
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U.S. to restart Immigrant Visa Processing in Cuba in 2023 to discourage illegal migration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 9/23/22
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Video – Immigration Battle Intensifies – ABC News Video
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Update – USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap
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Update – Visa Bulletin – October 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 23, 2022
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2023
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USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap
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DHS Publishes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule
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Visa Bulletin – October 2022
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/1/22
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 9/9/22
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 9, 2022
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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Update – USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 8/29/22
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Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Uniting for Ukraine Parolees
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/26/22
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 8/22/22
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – (8/31/22) – USCIS Naturalization Mock Interview for Museum and Library Employees
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 26, 2022
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Update – Visa Bulletin – September 2022
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USCIS Webinar – (9/1/22) – National Engagement on Operation Allies Welcome and Ongoing Support of Afghan Nationals
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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Visa Bulletin – September 2022
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USCIS Virtual Stakeholder Engagement – (8/25/22) – USCIS Military Resources Stakeholder Engagement
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/12/22
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USCIS Webinar – (8/31/22) – Institute of Museum and Library Services Webinar – USCIS Naturalization Mock Interview
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 12, 2022
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Orange County FL, Cameron County TX and Hillsborough County FL
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USCIS Extends COVID-19-related Flexibilities – Update 7/25/22
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Update – USCIS Fee Schedule
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2022 USCIS Forms Updates
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/29/22
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Update – Visa Bulletin – August 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 29, 2022
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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USCIS Fact Sheet – Lawful Permanent Residents, Age 50 and Over APPLICANTS
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/15/22
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DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela
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Visa Bulletin – August 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 15, 2022
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Update – Visa Bulletin – July 2022
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USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2022 and Continues its Commitment to Naturalization
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USCIS Fact Sheet – NATURALIZATION FOR LOW INCOME APPLICANTS
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USCIS’s Citizenship Resource Center
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/1/22
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USCIS Fact Sheet – NATURALIZATION FOR HOMELESS APPLICANTS
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: San Joaquin County CA, Erie PA and Imperial County CA
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 1, 2022
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Berks County PA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL, IN, WI and Fresno County CA
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Hidalgo County TX, Starr and Willacy County TX and Pittsburgh PA
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/17/22
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Houston, Texas, Kern County California and Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC, SC
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Lake County FL, Lehigh County PA and Detroit-Warren-Dearborn MI
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Visa Bulletin – July 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 17, 2022
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Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets: Dallas, Texas, Pasco County Florida and Santa Clara County California
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DHS Announces Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 6/3/22
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Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for Second Half of FY 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 3, 2022
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The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series – Employment-Based Immigrant Visas – A Conversation with USCIS on the Statutory Framework and Pandemic Challenges
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USCIS to Implement Premium Processing for Certain Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions
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Update – Visa Bulletin – June 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/20/22
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USCIS Celebrates Public Service Recognition Week
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Reminder – USCIS Virtual Stakeholder Engagement – (5/18/22) – USCIS Backlog Reduction and Processing Times
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 20, 2022
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Visa Bulletin – June 2022
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USCIS Virtual Stakeholder Engagement – (5/18/22) – USCIS Backlog Reduction and Processing Times
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – (5/12/22) – USCIS Processing Times Webpage Redesign
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USCIS Webinar – (5/12/22) – USCIS Processing Times Webpage Redesign
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 5/6/22
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2022 USCIS Forms Updates
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USCIS Provides Information on Uniting for Ukraine
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 6, 2022
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UPDATE – Additional Visas added to H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2022
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Update – Visa Bulletin – May 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/22/22
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USCIS Notice of Designation of Cameroon for TPS
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 22, 2022
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Video – C-SPAN interview with AILA President about Immigration Cases after Title 42 Removal
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Visa Bulletin – May 2022
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4.4 Million Ukrainian Refugees Flood Europe!
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2022 2nd Quarter
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DHS and DOL to Supplement the H-2B Cap with Additional Visas for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 4/8/22
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E-Verify Records Disposal Date Extended to May 6
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USCIS Service Center Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program to All Forms
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 8, 2022
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FY 2023 H-1B Cap Season Updates – H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed
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Update – Visa Bulletin – April 2022
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USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2022
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/25/22
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2022 1st Quarter
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 25, 2022
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USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4
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Visa Bulletin – April 2022
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ABC 7 WJLA Interview on Ukraine/ US visa options – Video
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – (3/15/22) – Listening Session: Citizenship and Naturalization
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/11/22
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USCIS Notice of Designation of Ukraine for TPS
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 11, 2022
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USCIS Webinar – (3/9/22) – Central American Minors (CAM) Program Stakeholder Engagement
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H-1B Cap (FY 2022) has been reached!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 2/25/22
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Update – Visa Bulletin – March 2022
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USCIS Urges Eligible Applicants to Switch Employment-Based Categories
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 25, 2022
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USCIS Announces New Agency Mission Statement
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Visa Bulletin – March 2022
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 2/15/22
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Reminder – FY 2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): UT, VT and VA (Update 8-6-20)
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 1/28/22
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
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FY 2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1
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HHS publishes Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DHS publishes Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Update – Visa Bulletin – February 2022
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/28/22
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Video – U.S. immigration court faces biggest backlog ever, with 1.5M cases pending
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USCIS Announces FY2021 Accomplishments
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Jan. 28, 2022
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Update – USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – 12/30/21
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Visa Bulletin – February 2022
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Free Webinar – One Year In: President Biden’s Track Record on Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 1/14/22
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Jan. 14, 2022
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‘Dreamers’ to keep pushing for citizenship in 2022
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Update – Visa Bulletin – January 2022
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 2/22/19
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For First Time, DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Additional Visas in First Half of Fiscal Year
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021
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Visa Bulletin – January 2022
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Immigration Help Available to Those Affected by Natural Disasters
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USCIS Webinar – (1/27/22) – Immigration Options and Resources For Victims of Human Trafficking
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/10/21
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Senate confirms Chris Magnus as CBP commissioner
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
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Listening Session: Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
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USCIS Announcement, All TPS Applicants May Now File Forms I-821 and I-765 Online!
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USCIS Provides Presentation on the H-1B Visa Program
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): SD, TN and TX (Update 8-6-20)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/26/21
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Happy Thanksgiving – Federal Holiday
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USCIS Provides Presentation from Webinar on DED for Certain Hong Kong Residents
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Update – Visa Bulletin – December 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Nov. 26, 2021
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Biden meeting with Canada’s Trudeau, Mexico’s AMLO in North American Summit
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DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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Visa Bulletin – December 2021
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – (11/17/21) – Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness and Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/12/21
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Honoring our Veterans!
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Update – Visa Bulletin – November 2021
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2021 4th Quarter
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Nov. 12, 2021
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USCIS Webinar – (11/17/21) – Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness and Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – (11/4/21) – USCIS Data Listening Session
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USCIS Webinar – (11/9/21) – Introduction to the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers Program
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/29/21
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USCIS Webinar – (11/3/21) – Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Hong Kong Residents
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): PA, RI and SC (Update 8-6-20)
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Update – Visa Bulletin – November 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 29, 2021
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): OH, OK and OR (Update 8-6-20)
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USCIS Webinar – (11/4/21) – USCIS Data Listening Session
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USCIS Webinar – (11/5/21) – USCIS Parole Stakeholder Engagement – Afghan Nationals
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U.S. to lift Canada, Mexico land border restrictions in Nov for vaccinated visitors
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Visa Bulletin – November 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/15/21
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2022
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USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – Update 9/24/21
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
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Immigrants Keep Winning Nobel Prizes
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/23/21
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Reminder – USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – Update 9/24/21
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What Happens If the Government Shuts Down – Updated!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 10/1/21
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2021 3rd Quarter
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): RI, SC and SD (Update 8-6-20)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 1, 2021
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USCIS to Welcomed 21,000 New Citizens to Celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
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Characteristics of People Who became Naturalized Citizens Between FY 2015 and FY 2019
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U.S House Budget Reconciliation – Summary of Title VI – Subtitle A – Immigration Provisions
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Update – Visa Bulletin – October 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 9/17/21
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COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Immigration Medical Examinations
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Visa Bulletin – October 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
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20th Anniversary of 9/11
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EOIR Announces Launch of FOIA Public Access Link
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 8/28/21
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Starting October 1, COVID-19 Vaccinations Required for Applicants Applying for LPR or Refugee Status
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 9/3/21
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Results – Q&A and Presentation PowerPoint of USCIS Webinar on TPS held 8/25/21
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Sept. 3, 2021
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How to Change Your Address with the USCIS
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar – (8/25/21) – TPS for Burma (Myanmar), Haiti, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen
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Cap Reached for FY 2021 H-2B supplemental visa temporary final rule!
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): OK, OR and PA (Update 8-6-20)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/20/21
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Update – Visa Bulletin – September 2021
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USCIS Temporarily Extending Validity Period of Form I-693
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Visa Bulletin – September 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 20, 2021
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USCIS Webinar – (8/25/21) – Temporary Protected Status for Burma (Myanmar), Haiti, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen
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USCIS Webinar – (8/20/21) – Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
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USCIS Expands Partnership with Social Security Administration
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Update – Visa Bulletin – August 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 8/6/21
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USCIS Notice of Designation of Haiti for TPS
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Alternatives to the H-1B Visa
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 6, 2021
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USCIS Webinar – (8/11/21) – Temporary Protected Status for Somalia
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DHS has Extended and Re-Designated Somalia for TPS!
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): NC, ND and OH (Update 8-6-20)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/23/21
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USCIS Webinar – (8/4/21) – Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 23, 2021
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Visa Bulletin – August 2021
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DHS has Extended and Re-Designated Yemen for TPS!
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): NJ, NM and NY (Update 8-6-20)
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Reminder – USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 7/9/21
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USCIS to Celebrated Independence Day with Naturalization Ceremonies Across the Country
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AILA proposes Ten-Point Plan to Reopen America
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 9, 2021
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Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
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Justice Department Backs Away from Fight with Immigration Judges Union!
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USCIS Will Allow Resubmission of Certain FY 2021 H-1B Petitions Rejected or Closed Due to Start Date
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USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – Update 6/24/21
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BALCA Finds No Regulatory Violation in Wage Error on ETA 9089
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – June 25, 2021
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USCIS Launches H-2B Employer Data Hub
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Update – Visa Bulletin – July 2021
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Statement from USCIS Acting Director Tracy Renaud in Honor of Immigrant Heritage Month
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 25, 2021
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Visa Bulletin – July 2021
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USCIS Vermont Service Center has Changed their Address!
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USCIS Webinar – (6/24/21) – Temporary Protected Status for Burma (Myanmar)
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Update in Photos – U.S. Vice President Trip to Guatemala
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Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for FY 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – June 11, 2021
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FACT SHEET – U.S. – Guatemala Cooperation
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BALCA on Documenting Recruitment from the Employer’s Website
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USCIS Announces Pilot Program for Credit Card Payments Using Form G-1450 When Filing Form I-485
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 11, 2021
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USCIS Eases Visitor Restrictions for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
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President Biden declares June, National Immigrant Heritage Month!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – May 28, 2021
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): NE, NV and NH (Update 8-6-20)
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Update – Visa Bulletin – June 2021
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DHS and DOL Issue Joint Rule Supplementing H-2B Visa Cap for FY 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 28, 2021
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Visa Bulletin – June 2021
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DHS Issues Final Rule to Remove Vacated H-1B Rule!
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President Biden meeting with DACA Recipients to highlight Immigration Reform
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En Banc Panel Resolves BALCA Dispute Over Prevailing Wage Documentation
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – May 14, 2021
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Rescheduling Biometric Services Appointments by Phone
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USICS Withdrawal of Proposed Rule on Removal of Entrepreneur Parole Program
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Update – AAO Processing Times – FY 2021 2nd Quarter
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 14, 2021
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BALCA Upholds Denial in Case Involving Home Office
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USCIS to Suspend Biometrics Requirement for Certain I-539 Applicants!
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President Joe Biden Addresses a Joint Session of Congress – Immigration Excerpt!
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Update – May 2021 Visa Bulletin
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – April 30, 2021
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DHS Seeks Public Input to Identify Barriers that Limit or Prevent Access to Immigration
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USCIS Webinar – Spanish Language Version (4/29) – TPS and DED for Venezuela
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 30, 2021
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BALCA Reverses Denial, Finds Prevailing Wage Variance De Minimus
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Biden Administration Proposes Adding up to 100 New Immigration Judges to reduce Backlogs!
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Visa Bulletin – May 2021
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Refugee Admissions
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – April 16, 2021
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): MS, MO and MT (Update 8-6-20)
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F-1 Students Seeking Optional Practical Training Can Now File Form I-765 Online
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 16, 2021
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President Biden Records Video Welcoming New U.S. Citizens!
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BALCA Finds Employer Failed to Investigate Qualifications of U.S. Applicants
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Update – AAO Processing Times – FY 2021 1st Qtr
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USCIS Webinars – English (4/14) Spanish (4/29) – TPS and DED for Venezuela
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Updated:
Trump-era Visa Restrictions set to Expire!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – April 2, 2021
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FY 2022 H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 2, 2021
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USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – Update 3/24/21
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Key Takeaways from AILA DOS Liaison Committee Meeting with the National Visa Center (February 2021)
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USCIS Visitor Policy for USCIS Facilities
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) authorized for Syria!
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BALCA Reverses CO’s Denial, Discusses Recruitment for “Roving” Positions
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – March 19, 2021
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Visa Bulletin – April 2021
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FY 2022 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period is Open
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 19, 2021
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BALCA on Calculating 180-Day Period for Filing under 20 CFR §656.17(e)
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) authorized for Venezuela
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FY 2022 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period is Now Open
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Highlights of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – March 5, 2021
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Reminder – FY 2022 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 9
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USCIS Provides FAQs on the H-1B Electronic Registration Process
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 5, 2021
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Biden Lifts Ban Blocking Legal Immigration to US
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USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2021
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Visa Bulletin – March 2021
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USCIS Reverts to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test
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USCIS Reaches FY 2021 H-1B Regular Cap
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – February 19, 2021
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USCIS Notice of E-Verify Records Disposal
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Presidential Action: Preserving and Fortifying DACA
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 19, 2021
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): MA, MI and MN (Update 8-6-20)
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FY 2022 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 9
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DHS Delays Effective Date of H-1B Selection Final Rule
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2021 1st Quarter
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – February 5, 2021
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USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – Update 1/28/21
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BALCA Upholds Denial in Case Involving “On the Job” Experience
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 5, 2021
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US Judge Blocks Biden Deportation Freeze
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Visa Bulletin – February 2021
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First 100 Days of the Biden Admin Immigration Actions – AILA Up-to-Date Video Review
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Biden Admin withdrawing the USCIS Final Rule Strengthening H-1B Visa Program
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Biden signs Executive Actions on Immigration and more!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – January 22, 2021
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The Inauguration of the 46th President of the United States!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 22, 2021
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DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
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Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf Resigns!
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AAO Processing Times – FY2020 4th Quarter – Update
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USCIS Modifies H-1B Selection Process!
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President Trump Removes Nomination of Chad Wolf!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – January 8, 2021
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BALCA Upholds Denial for Failure to Specify Location of NOF Posting
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Haitian Family Reunification Parole and Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Programs to be Terminated
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Visa Bulletin – January 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 8, 2021
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 1/25/19
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 5/17/19
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 4/5/19
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Happy Holidays!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – December 24, 2020
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Visa Bulletin – January 2021
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President-elect Biden, Mexico’s president vow to cooperate on immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 24, 2020
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USCIS Notice of Extension of TPS Doc. for Several Countries!
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Trump Policies That May Be Finalized Before Inauguration Day 2021
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BALCA Reverses Denial Finding Job Order Form Deficient
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 18, 2020
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Judge’s Order on DACA
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DHS response to Judge’s Order on DACA!
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Federal judge orders DHS to restore DACA, open new applications
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – December 4, 2020
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): LA, ME and MD (Update 8-6-20)
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Immigration, executive action top Biden preview of first 100 days
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 4, 2020
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Updates to Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5)
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Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
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Updated:
Visa Bulletin – December 2020
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2021
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – November 20, 2020
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/9/20
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – President Elect Biden on Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 20, 2020
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BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Incomplete, Missing Req. Info
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/5/20
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – November 6, 2020
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): IA, KS and KY (Update 8-6-20)
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Update – Parents Of 545 Children Separated at Mexican Border NOT Found
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Voting Rights: A Short History
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 6, 2020
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Visa Bulletin – November 2020
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/26/20
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): ID, IL and IN (Update 8-6-20)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – October 23, 2020
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Premium Processing Fee Increase Effective 10/19/20
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 23, 2020
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/13/20
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): FL, GA and HI (Update 8-6-20)
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Update – Trump Administration to Impose New Rules Targeting H-1B Visas
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – October 9, 2020
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Trump Administration to Impose New Rules Targeting H-1B Visas
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 9, 2020
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/1/20
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Judge Blocks USCIS Fee Increases
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Visa Bulletin – October 2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – September 25, 2020
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USCIS Implements New Law Related to Citizenship for Children of Military and Government Stationed Overseas
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/14/20
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 25, 2020
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Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): AL, AK and AZ (Update 8-6-20)
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Update – Guidelines for Entering USCIS Facilities
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Trump and Biden on Immigration
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USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – Update 9-11
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – September 11, 2020
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Department of State Expands Interview Waiver Eligibility
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Update – USCIS Changing Fees!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 11, 2020
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BALCA Discusses Substantially Equivalent Alternative Requirements
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Trump Nominated Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf to Top Position
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USCIS Cancels Furlough of Nearly 70% of Workforce
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – August 28, 2020
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2020 3rd Quarter
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House and Senate Committee Leaders Send Letter Calling for Delay of USCIS Furloughs
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 28, 2020
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BALCA Remands, Says Ads Would Not Prevent U.S. Workers from Applying
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Visa Bulletin – September 2020
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Will USCIS Furloughs STOP Legal Immigration?
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): New Jersey, New Mexico and New York!
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OUT OF MANY, ONE – George W Bush to publish book of Immigrant Portraits
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – August 14, 2020
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Update – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase – Table
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2020 3rd Quarter
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 14, 2020
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BALCA on Travel Requirements and Multi-Position Notices of Filing
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USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase – Table
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – USCIS fee Increases
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USCIS Changing Fees, Mostly Increases!
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Know Before You Go – USCIS Visitor Policy
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – July 31, 2020
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Nebraska, Nevada and New Hampshire!
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USCIS Update – Ombudsman’s Alert – LPR and EAD Card Delays – Video
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Amended Presidential Proclamation 10052 – Temporarily Restricts certain Categories of Visas
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 31, 2020
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Ombudsman’s Alert – LPR and EAD Card Delays at USCIS Continue
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USCIS Updated Website Layout and Design
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USCIS Improved Online Multilingual Resource Center
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Visa Bulletin – August 2020
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Mississippi, Missouri and Montana!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – July 17, 2020
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ICE reverses just announced Visa Restriction on Foreign Students
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USCIS Improved Online Multilingual Resource Center
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 17, 2020
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Reminder – USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
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ICE Releases New Guidelines for International Students
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Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – July 3, 2020
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USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests – July 1st
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Deputy Director for Policy released Statement on USCIS’ Fiscal Outlook
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 3, 2020
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USCIS Statement on Presidential Proclamation
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Visa Bulletin – July 2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – June 19, 2020
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DHS Extends Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility
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Reminder – USCIS Webinar this Thursday – Offices Resume In-Person Services
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 19, 2020
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USCIS Webinar – (6/18/20) – USCIS Offices Resume In-Person Services
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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing in Phases
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USCIS is OPEN
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A Celebration of D-Day should be a Day of Remembrance and Prayer!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – June 4, 2020
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USCIS to furlough employees unless Congress provides extra funding
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Guidelines for Entering USCIS Facilities
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Thursday, June 4, 2020
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USCIS Resuming Public Services on June 4
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Update – USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to their Requests
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Update – USCIS Offices Closed to the Public until June 4th
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Visa Bulletin – June 2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – May 22, 2020
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USCIS Begins Implementing New Interactive Voice Response Telephone System
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Florida, Georgia and Hawaii!
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DHS Offers Flexibilities to Increase Food Security
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 22, 2020
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USCIS – Other Areas of Information and Social Media Links
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Update – USCIS Offices Closed to the Public until June 4th
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Military Personnel and Veterans Can Now File Their Naturalization Application Online
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2020 2nd Quarter
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – May 8, 2020
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Reminder – USCIS Offices Closed to the Public – Closure Extended until June 4th
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 8, 2020
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USCIS Online Response to COVID-19
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Visa Bulletin – May 2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – April 24, 2020
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Reminder – USCIS Offices Closed to the Public – Closure Extended until May 3
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DHS and USDA Move to Protect American Farmers and the America’s Food Supply
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 24, 2020
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USCIS Stakeholder Message – Delay in Data Entry and Receipt Notice Generation for FY 2021 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Due to COVID
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USCIS Alert – COVID-19 Delays in Extension/Change of Status Filings
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Trump Administration shuts down Asylum at US Borders citing COVID-19 Virus
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – April 10, 2020
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Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Connecticut, Delaware and District of Columbia (D.C.)!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 10, 2020
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USCIS Expands Flexibility for Responding to Requests
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USCIS Online “How Do I” Guides for U.S. Citizens
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – March 27, 2020
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USCIS Offices Closed to the Public – Closure Extended until April 7
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USCIS Contact Center – Where to get Information and Services during Closures!
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USCIS Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 27, 2020
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Last Day – H-1B Registration
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USCIS Closing Offices to the Public March 18 through April 1
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USCIS Notice – Rescheduling Appointments with USCIS due to Coronavirus
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Visa Bulletin – April 2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 13, 2020
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming!
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Reminder – USCIS Teleconference – (3-13-20) – EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 13, 2020
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Vermont, Virginia and Washington!
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H-1B Registration opened March 1st at noon (Eastern)!
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USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2020
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BALCA Rejects Newspaper HQ as Determinative in Evaluating Area of Intended Employment
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 28, 2020
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Reminder – USCIS Announces Electronic H-1B Registration Process and the Registration Dates for FY 2021
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FY 2021 H-1B Cap Pre-Paid Mailers will NOT be used!
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 28, 2020
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 2/10/20
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Visa Bulletin – March 2020
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Reminder – USCIS Announces Electronic H-1B Registration Process and the Registration Dates for FY 2021
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – Video
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 14, 2020
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Tennessee, Texas and Utah!
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USCIS Announces Electronic H-1B Registration Process and the Registration Dates for FY 2021
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USCIS Teleconference – (3-13-20) – EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 14, 2020
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Public Charge Inadmissibility Final Rule – Revised Forms and Updated Policy Manual Guidance
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USCIS Webinar – (2-11-20) – Overview of the H-1B Electronic Registration Process – For Attorneys and Representatives!
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USCIS Releases full FY2019 Performance Data – All Form Types
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 31, 2020
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USCIS Webinar – (2-6-20) – Overview of the H-1B Electronic Registration Process – For Registrants!
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USCIS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2020 1st Quarter
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 31, 2020
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How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania!
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Visa Bulletin – February 2020
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Five Changes that will Impact Legal Immigrants in 2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 17, 2020
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 17, 2020
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House Democrats demand answers regarding holding of Iranian-Americans at Canadian Border
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The CBP are starting Two DNA Pilot Programs
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Reminder – USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2020
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USCIS Website Virtual Assistant, Emma!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 3, 2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 3, 2020
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Happy Holidays!
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Attorney Kellie Lego has been selected to the SuperLawyers, Maryland Rising Stars List for 2020
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Visa Bulletin – January 2020
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USCIS Expands Guidance for Naturalization Requirements of Good Moral Character
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USCIS Announces Implementation of H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Fiscal Year 2021 Cap Season
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 13, 2019
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USCIS and the Legacy of Ellis Island – Video Documentary & Photos!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 13, 2019
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Homeland Security wants to use Facial Recognition on Anyone Traveling Including US Citizens!
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2020
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BALCA Interprets Drafting of Alternative Requirements on the ETA 9089
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/15/19 – Reaches Cap for the First Half of FY2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 29, 2019
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2019 4th Quarter – Rel. 10/11/19
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 29, 2019
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USCIS Requests Help Testing Future Website Features
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Visa Bulletin – December 2019
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/7/19
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 15, 2019
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/6/19
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Meeting CANCELED – USCIS Teleconference – (11-14-19) – Asylum Division Meeting
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 15, 2019
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USCIS Implements 10 Dollar Fee for electronic H-1B Visa Registration
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2019 Statistics (Fourth Quarter)
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/31/19
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USCIS Increasing the Premium Processing Fee
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 1, 2019
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/24/19
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Lawsuit says Feds using Immigration Marriage Interviews as Deportation Trap!
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There is a Story to My Heritage – Hispanic Americans!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 1, 2019
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/10/19
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Justice Department Announces Plan To Collect DNA From Migrants
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The New Geography of American Immigration
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Visa Bulletin – November 2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 18, 2019
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Immigration Protesters Shutdown Acting DHS Secretary – UPDATE – Resigned
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Reminder – Ombudsman Teleconference – (10-17-19) – USCIS’ New Inquiry Process
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UPDATE – DHS Public Charge Final Rule – Court Ordered Delay
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 18, 2019
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UPDATE – Court Ordered Delay – USCIS Published New Versions of Forms I-485, I-129, I-539, I-864, I-864EZ and I-944, Effective 10-15!
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Ombudsman Teleconference – (10-17-19) – USCIS’ New Inquiry Process
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Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
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BALCA Says Laid-Off U.S. Worker was Rejected for a Lawful, Job-Related Reason
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USCIS Teleconference – (10-9-19) – Overseas Military Naturalization
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 4, 2019
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USCIS Announces New Locations for Onsite Overseas Military Naturalization Services
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 4, 2019
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Mexican Crab Pickers quietly work in Maryland
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Re-Registration Period for Syria
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Update – The Final Version of the DHS Public Charge Rule has been Released!
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BALCA Says Attempts to Explain NOF Deficiencies Are Almost Certainly Destined to Fail
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 20, 2019
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Visa Bulletin – October 2019
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DHS Proposes $10 Reg. Fee for Petitioners Seeking to File Under H-1B Cap
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 20, 2019
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E-Verify launches new video resource page
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – Congress back in Session
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Reminder – USCIS Teleconference – (11-14-19) – Asylum Division Meeting
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 6, 2019
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USCIS Office Closures – Hurricane Dorian
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BALCA on Familial Relationship between Alien and Employer
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 6, 2019
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Update – USCIS Returns Unselected FY 2020 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
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Updated:
Immigration News – Top News Stories – Deportation (Personal Stories)
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USCIS Teleconference – (9-9-19) – EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
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Updated:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2019 Statistics (Third Quarter)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 23, 2019
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USCIS Returns Unselected FY 2020 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
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Visa Bulletin – September 2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 23, 2019
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Foreman Wolf Restaurant Group partnered with other Latin Restaurants in Baltimore to Fight Family Separation
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2019 Statistics (Second Quarter)
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BALCA on Content of Supervised Recruitment Report
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 9, 2019
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The U.S. House and Senate take August Recess!
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USCIS Teleconference – (11-14-19) – Asylum Division Meeting
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 9, 2019
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USCIS Teleconference – (8-6-19) – USCIS FY 2019 Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Program
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Updated:
Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 26, 2019
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Updated:
AAO Processing Times – FY 2019 3rd Quarter – Rel. 7/8/19
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 26, 2019
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Form I-539 No Longer Eligible for “Courtesy” Premium Processing
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Across America – Stories of Naturalization Ceremonies held this July 4th Holiday!
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Visa Bulletin – August 2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 12, 2019
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – Homeland Security’s Use of Facial Recognition
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AILA 2019 Annual Conference: Julián Castro’s Keynote Speech – Video
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 12, 2019
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Q&A Archive – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 4/19/19
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Q&A Archive – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 3/22/19
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Q&A Archive – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 2/22/19
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Q&A Archive – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 1/25/19
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 28, 2019
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USCIS Will No Longer Accept I-407 at International Field Offices
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 28, 2019
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Three High Ranking House Committee Chairs Send Letter to DHS Concerning Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as USCIS Acting Director
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Updated:
Visa Bulletin – July 2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 14, 2019
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USCIS Names New Acting Director, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 14, 2019
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BALCA Affirms Denial Where Web Ad Differed from ETA 9089
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Update – USCIS Completes Data Entry of FY 2020 H-1B Cap
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USCIS Releases 2018 Statistical Annual Report
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 31, 2019
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USCIS Director Resigns
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 31, 2019
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BALCA Finds Employer’s Attempts to Screen U.S. Workers Insufficient
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Updated:
USCIS Completes Data Entry of FY 2020 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
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Updated:
Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Updated:
Reminder – Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the FY2020 H-1B Quota
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 17, 2019
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Visa Bulletin – June 2019
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USCIS Names New Deputy Director, Mark Koumans
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 17, 2019
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BALCA Says Attempts to Explain NOF Deficiencies Are Almost Certainly Destined to Fail
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Updated:
Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Updated:
Reminder – Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the FY2020 H-1B Quota
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 3, 2019
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USCIS Launches H-1B Employer Data Hub
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Updated:
AAO Processing Times – FY 2019 2nd Quarter – Rel. 4/15/19
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BALCA Reverses Denial Where CO Failed to Timely Rule on Motion
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 3, 2019
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USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2020!
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Updated:
Israeli Nationals Eligible for Treaty Investor Visas
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Updated:
BALCA Finds Omission of Notarized Statement in Audit Response Immaterial
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 19, 2019
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Updated:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2019 Statistics (First Quarter)
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Updated:
Visa Bulletin – May 2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 19, 2019
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USCIS Reaches FY 2020 H-1B Regular Cap
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Updated:
Kirstjen Nielsen, OUT as Secretary of Homeland Security!
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Updated:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2018 Statistics (Fourth Quarter)
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 5, 2019
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Updated:
USCIS Launches H-1B Employer Data Hub
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Updated:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2018 Statistics (Third Quarter)
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 5, 2019
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ICE trained 1,500 Local Authorities to help enforce Immigration Laws
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Updated:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2018 Statistics (Second Quarter)
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Updated:
Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Updated:
BALCA Finds Omission of Notarized Statement in Audit Response Immaterial
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 22, 2019
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming!
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NO ROOM FOR ERROR – BALCA Says 20 CFR 656.11(b) Effectively Overruled HealthAmerica
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 22, 2019
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Visa Bulletin – April 2019
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Vermont, Virginia and Washington!
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BALCA on Single Advertisements for Multiple Jobs Opportunities
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 8, 2019
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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Updated:
USCIS Teleconference – (3-7-19) – National Public Engagement H-1B Filing Tips and Understanding RFEs
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 8, 2019
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USCIS’s Citizenship Resource Center
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota!
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USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2019
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BALCA Panel Disagrees with Credit Suisse Holding on Ad Requirements
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 22, 2019
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania!
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Visa Bulletin – March 2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 22, 2019
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USCIS Teleconference – (2-22-19) – Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting
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BALCA Reverses PERM Denial for Senior Financial Analyst
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio!
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Governor Grisham withdraws National Guard troops from New Mexico border
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 8, 2019
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BALCA Discusses Factors for “Professional or Trade Organizations”
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2019 1st Quarter – Rel. 1/18/19
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 8, 2019
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – New Jersey, New Mexico and New York!
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USCIS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
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BALCA Says Employer Efforts to Contact U.S. Applicants Lacked Good Faith
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 31, 2020
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 25, 2019
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Majority of U.S. Public Supports High-Skilled Immigration
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Nebraska, Nevada and New Hampshire!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 25, 2019
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Mississippi, Missouri and Montana!
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BALCA Says Link to HotJobs Is Not the Same as Posting the Job on the Employer’s Website
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Visa Bulletin – February 2019
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The Government Shutdown Halts Most U.S. Immigration Court Hearings!
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Update – Partial Federal Shutdown Does Not Impact Most USCIS Operations
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 11, 2019
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota!
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Attorney Kellie Lego has been selected to the SuperLawyers, Maryland Rising Stars List for 2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, January 11, 2019
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Partial Federal Shutdown Does Not Impact Most USCIS Operations
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 7/27/18
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 6/8/18
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 4/27/18
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Archive – Holiday Post – Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 3/2/18
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Louisiana, Maine and Maryland!
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BALCA Says Content Requirements for Ads Do Apply to SWA Job Orders
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the First Half of Fiscal Year 2019
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Visa Bulletin – January 2019
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, December 14, 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky!
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 14, 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Idaho, Illinois and Indiana!
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USCIS has Increased Premium Processing Fee
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USCIS Offices Closed Wednesday – National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush
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BALCA Says Content Requirements for Ads Do Not Apply to SWA Job Orders
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, November 30, 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Connecticut, Delaware and District of Columbia (D.C.)!
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BALCA Says Employers Do Not Need to Document Posting Dates of NOF
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Rep. Elijah Cummings: Asylum-seekers should be allowed in U.S.
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 30, 2018
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Rhodes Scholar Class Features Plenty of Women and Immigrants
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Florida, Georgia and Hawaii!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, November 16, 2018
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Reminder – USCIS Teleconference – (11-19-18) – EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
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Visa Bulletin – December 2018
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 16, 2018
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BALCA Acknowledges Due Process Concerns But Upholds PERM Denial
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Arkansas, California and Colorado!
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USCIS to Expand Information Services Modernization Program to Key Locations
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, November 2, 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Alabama, Alaska and Arizona!
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BALCA on Presumption of Delivery of DOL Mail
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Attorney General Sessions seeks to Expand Power on Immigration Cases
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 2, 2018
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USCIS Teleconference – (11-19-18) – EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming!
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BALCA OKs Omission of Language Requirement in NOF
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With border wall funding still in question, construction finishes on Calexico barrier
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, October 19, 2018
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NO ROOM FOR ERROR – BALCA Says 20 CFR 656.11(b) Effectively Overruled HealthAmerica
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Visa Bulletin – November 2018
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to introduce bill to fully fund Trump’s border wall
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 19, 2018
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Reminder – USCIS to Increase Premium Processing Fee
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2018 4th Quarter – Rel. 10/1/18
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Immigration at Ellis Island: Photos
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Vermont, Virginia and Washington!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, October 5, 2018
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Checking USCIS Processing Times Online
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Problems for Pentagon’s immigrant recruit program
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, October 5, 2018
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USCIS Teleconference – (9-27-18) – Updated Notice to Appear (NTA) Policy Guidance
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Tennessee, Texas and Utah!
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BALCA on Travel Requirements and Multi-Position Notices of Filing
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, September 21, 2018
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration Judges
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USCIS Webinar – (9-20-18) – Online Filing Tools and Digital Services
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New Face-Scanning Technology at Dulles Airport
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 21, 2018
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Visa Bulletin – October 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota!
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BALCA Remands, Says Ads Would Not Prevent U.S. Workers from Applying
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, September 7, 2018
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, September 7, 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania
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USCIS Extends and Expands Suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B
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BALCA Rejects Newspaper HQ as Determinative in Evaluating Area of Intended Employment
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, August 24, 2018
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigration
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio
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BALCA Discusses Substantially Equivalent Alternative Requirements
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 24, 2018
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Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite.
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – New Jersey, New Mexico and New York
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BALCA Reverses Denial Finding Job Order Form Deficient
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Visa Bulletin – September 2018
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, August 10, 2018
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Trump’s Border Wall
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BALCA Interprets Drafting of Alternative Requirements on the ETA 9089
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 10, 2018
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USCIS Returns Unselected FY 2019 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – Summer 2018
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USCIS Announces Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Opportunities!
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BALCA Reverses CO’s Denial, Discusses Recruitment for “Roving” Positions
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – New Jersey, New Mexico & New York!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, July 27, 2018
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Five Key Topics from Mexican President-Elect’s Letter to President Trump!
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BALCA Upholds Denial for Failure to Investigate Applicant’s Qualifications
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Nebraska, Nevada and New Hampshire
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 27, 2018
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2018 3rd Quarter – Rel. 7/10/18
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Visa Bulletin – August 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Mississippi, Missouri and Montana
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BALCA Says Drug Testing and Background Checks are “Requirements” for Recruitment Purposes
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, July 13, 2018
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BALCA Rejects Employer’s Use of Washington Examiner for PERM Ads
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota
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Reminder – Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the FY2019 H-1B Quota
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 13, 2018
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – Originally posted May 2018
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – Originally posted February 2018
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – Originally posted September 2017
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – Originally posted August 2017
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BALCA on Calculating 180-Day Period for Filing under 20 CFR §656.17(e)
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Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Louisiana, Maine and Maryland
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Trump signs Executive Order stopping his policy of separating families
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, June 22, 2018
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BALCA Reverses Denial, Finds Prevailing Wage Variance De Minimus
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky
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Visa Bulletin – July 2018
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 22, 2018
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – Immigrant Children
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BALCA Finds Employer’s Attempts to Screen U.S. Workers Insufficient
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USCIS Presentation on Online Tools and Services (PDF)
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Idaho, Illinois and Indiana
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USCIS to Conduct Lottery for Temporary Increase in FY 2018 H-2B Cap
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, June 8, 2018
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – May 2018
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 8, 2018
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Reminder – Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the FY2019 H-1B Quota
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BALCA Says CO May Order New PWD During Supervised Recruitment
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USCIS to Recall Incorrectly Green Cards
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Honoring all the men and women, who have died in military service for the United States!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, May 25, 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Arkansas, California and Colorado!
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BALCA Finds Employer’s Attempts to Screen U.S. Workers Insufficient
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 25, 2018
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USCIS Completes Data Entry of FY 2019 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
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BALCA Reverses Denial Where CO Failed to Timely Rule on Motion
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USCIS Webinar – (5-17-18) – Overview of Online Tools and Services
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Visa Bulletin – June 2018
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, May 11, 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Nebraska, Nevada & New Hampshire!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 11, 2018
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Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Mississippi, Missouri & Montana!
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USCIS Teleconference – (5-3-18) – Discussing the use of Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery Service
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – April 2018
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BALCA Weighs In On Documenting College-Based Recruitment
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, April 27, 2018
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AG’s Remarks on Immigration Enforcement to Border Sheriffs – 4/11/18
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USCIS Webinar – (4-26-18) – Overview of Online Tools and Services
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 27, 2018
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BALCA Says CO May Order New PWD During Supervised Recruitment
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AAO Processing Times – FY 2018 2nd Quarter – Released 4/17/18
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USCIS – Common Immigration Scams
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Immigrants in U.S. – (State-by-State) – Massachusetts, Michigan & Minnesota
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, April 13, 2018
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Visa Bulletin – May 2018
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ALERT – Undeliverable Permanent Resident Cards, EAD Cards and Travel Doc to be Destroyed!
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H-1B Cap (FY 2019) has been reached!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 13, 2018
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Immigrants in U.S. – (State-by-State) – Louisiana, Maine & Maryland
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Trump sending National Guard troops to Mexico border!
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BALCA Finds Employee’s Letter Sufficient Evidence of Required Skills
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USCIS Teleconference – Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card – 4-17-18
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (1/31/18)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, March 30, 2018
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Immigrants in U.S. – (State-by-State) – Iowa, Kansas & Kentucky
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DOL Webinar (4-3-18) – H-2B Survey Concepts and Employer Filing Tips
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Reminder – On April 2, 2018, USCIS will start accepting H-1B Petitions for FY2019
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 30, 2018
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Immigrants in U.S. – (State-by-State) – Idaho, Illinois & Indiana
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (1/31/18)
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USCIS Will Temporarily Suspend Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions
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On April 2, 2018, USCIS will start accepting H-1B Petitions for FY2019
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New USCIS Home Page Layout and Look!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, March 16, 2018
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Visa Bulletin – April 2018
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Immigrants in the U.S. – (State-by-State) – Florida, Georgia & Hawaii
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 2/28/18 – Cap Count Reached!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 16, 2018
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Immigrants in the U.S. (State by State) – Connecticut, Delaware & District of Columbia (D.C.)
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USCIS’s New Mission Statement – Removes ‘Nation of Immigrants’
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BALCA Reverses Denial Where CO Failed to Timely Rule on Motion
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Supreme Court curbs rights of immigrants awaiting deportation
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (12/31/17)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, March 2, 2018
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – February 2018
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UPDATED – USCIS Electronic Reading Room – FOIA documents and more
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 2, 2018
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (11/30/17)
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BALCA Says ETA 9089 Lacks “Free Form Space” for Clarifying Eligibility
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Letter from the Congressional Black Caucus to President Trump about his Immigration Proposal!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, February 16, 2018
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Visa Bulletin – March 2018
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BALCA Finds Employer’s Attempts to Screen U.S. Workers Insufficient
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2018 Statistics (First Quarter)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 16, 2018
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BALCA Says Attempts to Explain NOF Deficiencies Are Almost Certainly Destined to Fail
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USCIS Webinar – Overview of myUSCIS – (2-14-18)
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (11/30/17)
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Visa Bulletin – February 2018
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BALCA on Presumption of Delivery of DOL Mail
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, February 2, 2018
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DACA Alert – Response to January 2018 Preliminary Injunction
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BALCA on Familial Relationship between Alien and Employer
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 2, 2018
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Trump – DACA Recipients can become citizens in 10 to 12 years!
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – January
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BALCA on Content of Supervised Recruitment Report
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (10/31/17)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, January 19, 2018
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Hundreds of Haiti supporters protest near Mar-a-Lago
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BALCA Finds No Regulatory Violation in Wage Error on ETA 9089
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – January 2018
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Jan. 19, 2018
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (10/31/17)
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USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the First Half of Fiscal Year 2018
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BALCA Affirms Denial Where Web Ad Differed from ETA 9089
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USCIS Electronic Reading Room – FOIA documents and more
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, January 5, 2018
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BALCA Finds Employer Failed to Investigate Qualifications of U.S. Applicants
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Jan. 5, 2018
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 9/1/17
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 7/21/17
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 5/26/17
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 4/28/17
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, December 22, 2017
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Revised (3) – Updated Service Center Processing Times (9/30/17)
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Visa Bulletin – January 2018
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Dec. 22, 2017
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BALCA Upholds Denial Due to Lack of Travel Language in NOF
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 12/11/17
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Thousands rally outside U.S. Capitol to demand DACA solution; Md. lawmakers arrested
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AILA Statement – AG Sessions Cites Flawed Facts in Missive on the Immigration Court System
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, December 8, 2017
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Revised (2) – Updated Service Center Processing Times (9/30/17)
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BALCA Upholds Denial of Certification Where Travel Not Mentioned in Ad
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Dec. 8, 2017
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/28/17
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Immigration News – Top News Stories – November
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BALCA En Banc Panel Says Proof of Job Order Publication Is Not Required
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/14/17
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, November 24, 2017
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (9/30/17)
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – October 2017
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Nov. 24, 2017
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (9/30/17)
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Status of the Central American Minors Program – CANCELED
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (8/31/17)
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Visa Bulletin – December 2017
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Reminder – Diversity Visa (DV-2019) Lottery – UPDATED entry period dates!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Thursday, November 9, 2017
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/30/17
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BALCA on Single Advertisements for Multiple Jobs Opportunities
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017
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UPDATED – Watch out for Diversity Visa Program Fraud
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BALCA on Definition of College or University Teacher
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/16/17
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Immigration News – Weekly List of Top News Stories – (10-27-17)
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Reminder – Diversity Visa (DV-2019) Lottery – UPDATED entry period dates!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, October 27, 2017
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (8/31/17)
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UPDATED – Watch out for Diversity Visa Program Fraud
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – September 2017
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 27, 2017
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BALCA Reverses Denial, Finds Nexus between Ads and Position on ETA 9089
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AAO Processing Times – Released 10/10/17 (FY17 4th Qtr.)
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Diversity Visa (DV-2019) Lottery – UPDATED entry period dates!
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Visa Bulletin – November 2017
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Immigration News – Weekly List of Top News Stories – (10-13-17)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, October 13, 2017
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/18/17
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BALCA Vacates Denial Notwithstanding Incomplete ETA 9089
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UPDATED – Reminder – Diversity Visa (DV-2019) Lottery
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 13, 2017
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USCIS Teleconference – Expanded use of In-Person Interviews For Certain Applications and Petitions – 10-11-17
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BALCA Rejects CO’s Strict Specifications for Ad Copies
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DACA has Changed; that an Understatement!
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – October 2017
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (7/31/17)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, September 29, 2017
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UPDATED – Watch out for Diversity Visa Program Fraud
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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Some Categories of Applicants Seeking H-1B Visas
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (7/31/17)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Sept. 29, 2017
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UPDATED – Diversity Visa (DV-2019) Lottery
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BALCA Says Wall Street Journal Is a Newspaper of General Circulation
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/6/17
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Wisconsin, Wyoming & Washington, D.C.
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John McCain: ‘Not conscionable’ to deport ‘Dreamers’
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, September 15, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Virginia, Washington & West Virginia
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Visa Bulletin – October 2017
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BALCA on Text of Radio Advertisements
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Sept. 15, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Texas, Utah & Vermont
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President Trump’s DACA Statement, Annotated by SPLC
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – August 2017
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BALCA Reverses Denial, Finding 3 out of 4 Recruitment Steps in Compliance
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, September 1, 2017
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Houston: We won’t check immigration status at shelters
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – South Carolina, South Dakota & Tennessee
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BALCA Reaffirms Zero Tolerance for Failing to Submit “Required Documentation”
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Sept. 1, 2017
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Updated:
Immigration News – Weekly List of Top News Stories – (8-25-17)
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Updated:
Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (6/30/17)
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Oregon, Pennsylvania & Rhode Island
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Updated:
USCIS updated FY2017 Citizenship and Naturalization Data – Naturalization (Form N-400 Application) (Qtr. #2)
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Updated:
BALCA Finds CO’s Claim that ETA 9089 was Incomplete Untenable
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, August 18, 2017
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2017 Statistics (Third Quarter)
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Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (6/30/17)
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – North Dakota, Ohio & Oklahoma
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 18, 2017
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Stamford Resident Admits to Operating Extensive Immigration Fraud Scheme
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Visa Bulletin – September 2017
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BALCA Indicates that ETA 9089 Errors Might Be Addressed in Audit
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – New Mexico, New York & North Carolina
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Updated:
USCIS updated FY2017 Citizenship and Naturalization Data – Naturalization (Form N-400 Application) (Qtr. #1)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, August 4, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Nevada, New Hampshire & New Jersey
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – July 2017
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BALCA Finds Omission of Notarized Statement in Audit Response Immaterial
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 4, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Missouri, Montana & Nebraska
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H-2B Visa Program News – Weekly List of Top News Stories – (7-27-17)
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BALCA Discusses Advertisements Placed by Private Employment Firms
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (5/31/17) *Using New Specific Date Format*
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USCIS Returns Unselected FY 2018 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, July 21, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Michigan, Minnesota & Mississippi
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (5/31/17) *Using New Specific Date Format*
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BALCA on Single Advertisements for Multiple Jobs Opportunities
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 21, 2017
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BALCA Discusses Factors for “Professional or Trade Organizations”
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Visa Bulletin – August 2017
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AAO Processing Times – Released 7/5/17 (FY17 3rd Qtr.)*Using New Data Format
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (4/30/17) *Using New Specific Date Format*
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 5/12/17
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, July 7, 2017
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 4/14/17
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 6/10/16
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 7, 2017
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Trump’s Travel Ban – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
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BALCA Says Employer Efforts to Contact U.S. Applicants Lacked Good Faith
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The Supreme Court will allow part of Trump’s travel ban to be implemented
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Maine, Maryland & Massachusetts
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Updated:
USCIS updated FY2017 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #2)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, June 23, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Kansas, Kentucky & Louisiana
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (4/30/17) *Using New Specific Date Format*
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BALCA Says Link to HotJobs Is Not the Same as Posting the Job on the Employer’s Website
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 23, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Illinois, Indiana & Iowa
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DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2017-Q2
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BALCA Upholds Denial in Case Involving “On the Job” Experience
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Visa Bulletin – July 2017
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Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate travel ban
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, June 9, 2017
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Undocumented Immigrants – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Georgia, Hawaii & Idaho
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – May 2017
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 9, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Connecticut, Delaware & Florida
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Updated:
Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (3/31/17) *Using New Specific Date Format*
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BALCA Says Content Requirements for Ads Do Apply to SWA Job Orders
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Appeals court rules against President Trump’s revised Travel Ban
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, May 26, 2017
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BALCA Upholds Denial for Failure to Specify Location of NOF Posting
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (3/31/17) *Using New Specific Date Format*
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Arkansas, California & Colorado
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 26, 2017
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Undocumented Immigrants – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Alabama, Alaska & Arizona
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Updated:
Reminder – Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the FY2018 H-1B Quota
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BALCA Says Content Requirements for Ads Do Not Apply to SWA Job Orders
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, May 12, 2017
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Visa Bulletin – June 2017
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USCIS Completes Data Entry of FY 2018 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
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BALCA Says Employers Do Not Need to Document Posting Dates of NOF
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 12, 2017
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USCIS updated FY2017 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #1)
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – April 2017
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
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Scam Alert – DHS OIG Hotline Telephone Number Used in Scam to Obtain Personal Information
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BALCA Upholds Denial in Case Involving Home Office
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, April 28, 2017
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DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2017-Q1
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BALCA Acknowledges Due Process Concerns But Upholds PERM Denial
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (2/28/17) *Using New Specific Date Format
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 28, 2017
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Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the FY2018 H-1B Quota
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Updated:
Reminder – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 4/1/17 *Using New Data Format
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Updated:
BALCA on Presumption of Delivery of DOL Mail
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Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) Issued by the Potomac Service Center (PSC) may need to be replaced!!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, April 14, 2017
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Visa Bulletin – May 2017
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BALCA OKs Omission of Language Requirement in NOF
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H-1B Cap (FY 2018) has been reached!
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 14, 2017
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – March 2017
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USCIS Announces Further Measures to Detect H-1B Visa Fraud and Abuse
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Updated:
Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (1/31/17) *Using New Specific Date Format
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NO ROOM FOR ERROR – BALCA Says 20 CFR 656.11(b) Effectively Overruled HealthAmerica
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, March 31, 2017
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BALCA on Documenting Recruitment from the Employer’s Website
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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for FY 2017
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Delay in NSC Processing of H-4/EAD Applications Filed with Premium Processing H-1Bs
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 31, 2017
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
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On April 3, 2017, USCIS will start accepting H-1B Petitions for FY2018
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Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (1/31/17) *Using New Specific Date Format
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Visa Bulletin – April 2017
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BALCA Finds Employer’s Attempts to Screen U.S. Workers Insufficient
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, March 17, 2017
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Reminder – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 17, 2017
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President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban – Notes from News Conference 3/6/17
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE (end 1st half) – 2/28/17
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – February 2017
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, March 3, 2017
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (12/31/16) *Using New Specific Date Format
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE (end 1st half) – 2/17/17
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 3, 2017
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (12/31/16) *Using New Specific Date Format
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Updated:
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE (end 1st half) – 2/9/17
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Plight of the Undocumented Immigrants – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
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In honor of Presidents’ Day!
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017
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Reminder – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
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Visa Bulletin – March 2017
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USCIS Implementation of Jan. 27 Executive Order (Travel Ban)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 17, 2017
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DHS Statement on Compliance with Recent Court Order
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Wisconsin, Wyoming & Washington, D.C.
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – January 2017
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (11/30/16) *Using New Specific Date Format
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
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USCIS updated FY2016 Performance Data – USCIS Victims of Crime Form I-918 (U Visa) (Qtr. #4)
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Virginia, Washington & West Virginia
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Updated:
USCIS updated FY2016 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #4)
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Texas, Utah & Vermont
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Updated:
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 1/1/17 *Using New Data Format
:
Updated:
DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2016-Q4
:
Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (11/30/16) *Using New Specific Date Format
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – December 2016
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (10/31/16) *Using New Specific Date Format
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USCIS Now Uses Specific Dates to Show Case Processing Times
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Oregon, Pennsylvania & Rhode Island
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Updated:
Visa Bulletin – February 2017
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Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (10/31/16)
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Updated:
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 12/19/16
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017
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Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – South Carolina, South Dakota & Tennessee
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Jan. 6, 2017
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Updated:
Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 6/10/16
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 5/13/16
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 4/15/16
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Updated:
Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 3/4/16
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Updated:
Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 5/15/15
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016
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Reminder – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
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Updated:
USCIS updated FY2016 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #3)
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Dec. 23, 2016
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – New Mexico, New York & North Carolina
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Updated:
Visa Bulletin – January 2017
:
Updated:
MVP Immigration Newsletter – November 2016
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 12/1/16
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016
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Updated:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2016 Statistics (Fourth Quarter)
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Updated:
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 12/1/16
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Dec. 9, 2016
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Updated:
USCIS Teleconference – Form I-942, Request for Reduced Fee Process – 12/7/16
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – North Dakota, Ohio & Oklahoma
:
Updated:
Reminder – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
:
Updated:
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 11/1/16
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (9/30/16)
:
Updated:
Final Rule – Employment-Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Programs
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Nov. 25, 2016
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Updated:
MVP Immigration Newsletter – October 2016
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USCIS Teleconference – Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification – 11/17/16
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/7/16
:
Updated:
Visa Bulletin – December 2016
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016
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Updated:
Changes to Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
:
Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Nevada, New Hampshire & New Jersey
:
Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016
:
Updated:
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Extended for Nepal
:
Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Missouri, Montana & Nebraska
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Updated:
USCIS Teleconference – Fee Rule Engagement with USCIS Director León Rodríguez – 11/2/16
:
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USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
:
Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016
:
Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Michigan, Minnesota & Mississippi
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Updated:
Statement by Secretary Johnson on Southwest Border Security – 10/17/16
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Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (8/31/16)
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 28, 2016
:
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 10/1/16
:
Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Maine, Maryland & Massachusetts
:
Updated:
Reminder – Diversity Visa (DV-2018) Lottery
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Updated:
Visa Bulletin – November 2016
:
Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Kansas, Kentucky & Louisiana
:
Updated:
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 9/19/16
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 14, 2016
:
Updated:
MVP Immigration Newsletter – September 2016
:
Updated:
DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2016-Q3
:
Updated:
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 9/1/16
:
Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Illinois, Indiana & Iowa
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Connecticut, Delaware & Florida
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (7/31/16) – New Addition of YSC
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Sept. 30, 2016
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Watch out for Diversity Visa Program Fraud
:
Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (7/31/16)
:
Updated:
Diversity Visa (DV-2018) Lottery
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Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Georgia, Hawaii & Idaho
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016
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Updated:
Celebrating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day with Naturalization Ceremonies
:
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – Sept. 2016
:
Updated:
Visa Bulletin – October 2016
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Sept. 16, 2016
:
Updated:
E-Verify Webinars On-Demand!
:
Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Arkansas, California & Colorado
:
Updated:
MVP Immigration Newsletter – August 2016
:
Updated:
BALCA on Familial Relationship between Alien and Employer
:
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Celebrating Labor Day!
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016
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USCIS Seeks Comments on Proposed International Entrepreneur Rule
:
Updated:
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Alabama, Alaska & Arizona
:
Updated:
BALCA on Content of Supervised Recruitment Report
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Sept. 2, 2016
:
Updated:
USCIS News Alert Regarding Those Affected by Severe Storms in Louisiana
:
Updated:
USCIS Naturalizes New Citizens in celebration of National Park Service Centennial
:
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Resources for Citizenship – Find Local English and Citizenship Classes! – YouTube Update
:
Updated:
BALCA Finds No Regulatory Violation in Wage Error on ETA 9089
:
Updated:
USCIS Teleconference: EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program – 8/29/16
:
Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, August 19, 2016
:
Updated:
Transcript of USCIS-DOS-HHS Press Call on Syrian Refugee Processing – 8/5/16
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Updated:
BALCA Finds Employer Failed to Investigate Qualifications of U.S. Applicants
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Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (6/30/16)
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 19, 2016
:
Updated:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2016 Statistics (Third Quarter)
:
Updated:
BALCA Affirms Denial Where Web Ad Differed from ETA 9089
:
Updated:
Visa Bulletin – September 2016
:
Updated:
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 8/1/16
:
Updated:
MVP Immigration Newsletter – July 2016
:
Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, August 5, 2016
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BALCA Upholds Denial Due to Lack of Travel Language in NOF
:
Updated:
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Extended for El Salvador
:
Updated:
August 8 is the Deadline to Apply to Add 7 Months to a 17-Month STEM OPT Extension
:
Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 5, 2016
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – New Mexico, New York & North Carolina
:
Updated:
USCIS Teleconference – Dialogue with USCIS Director León Rodríguez – 8/11/16
:
Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (5/31/16)
:
Updated:
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 7/1/16
:
Updated:
EB-5 USCIS Teleconference from Miami – (7-28-16)
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, July 22, 2016
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Updated:
BALCA Reverses Denial, Finds Nexus between Ads and Position on ETA 9089
:
Updated:
USCIS Returns Unselected FY 2017 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
:
Updated:
USCIS Naturalizes 7,000 New Citizens over the Independence Day Holiday
:
Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 22, 2016
:
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MVP Immigration Newsletter – June 2016
:
Updated:
BALCA on Single Advertisements for Multiple Jobs Opportunities
:
Updated:
Visa Bulletin – August 2016
:
Updated:
Resources for Citizenship – Find Local English and Citizenship Classes!
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – South Carolina, South Dakota & Tennessee
:
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, July 8, 2016
:
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BALCA En Banc Panel Says Proof of Job Order Publication Is Not Required
:
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Oregon, Pennsylvania & Rhode Islland
:
Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 8, 2016
:
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Happy Independence Day!
:
Updated:
BALCA Upholds Denial of Certification Where Travel Not Mentioned in Ad
:
Updated:
USCIS Webinar – Updated InfoPass Appointment Scheduler (7/7/16)
:
Updated:
BALCA on Definition of College or University Teacher
:
Updated:
USCIS announces an Improved InfoPass Appointment Scheduler
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – North Dakota, Ohio & Oklahoma
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, June 24, 2016
:
Updated:
Las Vegas-Area Immigrants Will Receive Free Legal Consultations from Immigration Attorneys
:
Updated:
BALCA Vacates Denial Notwithstanding Incomplete ETA 9089
:
Updated:
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 6/1/16
:
Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 24, 2016
:
Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (4/30/16)
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Nevada, New Hampshire & New Jersey
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Updated:
USCIS Teleconference – H-2A and H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Classifications – 6/29/16
:
Updated:
BALCA Rejects CO’s Strict Specifications for Ad Copies
:
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Visa Bulletin – July 2016
:
Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, June 10, 2016
:
Updated:
Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program
:
Updated:
USCIS updated FY2016 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #2)
:
Updated:
BALCA Says Wall Street Journal Is a Newspaper of General Circulation
:
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, June 10, 2016
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Missouri, Montana & Nebraska
:
Updated:
DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2016-Q2
:
Updated:
BALCA on Text of Radio Advertisements
:
Updated:
Stakeholder Teleconference/Meeting with USCIS Director León Rodríguez – 6/3/16
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, May 27, 2016
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BALCA Reverses Denial, Finding 3 out of 4 Recruitment Steps in Compliance
:
Updated:
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Extended for Honduras
:
Updated:
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for FY 2016
:
Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 29, 2016
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Michigan, Minnesota & Mississippi
:
Updated:
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Extended for Nicaragua
:
Updated:
BALCA Reaffirms Zero Tolerance for Failing to Submit “Required Documentation”
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Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (3/31/16)
:
Updated:
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 5/9/16
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, May 13, 2016
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Updated:
BALCA Indicates that ETA 9089 Errors Might Be Addressed in Audit
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Updated:
USCIS Completes Data Entry of FY 2017 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
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Updated:
Visa Bulletin – June 2016
:
Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, May 13, 2016
:
Updated:
Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – May 2016
:
Updated:
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 5/2/16
:
Updated:
Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (2/29/16)
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Maine, Maryland & Massachusetts
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Updated:
BALCA Finds CO’s Claim that ETA 9089 was Incomplete Untenable
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Updated:
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, April 29, 2016
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Updated:
FY 2017 H-1B Cap Premium Processing to Begin May 12
:
Updated:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2016 Statistics (Second Quarter)
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Kansas, Kentucky & Louisiana
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Updated:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Apr. 29, 2016
:
Updated:
Updated Service Center Processing Times (2/29/16)
:
Updated:
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Illinois, Indiana & Iowa
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Updated:
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 4/18/16
:
Updated:
Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the FY2017 H-1B Quota
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 4/1/16
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, April 15, 2016
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Visa Bulletin – May 2016
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE (end 1st half) – 3/31/16
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Apr. 15, 2016
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H-1B Cap (FY 2017) has been reached!
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Current Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, Remains Effective After 3-31-16
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Georgia, Hawaii & Idaho
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DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2016-Q1
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, April 1, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Connecticut, Delaware & Florida
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USCIS updated FY2016 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #1)
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 3/24/16
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Apr. 1, 2016
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USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the First Half of Fiscal Year 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Arkansas, California & Colorado
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On April 1, 2016, USCIS will start accepting H-1B Petitions for FY2017
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (1/31/16)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Mar. 18, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Alabama, Alaska & Arizona
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 3/9/16
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Mar. 18, 2016
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 3/1/16
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Visa Bulletin – April 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Wisconsin, Wyoming & District of Columbia
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USCIS Teleconference – Combatting Immigration Scams
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Mar. 4, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Virginia, Washington & West Virginia
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Important Reminder – H1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Cap Season opens April 1st
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 2/22/16
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Mar. 4, 2016
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DACA Statistics – DACA Quarterly Report FY2015-Q4
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 2/15/16
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2016 Statistics (First Quarter)
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Texas, Utah & Vermont
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (12/31/15)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – South Carolina, South Dakota & Tennessee
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USCIS to Welcome Nearly 20,000 New U.S. Citizens in Naturalization Ceremonies Around Presidents Day
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 2/1/16
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Oregon, Pennsylvania & Rhode Islland
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 2/9/16
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Visa Bulletin – March 2016
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Important Reminder – H1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Cap Season opens April 1st
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – North Dakota, Ohio & Oklahoma
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – February 2016
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 5, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – New Mexico, New York & North Carolina
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USCIS updated FY2015 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #4)
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 1/1/16
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (11/30/15)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
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New Law Increases H-1B and L-1 Petition Fees
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 12/14/15
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USCIS Teleconference – EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program – 2/3/16
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Nevada, New Hampshire & New Jersey
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Revised: Updated Service Center Processing Times (10/31/15)
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Visa Bulletin – February 2016
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The 2016 State of the Union Address is TONIGHT!
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FY2016 Cap for U Visas is filled
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Missouri, Montana & Nebraska
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USCIS updated FY2015 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #3)
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 10/31/15)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Jan. 8, 2016
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Happy New Year!
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A New Year’s Eve Wish!
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 7/24/15
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 6/12/15
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Immigration Q&A Forum – Originally posted 5/15/15
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Happy Holidays!
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Immigration poem to celebrate the holiday season!
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Changes to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Michigan, Minnesota & Mississippi
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Attorney Kellie Lego has been selected to the SuperLawyers, Maryland Rising Stars List for 2016
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Maine, Maryland & Massachusetts
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 12/1/15
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Visa Bulletin – January 2016
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015
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USCIS releases Fact Sheet on Refugee Security Screening
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Kansas, Kentucky & Louisiana
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/30/15
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Dec. 11, 2015
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USCIS updated FY2015 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #2)
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Illinois, Indiana & Iowa
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – December 2015
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 11/1/15
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USCIS updated FY2015 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #1)
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Georgia, Hawaii & Idaho
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 9/30/15)
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/16/15
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USCIS Teleconference – Listening Session on Form I-864, Affidavit of Support – 11/19/15
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Connecticut, Delaware & Florida
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Visa Bulletin – December 2015
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Florida, Georgia & Iowa
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USCIS Will Host Naturalization Ceremonies to Honor Veterans and their Families
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Honoring our Veterans!
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USCIS Updates Welcome Guide for New Immigrants
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Nov. 13, 2015
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/2/15
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Pay Your N-400 Application Fee with Your Credit Card
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Alabama, Arizona & California
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2015 Statistics (Fourth Quarter)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Virginia, Washington & West Virginia
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/14/15
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 8/31/15)
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Alert – USCIS Customers Affected by South Carolina Floods, Immigration Relief is Available
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Wisconsin, Wyoming & District of Columbia
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 10/1/15
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
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Public Law 111-230 H-1B, L-1 Additional Fees Have Expired
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Visa Bulletin – November 2015
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
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Watch out for Diversity Visa Program Fraud
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Diversity Visa (DV-2017) Lottery Announced
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – October 2015
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Texas, Utah & Vermont
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – South Carolina, South Dakota & Tennessee
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Visa Bulletin – October 2015 (Revised 9-25-15)
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Revised: Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 7/31/15)
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
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UPDATE: REVISED Immigrant Numbers for October 2015
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Resources for Citizenship – Find Local English and Citizenship Classes!
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Oregon, Pennsylvania & Rhode Islland
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Celebrating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day with Naturalization Ceremonies
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 9/1/15
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Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 7/31/15)
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MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
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Visa Bulletin – October 2015 (review changes)