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2008
April
- USCIS REISSUES PROPOSED RULES ON NO-MATCH LETTERS
- USCIS REVERSES DECISION IN IRAQI TRANSLATOR GREEN CARD CASE AND AGREES TO REVIEW ALL OTHER PREVIOUSLY DENIED AND PENDING CASES
- UPDATE ON H-1B CAP SUBJECT FILINGS
- and more…
March
- SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN EMPLOYERS SANCTIONS FINES EFFECTIVE MARCH 27, 2008
- FINAL PREPARATION UNDERWAY FOR APRIL H-1B PETITIONS
- NEW USCIS POLICY ON NAME CHECKS
- and more…
February
- GET READY NOW FOR APRIL 1ST H-1B FILINGS
- UPDATE ON WORKPLACE ENFORCEMENT-RELATED ISSUES
- SUMMER SURGE IN NATURALIZATION APLICATIONS WILL CAUSE TWO YEAR PROCESSING DELAYS
- and more…
January
- IMMEDIATE H-1B PLANNING IMPERATIVE
- UPDATE ON ENFORCEMENT-RELATED ISSUES: EMPLOYERS MUST USE REVISED I-9 FORM TO AVOID POSSIBLE PAPERWORK PENALTIES; USCIS ENCOURAGES E-VERIFY USE
- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR UPDATE
- and more…
2007
November/December
- New Maggio & Kattar web site up and running
- H and I nonimmigrant adjustment applicants no longer required to possess receipt notice in order to travel
- Increased DOL audits of perm applications reported
- and more…
October
- “No-Match Rule” Implementation Blocked by District Court
- Compelling DHS Action on Long-Pending Adjustment and Naturalizaton Cases
- Massive Adjustment of Status Filings Means Massive Processing Volatility
- and more…
September
- H-1B and Employment-Based Green Card Shortage Compel Immediate Planning
- Current Immigrant Visa Priority Dates: What to Expect in October and Beyond
- “No-Match” Letter Rule Stayed By Court But Increased Enforcement Looms
- and more…
August
- USCIS Addresses Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Questions
- Adjustment of Status Travel Advisory
- Labor Certification Update
- and more…
July
- The Debacle Surrounding Employment-based Visa Availability and Unavailability
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform Dies in Senate
- Update on J Visas and Waivers
- and more…
June
- Immigration Filing Fees Increase Dramatically on July 30, 2007
- Senate Set to Complete Action on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Six Weeks Remain Before DOL Labor Certification Rules Go into Effect
- and more…
May
- H-1B Unavailability and Filing for Permanent Resident Status Now
- Priority Dates for Immigrant Visas Jump Almost Two Years Forward for Certain Professionals and Skilled Workers
- Other Significant Advances in June
- and more…
April
- Update on H-1B Cap: Lottery for Most Coveted Work Visa
- Immigration Overhaul Now in Play
- Prospects Remain Far from Clear
- and more…
March
- Will the H-1B Cap Be Reached on April 2nd?
- “Despite Push, Immigration Deal Not on Horizon”, Or So It Seems
- ICE Steps-Up Workplace Raids
- and more…
February
- Breaking News: Significant Agency Action Predicted
- Far-Reaching DOL Proposal Slated for Final Action
- DOL Seeks User Fees for Labor Certification Applications
- and more…
January
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now Fast Tracked
- Plan H-1B Filings Immediately
- Early Exhaustion of Numbers Anticipated
- and more…