US IMMIGRATION NEWS
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| New Campaign To Recognize Employers Committed To Maintaining A Legal Workforce | ||
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in conjunction with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), recently announced the initiation of the "I E-Verify" campaign to recognize the approximately 170,000 businesses nationwide that have attempted to maintain legal workforces by using the E-Verify system. Friday, 27 November 2009 |
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| USCIS Launches Informational Video on SAVE Program | ||
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that an informational video is available on its website which outlines the agency's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. Monday, 23 November 2009 |
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| CBP Launches Pilot Program to Automate Arrival Form | ||
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On November 12th, 2009, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the launch of a pilot program to automate the arrival/departure form (CBP Form I-94W) for Visa Waiver Program (VWP) travelers from Auckland, New Zealand to Los Angeles International Airport. Monday, 23 November 2009 |
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| Expiration of the H-1C Visa | ||
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As of December 21, 2009, the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 1999 (the Act) will expire and with it the H-1C nonimmigrant nurses program. Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
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| USCIS Temporarily Accepts H-1B Petitions Without DOL Certified LCAs | ||
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it will temporarily accept H-1B petitions filed without Department of Labor (DOL) certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for a period of 120-days. Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
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| United States Ban on Entry of HIV Positive Foreign Nationals Ends | ||
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On November 2, 2009 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule in the federal register amending its regulations to remove "Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection" from the definition of communicable disease of public health significance and remove references to "HIV" from the scope of examinations for aliens. Thursday, 5 November 2009 |
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| USCIS Establishes Transitional Worker Program for the CNMI | ||
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On October 27, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new rule creating the Transitional Worker visa classification for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Thursday, 5 November 2009 |
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| DOL denying Labor Condition Applications | ||
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The Department of Labor's (DOL) newly implemented Labor Condition Application (LCA) online system known as iCert, has reportedly led to numerous delays in obtaining certification of LCAs. Consequently, U.S. employers and foreign workers alike have been significantly impacted by the delays as the LCA is a prerequisite for filing an H-1B petition for a professional worker. Thursday, 5 November 2009 |
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| Obama Signs Law to End Widow Penalty | ||
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On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the FY10 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill (P.L.111-83), which among other things, invalidates the 'widow penalty'. Wednesday, 4 November 2009 |
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has met with local Montana officials, law enforcement personnel and private sector stakeholders in the hope to strengthen the USA-Canada Border.
As per the implementation of the Travel Promotion Act (TPA), which was signed into law by Barrack Obama on March 4, 2010, the government will begin charging a fee for ESTA applications starting on September 8, 2010.
The US Labour Department has taken legal action against Smartsoft International after it violated several H-1B visa rules.
