USCIS updated its count of FY 2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 7/30/10, approximately 27,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 11,600 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
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USCIS announcement on revised filing addresses for petitioners who live in Canada, and who are filing a stand-alone Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. The new form is dated 6/14/10. This form is now processed through the USCIS Chicago Lockbox facility.
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USCIS announcement on revised filing instructions and addresses for filing an Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-539) by itself. Beginning 8/3/10, applicants submitting Form I-539 by itself must mail their application to the Dallas Lockbox facility.
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USCIS announcement on revised filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing an Application for Family Unity Benefits (Form I-817) under Section 301 IMMACT 90. The new form is dated 4/21/10.
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USCIS announcement on the revised filing location for individuals filing an Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur (Form I-526). The new form version, dated 4/21/10, requires petitioners to file at the USCIS Dallas Lockbox rather than the USCIS California Service Center.
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An increase in the delaying processing times for I-765 EAD cards and I-131 Advance Parole documents filed at the Nebraska Service Center.
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USCIS announcement that beginning 8/3/10, Form I-129F petitions filed by a U.S. citizen on behalf of a fiancé(e) or spouse must be submitted to the USCIS Dallas Lockbox.
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As of 7/30/10, USCIS receipted 3,116 H-2B petitions, including approved and pending, toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of the fiscal year.
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USCIS policy memo to immigration service officers about legislation affecting the T and U nonimmigrant programs. The INA amendments under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008 apply to applications filed on or after 12/23/08.
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Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding that the DOS passport issuance process continues to be vulnerable to fraud, as the agency issued five of the seven passports GAO attempted to fraudulently obtain. GAO obtained three passports, but DOS had two recovered from the mail before delivery.
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