USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Employers can use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17, 2017. On Sept. 18, 2017 employers must use the revised form with a revision date of 07/17/17 N. Employers must continue following existing storage[Read More]
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Mexican Lawful Immigrants Among the Least Likely to Become U.S. Citizens: Pew Research Center
Among Mexicans, desire is high, but about half cite language, cost barriers (original piece appears at http://www.pewresearch.org/about/use-policy/) BY ANA GONZALEZ-BARRERA The overall percentage of lawful immigrants to the United States choosing to apply for and gaining citizenship is at its highest level in more than two decades. Yet in terms of naturalization rate, Mexicans – the single[Read More]
Supreme Court limits the government’s ability to strip citizenship from immigrants: AP
Washington DC (Associated Press). The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the government’s ability to strip U.S. citizenship from immigrants for lying during the naturalization process. The justices ruled unanimously in favor of an ethnic Serb from Bosnia who lied about her husband’s military service. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that false statements can lead[Read More]
How to select a better Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the EB-5 program
The Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the EB-5 program, allows certain foreign investors who can demonstrate that their investments are creating jobs in the United States to obtain lawful permanent residency. Business owners apply to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to be designated as “regional centers” for the EB-5 program, offering opportunities[Read More]
USCIS clarifies about the eligible educational degree for H-1B U.S. Master’s CAP
May 23, 2017, Washington D.C. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued an internal policy guidance to its personnel that in order to qualify for an H-1B numerical cap exemption based upon a master’s or higher degree, the degree conferring institution must have qualified as a “United States institution of higher education” at the time[Read More]
Increased global mobility of talent could present more opportunities than the challenges
Key Finding: Creating the innovations of tomorrow More than three out of every four patents at the top 10 patent-producing US universities (76%) had at least one foreign-born inventor. More than half of the patents (54%) were awarded to the group of foreign-born inventors most likely to face visa hurdles: students, postdoctoral fellows, or staff[Read More]
USCIS HAS COMPLETED THE DATA ENTRY OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 H-1B CAP SUBJECT PETITIONS
USCIS announced on May 3, 2017, that it has completed data entry of all fiscal year 2018 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in our computer-generated random process. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected. Due to the high volume of filings, USCIS is unable to provide a definite time frame[Read More]
USCIS website’s Infopasss system to schedule a appointment is NOT working
USCIS customer should check back often to see if it comes back on. https://my.uscis.gov/appointment Infopass lets you schedule a free appointment to visit a local USCIS office and get answers on your case
Photo requirements for a U.S. visa
Your photo is a vital part of your visa application. To learn more, review the information below on how to provide a suitable photo. Digital images are required for some visa categories, while photos are required for other visa categories. The acceptance of your digital image or photo is at the discretion of the U.S.[Read More]
U.S. District Court for District of Columbia Dismisses Legal Challenge to 2016 STEM OPT Rule
April, 19, 2019 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a legal challenge to the 2016 STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) rule, finding that although the plaintiffs had standing to challenge the rule, they failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).[Read More]