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When employees travel abroad, flight information is automatically recorded in the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) database maintained by the Customs and Border Patrol agency.  If a scheduled flight is cancelled or rescheduled, the database does not necessarily reflect the updated information.  This could affect a petition to renew valid nonimmigrant status, for example, because [...]

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The President has proposed issuing employment authorization to H-4 spouses who are caught in the visa backlog.  Read more below. In his State of the Union Address on January 25, 2012, President Obama made some bold pronouncements about changes to the U.S. immigration laws. One particular idea is generating a lot of interest: his proposal [...]

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As of February 1, 2012, the EB-2 category cutoff date for India will move forward by 12 full months from January 1, 2009 to January 1, 2010. This is a very substantial move that should benefit many Indian nationals in the EB-2 category whose priority dates will become current next month. However, if too many [...]

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The government recently proposed a change to the filing procedure for waivers of inadmissibility outside the United States in connection with immigrant visa processing.  This procedure does not apply to companies in general, but it does apply to employees with mixed citizenship families.  If your company has employed or would like to employ someone who [...]

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Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina will make E-Verify mandatory for most private employers in 2012. E-Verify is an electronic employment verification system operated by the Federal Government. South Carolina and Alabama employers are required to register with E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility status of newly hired employees by January 1, 2012 and April 1, 2012, [...]

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Many of the employment based visa categories continue to be backlogged. Over the next few months, however, we do expect some progress as predicted by the U.S. Department of State.  EB-1 and EB-2 cut-off dates for Worldwide, Mexico and the Philippines are projected to remain current, and EB-3 will move forward by approximately one month [...]

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November H-1B Alert! The H-1B numbers are running out. As of November 1, 2011, USCIS updated its count of FY2012 cap-subject H-1B petitions and based on that information, we foresee that all H-1B numbers will likely be used up in the next two or three weeks. Employers are urged to apply now. U.S. businesses use [...]

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The Dept. of State announced on September 15th, 2011 that all employment-based visa numbers have been used for FY2011. The October bulletin indicates the First Preference Employment visas will become available again for all countries. The Second Preference will remain available for Mexico, the Philippines, and the Worldwide category in October. China and India 2nd [...]

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On November 22, 2011 the USCIS announced that H-1B visas are at a standstill. Petitions for the new Fiscal Year can be filed starting April 1, 2012. As always, Rose Immigration Law Firm, PLC stands ready to assist you in filing any petitions so that you can make use of the H-1B visas as soon as [...]

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