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2008
- New Interim Rule on F-1 Optional Practical Training
2007
- USCIS Releases New Form I-9 That Must Be Used After December 25
- Social Security No-Match Letters Will Not Be Sent This Year
- Backlogged Immigration Cases 'Could Take Years' to Process, USCIS Says; H-1B Filing Procedures May Change
- China and India Second Preference Cut-Off Dates Retrogress; Other Projections
- Green Card Lottery 2009 Registration Period Begins
- Reminder to Update I-9 Forms for All New H-1B Employees on October 1
- DHS Issues Final Rule of Employer "No-Match" Obligations; Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Until October 1
- Tips on Form I-9 Verification Compliance
- NCSL Releases Report on 2007 Enacted State Immigration Legislation
- Visa Bulletin for September 2007
- Nexus Program Expedites Border Clearance Process Low-Risk, Pre-Approved Travelers Into Canada and USA
- Passport Measures Relaxed in Response to Massive Backlogs
- Changes to J-1 (Exchange Visitor) Regulations Now in Effect
- Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Numbers Now Available Until August 17, 2007
- Backlogged Immigrant Visa Categories Will Be "Current" in July
- USCIS Filing Fees to Increase on July 30
- DOL Prohibits Labor Certification Substitutions and Payment of Fees and Costs by Employees; USCIS Terminates Premium Processing for Substitutions
- CIS Permits Earlier Filing of O and P Visa Petitions
- Government Agency Links
- DOS Reverses Course on Immigrant Visa Backlogs
- H-1B Cap Has Been Reached
- DHS Proposes to Relax Land/Sea Passport Rules for Children
- Immigrant Visa Backlogs Continue to Increase
- DHS Launches Traveler Redress Inquiry Program
- CBP Establishes Traveler Complaint Website
- BIA Says Child Status Protection Act Applies to Person Who Filed for Adjustment After Effective Date
- USCIS Proposes Large Fee Increases
- Change of Address Function Introduced on Web
- H-1C Nursing Relief Program Reauthorized
- Colorado Passes Laws Requiring Employers and State Contractors to Verify Work Authorization
- USCIS Clarifies P-1 Visa Expansion
- Pilot Test of New Naturalization Exam
- Foreign Entrepreneurs Start 25 Percent of New U.S. Technology Companies
- H-1B Visa Cap Alert
- USCIS Issues Guidance on Periods of Admission for H and L Workers
- SSA Explains Documents Needed to Get Social Security Numbers
- Over Six Million Apply for DV-2008 Green Card Lottery
- Trow & Rahal Offers Immigration Expertise for Equestrians
2006
December 2006 - New Passport Requirement for Air Travelers
September 2006 - Green Card Lottery
August 2006 - Advanced Degree H-1B Cap Hit for FY 2007
June 2006 - H-1B Cap Hits Earlier than Anticipated
May 2006 - H-1B Cap May be Hit in Early June
February 2006 - H-1B Filing Season Starts; Immigrant Visa Backlogs Decline; Guidance on SSNs, CIS Interviews and E-3 Visas for Australians
2005
December 2005 - Immigrant Visa Backlogs Decline for China and India; House Rejects Relief for Green Card and H-1B Visa Backlogs; Congress Will Attempt Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2006
October 2005 - Green Card Lottery
September 2005 - New Backlogs for Employment-Based Applicants for Permanent Resident Status
August 2005 - H-1B Cap Hits Again
July 2005 - Recent Accounting of H-1B Usage
June 2005 - Immigrant Visa Numbers Unavailable for EB3 and Other Worker Categories, and Machine-readable Passports Required
May 2005 - 20,000 Extra H-1Bs Available on May 12, 2005.
April 2005 - H-1B Cap; TN Pilot Program; and US-VISIT Procedures.
March 2005 - H-1B and L-1 Filing Fees Increase; H-1B Prevailing Wage Requirement Changes.
February 2005 - More on PERM Changes to the Green Card Process.
January 2005 - PERM: Changes to the Labor Certification Process for Green Cards.
2004
December 2004 - Omnibus Appropriations Act Makes Important Changes to H-1B and L-1 Visa Categories.
November 2004 - Diversity Visa lottery.
October 2004 - H-1B Visa Cap is Hit.
September 2004 - H-1B Cap Is Imminent; US-VISIT Expands; New Procedures for Personal Appearances.
August 2004 - Second Chance for "Gap in the Cap" Cases; Longer Duration EADs; Passport Style Photos; DV Lottery Results; US-VISIT.
June 2004 - Visa Revalidation Will End; Update on H-1B Visa Cap; Visa Waiver Program Changes.
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