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IMMIGRATION NEWSLETTER

Our monthly newsletter features the trends, amendments, changes in the Immigration Law. Visit us often to check the latest developments!

December 14th, 2009 – Immigration News • H-1B Cap Will Soon Be Reached. H-1B Cap-Subject Cases Should Be Filed as Soon as Possible – REMINDER: USCIS Conducting Surprise Site Visits to H-1B Employers – Visa Numbers for January 2010 – U.S. Department of State Visa Number Projections in The Employment Preferences for the Remainder of Fiscal Year 2010

November 13th, 2009 – Immigration News • Still Thinking about Applying for an H1-B Visa? – Visa Numbers for December 2009 – HIV Positive Status Will No Longer Be a Ground for Inadmissibility to the U.S. – President Obama Signs Bill Repealing the "Widow Penalty" for Immigrant Visa Petitions – The Conrad 30 Program for Doctors, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Have Been Extended Until September 30, 2012

October 2nd, 2009 – Immigration News • USCIS Is Already Planning Ahead for The Possibility of Giving Legal Status to Millions of Illegal Immigrants – New Visa Numbers Available for Fiscal Year 2010 – Still Thinking about Applying for an H1-B Visa? – 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Program begins on Friday, October 2, 2009 – REMINDER: USCIS Conducting Surprise Site Visits to H-1B Employers – The House of Representatives Has Passed a Resolution to Extend the Conrad 30 Program for Doctors

August 12th, 2009 – Immigration News • President Obama Committed to Immigration Reform – Still Thinking About Applying for an H1-B Visa? – Are You An H-1B Employer? USCIS Now Conducting Surprise Site Visits – Obama Administration Continues Illegal Immigration Crackdown – Obama Administration Plans for Improved Detention System for Illegal Immigrants – U.S. Department of State Will Announce New Visa Numbers for 2010 – Applying for an R-1 Nonimmigrant Religious Worker Petition? Premium Processing Now Available!

June 24th, 2009 – Immigration News • Premium Processing of Immigration Petition for Alien Workers Will Resume – H1-B Visas Still Available – Do You Have a Visa Waiver Program Emergency or Temporary Passport, and Plan to Travel to the United States?

June 3rd, 2009 – Immigration News • Are You Waiting For Your Green Card? – Still Thinking about Applying for an H1-B Visa? – Will You Be Departing the U.S. from Georgia or Michigan? – Are You a Citizen of Greece?

May 13th, 2009 – Immigration News • H1-B Visas Still Available – Green Card Quota Delays – DREAM Act Reintroduced, Possibly Facilitating Permanent Residence for Immigrant Students – President Barack Obama Supports Immigration Reform – Religious Worker Visas Extended

April 22nd, 2009 – Immigration News • USCIS Updates Count on H-1B Petitions Subject to the Fiscal Year 2010 Cap - H-1B Petitions Are Still Being Accepted By USCIS – Employment Third Preference ("EB-3") and Employment Other Worker ("OW") Immigrant Visa ("Green Card") Numbers are Unavailable for Rest of the Fiscal Year

April 10th 2009 – Immigration News • USCIS Updates Count on H-1B Petitions Subject to the Fiscal Year 2010 Cap – H-1B Petitions Are Still Being Accepted By USCIS

April 8th 2009 – Immigration News • H-1B Petitions Subject to the Fiscal Year 2010 Cap Are Still Being Accepted By USCIS

March 27th 2009 – Immigration News • H-1B Cap Lottery System Clarification for Fiscal Year 2010 • New Requirements for U.S. Companies That Receive TARP Funding and Hire H-1B Workers •The Department of Labor’s Current PERM Processing Dates

March 19th 2009 - Immigration News • H-1B Cap Filings for Fiscal Year 2010 Will Most Likely Be Lower • The Backlog of FBI Name Checks Pending More Than 6 Months Has Been Eliminated • USCIS Vermont Service Center Has Announced They Are Sending Pending I-539 Applications That Include B1/B2 Applications to the California Service Center to Reduce Their Backlog •

March 4th 2009 - Immigration News • H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2010 • Foreign Nationals who have Earned their U.S. Degree by March 31, 2009 are Eligible to File H-1B Petitions for FY 2010 • H-1B Petitions for the Same Foreign National May be Submitted by Different Employers (Petitioners) • No Definitive Announcement by USCIS for F-1 Students Whose F-1 Period Expires Before October 1, 2009 and File a Timely H-1B Petition Requesting a Change Status to H-1B • Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) allows certain Non-immigrants to Immediately Apply for U.S. Citizenship •

January 2009 - Immigration News • Priority Dates and Immigrant Numbers for February 2009 • Reminder: Travelers from All Visa Waiver Program Countries are Now Required to Obtain Approval through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization BEFORE Traveling to the U.S.• Retaining A Priority Date • AAO Holds 5-year Indian M.B.B.S. Degree Equivalent of U.S. M.D. Degree •



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