USCIS has just released the latest H-1B visa information on December 9, 2009. As of December 8, 2009, USCIS reported that 61,500 cap-subject petitions had been filed. On December 4, 2009, USCIS reported that 61,100 cap-subject petitions had been filed. From December 4 to December 8, 400 more applications have…
Effective December 21, 2009, the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act will sunset. The Nursing Relief for Disadvantage Areas Act (NRDAA) established the H-1C Program in 1999 to reduce the shortage of qualified nurses in health professional shortage areas. The Program was reauthorized until December 20, 2009 under the…
Update from our local AILA office. This morning Christopher D. Matson was sworn as the new port director for the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa Ports of Entry. Mr. Matson most recently served for the past two years as the Port Director at Miami International Airport Mr. Matson succeeds Interim…
Great story from the ABA Journal about this not so covered visa option for victims of crime. This is the story of Sud. Sud was trapped—literally and figuratively. Hers was an arranged marriage. She had immigrated to the United States after her marriage in 2005 on an H4 visa. The…
With predictions that the H1B cap will be reached any day now, employers and employees are rushing to beat the cap. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, as of December 4th, it had received approximately 61,100 H-1B petitions counting toward the congressionally-mandated 65,000 limit. Additionally, USCIS has…
Excellent article from Businessweek, instead of encouraging the first brain drain in U.S. history, the country should create a program to welcome funded startup entrepreneurs. Vivek Wadhwa argues that It’s time to bring the immigration question squarely into the debate over jobs. A change to immigration policy could help create…
So we thought the new ntroduction of ICERT was bad, listen to this upcoming change. In accordance with its PERM labor certification regulations, the Department of Labor (DOL) has provided notice that the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center (NPWHC) will receive and process…
This update is provided by AILA and we are happy to share. At the New York CLE on December 1, 2009, USCIS representatives discussed H-1B usage. Without revealing the exact number of H-1B petitions have been received, nor providing an estimate of the number of H-1B visas remaining, USCIS indicated…
Vice President Joe Biden said that Obama administration’s new surge-and-exit troop strategy in Afghanistan is aimed more at wringing reforms from President Hamid Karzai than mollifying a war-weary American public. Appearing on network news shows a day after President Barack Obama announced his plan to send in 30,000 more U.S.…
The following immigration-related bills were introduced into the House of Representatives and the Senate in November: Military Families Act (S. 2757) Introduced by Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) on 11/09/09 Summary: A bill to authorize the adjustment of status for immediate family members of persons who served honorably in the Armed Forces…