| Updated April 8, 2014 On April 7, 2014 USCIS
Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap. USCIS announced 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 under the U. S. advanced degree exemption.
For more information please visit http://www.uscis.gov/.
Updated March 12, 2014
USA Today interviewed AILA's Associate Director for Liaison and
Information Betsy Lawrence about L-1B delays and denials leading to "an
unpredictable climate for business owners working increasingly overseas."
For more information please visit
http://www.usatoday.com/
National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) March 2014 policy brief
finding that the denial rate for L-1B petitions rose to 34 percent in
FY2013 - a more than five-fold increase in the rate of denials since
FY2006 despite no new regulation changing the adjudication standard. For
more information please visit http://www.nfap.com/
Updated August 22, 2013
USCIS Alert on Recent Telephone Scams.
USCIS has learned about a new telephone scam targeting USCIS applicants
and petitioners. Scammers are using a technique called "Caller ID
spoofing" to display false information on the recipient's Caller ID,
leading the individual to believe that the caller is a USCIS official.
The scammer requests personal information (such as Social Security
number, passport number, or A-number), identifies supposed issues in the
recipient’s immigration records, and asks for payment to correct these
records.
Be aware of these types of scams. USCIS will never ask for any form of
payment or personal information over the phone.
For more information please visit
www.uscis.gov/avoidscams
Updated May 8, 2013
Employers Must Use Revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form
I-9
USCIS issued a press release reminding employers that beginning May 7,
2013, they must now use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility
Verification (Revision 03/08/13)N for all new hires and reverifications.
For more information please visit http://www.uscis.gov/.
Updated April 30, 2013
CBP to Begin Rollout of Automated Form I-94 Arrival/Departure
Record.
CBP issued a press release announcing that the automation of Form I-94
Arrival/Departure Record is now effective. CBP also released a
demonstration video on
the automated Form I-94.
For more information please visit http://www.cbp.gov
Updated April 17, 2013
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization
Act
On 4/16/13,the bipartisan group of Senators known as the “Gang of
Eight” introduced the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and
Immigration Modernization Act of 2013” immigration reform bill in the
Senate.
Text of Bill
Updated April 10, 2013
USCIS Update on Reaching FY2014 H-1B Cap
USCIS issued a press release stating that they received 124,000 H-1B
petitions during FY2014 filing period & used a computer-generated random
selection lottery process on April 7, 2013 to meet caps of 65,000 for
general category & 20,000 under advanced degree exemption limit.
For more information please visit http://www.uscis.gov/.
Updated March 11, 2013
USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
USCIS press release on revisions and improvements to Form I-9 include new
fields, reformatting to reduce errors, and clearer instructions to both
employees and employers. After May 7, 2013, employers must only use this
new Form I-9 (Rev. 03/08/13)N.
For more information please visit http://www.uscis.gov/.
Updated March 5, 2013
Beginning March 4, certain immigrant visa applicants who are the
spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens (immediate relatives), and
have been unlawfully present in the United States, can start applying for
provisional unlawful presence waivers through a new process.
The new provisional unlawful presence waiver process is for certain
individuals who seek a waiver of inadmissibility only for unlawful
presence. They can now apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver
while in the United States and before departing for their immigrant visa
interview at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. Under the current
process, which continues to remain in effect, immediate relatives of U.S.
citizens who are not eligible to adjust status in the United States have
to travel abroad and be found inadmissible at their immigrant visa
interview before they can apply for an inadmissibility waiver.
The new process is expected to shorten the time U.S. citizens are
separated from their immediate relatives while those family members go
through the process of becoming lawful permanent residents of the United
States. For eligibility details and information on the process, please
visit:
http://www.uscis.gov/provisionalwaiver
Updated January 2, 2013
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:Any non-US citizen
residing in the United States is urged to carry documents proving legal
status at all times and is required to file Form AR-11 with USCIS within
10 days after an address change.
USCIS to Implement New $165 Immigrant Fee on February 1, 2013
USCIS will collect new immigrant fee of $165 from foreign nationals
seeking U.S. permanent residence. Applicants can pay online through USCIS
website after receiving visa package from DOS & before departing for the
U.S.
For more information please visit http://www.uscis.gov/.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement publishes a National Detainee
Handbook outlining detainee’s rights and responsibilities. Click
here for a copy.
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