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US Embassy in Mexico City on the new Nonimmigrant Visa Procedures

FAQs from the US Embassy in Mexico City on the new nonimmigrant visa procedures which took effect on 1/10/11. Please note that DOS website erroneously listed the start date of these new procedures as 1/10/10.

Revised M-274, Handbook for Employers

A 1/05/11 edition of the M-274, Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form) from USCIS.

USCIS announces 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Naturalization Ceremonies

USCIS announces 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Naturalization Ceremonies.

Guidance on handling of AOS cases interviewed at USCIS field offices

USCIS 1/11/11 interim memo for comment provides guidance on handling of AOS cases interviewed at USCIS field offices that have been impacted by visa retrogression. The memo is in effect until further notice.

H-1B Cap Count for FY2011

USCIS updated its count of FY2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 1/07/11, approximately 58,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 20,000 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.

PERM and iCERT both have been restored at this time

PERM and iCERT both have been restored at this time.

Employer’s mailing address could have confused the U.S. Postal Service

BALCA remanded the case for processing, finding sua sponte that the employer’s mailing address could have confused the U.S. Postal Service and could explain why the employer did not receive the audit notification letter. (Matter of 41st Street Corp., 1/7/11)

Field offices in CT will be closed on Wednesday -1/12/11

USCIS announcement that the field offices in CT will be closed on Wednesday, 1/12/11. For the latest information on office closings, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA)

Legislative profile of Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), the new Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

H-2A back pay/civil penalty case

In an H-2A back pay/civil penalty case, the ARB found that the ALJ erred in taking administrative notice of respondent’s prior discovery abuse because the noticed facts were not generally known or verifiable. (Matter of Global Horizons Manpower, 12/21/10)