USCIS Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap

Release Date: April 10, 2014 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1...

April 10, 2014

Need for Lottery Highlights Importance of Reforms to Legal Immigration System

WASHINGTON, DC — Doug Stump, President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), commented on today's announcement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that on the first day it can count petitions, USCIS has received more than enough to reach the 85,000 maximum H-1B v...

April 7, 2014

USCIS Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap

Release Date: April 07, 2014 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed un...

April 7, 2014

ICE-Granted DACA Renewal Guidance

This notice contains renewal information only for those individuals granted DACA by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from June 15, 2012 until August 15, 2012, when USCIS started receiving requests. Our records indicate that this notice only applies to a small fraction of the DACA...

February 24, 2014

USCIS Posts Renewal Information for Individuals Granted DACA By ICE

Individuals who were granted deferred action under the DACA guidelines by ICE from June 15, 2012 until August 15, 2012 may request renewal of their deferred action 120 days prior to the expiration of their original 2-year period of deferred action, according to a USCIS notice published on February...

February 24, 2014

USCIS to Release Revised N-400 on February 4, 2014

Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 14020371 (posted Feb. 3, 2014)" AILA has been alerted that USCIS will be releasing a revised N-400, Application for Naturalization, on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. A draft revised form was posted for comment on December 20, 2012, and a 30-day notice was published on ...

February 10, 2014

DOS Final Rule Removing NAFTA Petition Requirement for Mexican Citizens

DATES: This rule is effective February 10, 2014. The Department of State amends its regulation pertaining to The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), by removing the petition requirement for citizens of Mexico applying for non-immigrant visa classification as NAFTA professionals. The ru...

February 10, 2014

USCIS Introduces Form I-910 and Centralizes the Civil Surgeon Application Process

Starting on March 11, 2014, USCIS will implement a new process to receive and adjudicate applications for civil surgeon designation centrally at the National Benefits Center. This process change requires physicians seeking civil surgeon designation to file a formal application at a USCIS Lockbox. Ce...

January 28, 2014

How to know whether GOP is serious about immigration reform

Article from Washington Post Sometime this week, House Republicans are expected to roll out a statement of principles on immigration reform, and most reports suggest some sort of embrace of legalization for the 11 million will be in the mix. Byron York even reports that Republicans appear to be t...

January 28, 2014

5 things to watch in the GOP immigration plan

By Benjy Sarlin After a year of dithering, House Republican leaders are close to unveiling a barebones set of principles that they say will guide them in crafting a series of immigration bills. The proposal could make its public debut as early as this week, according to The New York Times, when H...

January 28, 2014

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