USCIS issued a fact sheet on InfoPass, a free service to schedule a USCIS appointment, including the documents that you should bring to an appointment.
USCIS announces online filing options
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DHS issued the USCIS Annual Report on Characteristics of Specialty Occupation Workers (H-1B) for Fiscal Year 2009 to Congress. The report includes information on countries of origin, occupations, education levels, and compensation paid to H-1B beneficiaries.
USCIS provides 2022 H-1B Cap season updates
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AAO affirmed denial, finding that petitioner failed to execute plan presented in support of Form 1-526 petition by switching to a project not reviewed by USCIS and financing different expenses with the original project than those projected in the original business plan.
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BIA held that an alien released from custody on conditional parole under INA § 236(a)(2)(B) has not been “paroled into the United States” for purposes of establishing eligibility for adjustment of status under §245(a).
Conditional parolee not eligible for adjustment of status
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The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a statement on the report “Weeding out Abuses: Recommendations for a Law-abiding Farm Labor System” co-authored by Farm worker Justice and Oxfam America.
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On 7/1/10, phase two of the centralization of orphan processing to the National Benefits Center will become effective. NBC will host two webinars on 6/28/10 for service providers.
Family petitions to immigrate family members
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ICE released its FY 2010 – 2014 strategic plan. ICE plans to seek better statutory tools to address illegal employment, invest more resources to remove aliens who overstay nonimmigrant visas and solicit proposals for at least four regional detention facilities.
ICE will continue to only focus on certain immigrants
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TRAC issued a news release on an increase in federal immigration prosecutions. According to TRAC, recent DOJ figures indicate that there were 8,287 immigration prosecutions in March 2010, more than in any month since July 2009.
Transactional records access clearinghouse trac
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The Vermont Service Center (VSC) Liaison Committee alerts members to heightened scrutiny for speech language pathology related occupations and suggests that H petitioners should carefully delineate the job duties of positions within this career field.
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On 06/16/10, ICE updated its list of Student and Exchange Visitor Program approved schools.
Student and exchange visitor program
Student and exchange visitor program
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