USCIS announced on June 22, 2009 that the premium processing service will resume for I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) cases. This service was suspended since July 2, 2007. The USCIS announcement advises that they will accept premium processing requests for all EB1, EB2, and EB3 cases, except for EB1…
Legislation to ease immigration into the United States could be passed by the US Senate before the summer break, a leading US politician said yesterday in Dublin, though it would then face a battle to gain the support of a majority of the US House of Representatives. However, Congresswoman Nydia…
Employers are receiving ample H-1B RFE in FY 2009-10. This is a major concern for the IT consulting and staffing companies. The problem of the unanswerable RFE generally stems from an H1B petition that was filed without awareness of the current USCIS expectations and adjudication standards. Petitioner has to submit…
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. The NSC issued an advisement in June 2009 regarding a…
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 as civil and criminal charges. The Obama administration announced a…
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, that their records will be audited as part of a…
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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the continued use…
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 is vital for America’s future, illegal immigration cannot continue. “The…
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 Barack Obama told a select bi-partisan group of Congressmen that…
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 to two years. You should send in your application before…