USCIS has updated the count ofH2B visa petitions received and counted towards the fiscal year 2014 employment. As of November 8, 2013, USCIS has approved filings on behalf of approximately 7,478 beneficiaries for the 1st half of FY 2014.
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Several overseas countries are changing their process for applying and obtaining a U.S. visa. Azerbaijani and Russian citizens are among those who have or will experience changes of the process.
Continue reading >>On November 30, the House of Representatives passed a bill to scrap the annual green card lottery that randomly distributes green cards to 55,000 applicants. Created in 1986, the law technically called the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program does not heighte
Continue reading >>SCIS has announced an extension of the re-registration period for Haitian nationals who have already been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and who seek to maintain that status for an additional 18 months. The re-registration period is extended thr
Continue reading >>The Immigration Act of 1990 created a category of work visas for individuals who show "extraordinary ability" in the field of science, arts, education, athletics or business, and receiving such a visa requires a high level of prestige, like winning a Nobe
Continue reading >>WASHINGTON—On Feb. 1, 2013,U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin collecting a new USCIS Immigrant Fee of $165 from foreign nationals seeking permanent residence in the United States. This new fee was established in USCIS’s final rul
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