http://www.visalawyerblog.com/ Published by Jacob J. Sapochnick en-us 2009-07-03T01:25:25-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/07/alter_in_reentry_permit_biomet.html The Nebraska Service Center (NSC) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has informed American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that all applications for reentry permits will be denied if the fingerprinting is not completed within 120 days of filing.... Immigrant Visas visalawblog-1 2009-07-03T01:25:25-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/07/immigration_crackdown_shifts_f.html U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, said that it had begun an audit of 652 U.S. companies to verify whether their employees were eligible to work. Violations could lead to fines, as well... News visalawblog-1 2009-07-02T07:39:13-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/07/i9_audits_650_businesses_aroun.html We just updated our readers a few days ago about the new I-9 form, when the recent notice from the government came out. Federal officials Wednesday notified more than 650 businesses around the country, including nearly 50 in Los Angeles,... Work Visas visalawblog-1 2009-07-02T05:07:44-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/06/update_on_new_i9_form.html On June 26, 2009, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the current edition of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (Rev. 02/02/09) will continue to be valid for use beyond June 30, 2009. USCIS has requested that the... Immigrant Visas visalawblog-1 2009-06-29T13:17:39-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/06/obama_calls_for_us_immigration.html U.S. President Barack Obama says he is committed to passing comprehensive reform of the country's immigration laws. The president told a gathering of Hispanics the nation's borders must be strengthened to stop illegal immigration. President Obama said that while immigration... Citizenship visalawblog-1 2009-06-29T07:38:37-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/06/improved_technology_to_bring_t.html The Obama administration announced to use cutting-edge technologies to revamp the entire US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), so as to not only reduce the paperwork, but also the backlog and bring in more transparency into the system. US President... News visalawblog-1 2009-06-29T07:32:41-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/06/how_to_keep_you_green_card_cha.html If you hold a green card and know in advance that you must be outside the United States for more than one year, it's worth applying to USCIS for a reentry permit. This lets you to stay away for up... Immigrant Visas visalawblog-1 2009-06-26T08:16:47-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/06/h1b_cap_update.html As of June 19, 2009, approximately 44,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number... Work Visas visalawblog-1 2009-06-26T06:18:17-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/06/president_initiate_inspection.html President Barack Obama is expected to meet with congressional leaders of both parties today to begin laying the groundwork for sweeping immigration legislation, even though its passage this year is considered very unlikely. With lawmakers already plunged into lots of... News visalawblog-1 2009-06-25T11:48:44-08:00 http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/06/premium_processing_service_for.html After all the grim news about the Visa Bulletin delays we reported, I have some good news this Tuesday morning. USCIS announced today that effective June 29, 2009, it will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140 petitions. I-140 form... Immigrant Visas visalawblog-1 2009-06-23T12:12:38-08:00