Headlines 5/6/2008 GUIDANCE ON THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CHILD STATUS PROTECTION ACT (CSPA) 5/6/2008 USCIS ISSUES REVISED GUIDANCE ON CHILD STATUS PROTECTION ACT (CSPA) 5/5/2008 Adjustment Unavailable to Persons Who Enter the U.S. by Fraudulent Means 5/5/2008 USCIS ANNOUNCES ENHANCEMENTS TO E-VERIFY PROGRAM 5/2/2008 Three Visa-Related Bills Introduced into the House of Representatives 4/28/2008 DHS Announces New Aviation Security and Traveler 4/24/2008 USCIS MODIFIES APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT 4/23/2008 AAO Processing Times as of April 23, 2008 4/22/2008 PROJECTED NATURALIZATION PROCESSING 4/21/2008 DHS Publishes Proposed Rule to Increase SEVP Fees 4/18/2008 USCIS TO ALLOW F-1 STUDENTS OPPORTUNITY 4/16/2008 New York restaurant owner among 11 charged with harboring in 4/16/2008 ICE and Deparment of Justice Joint Operation Targets Identity 4/11/2008 DOL Publishes Final Rule on E-3 Visa LCA Requirements and Filing Procedures 4/10/2008 USCIS RELEASES PRELIMINARY NUMBER OF FY 2009 H-1B CAP FILINGS 4/8/2008 USCIS REACHES FY 2009 H-1B CAP 4/2/2008 USCIS News Release Announces Plan to Eliminate FBI Name Check Backlog 3/28/2008 ICE unveils sweeping new plan to target criminal aliens in jails nationwide 3/19/2008 Three High-Skilled Visa Bills Introduced into the House 3/19/2008 USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B Visas 3/19/2008 H-1B Cap Cases to be Accepted through April 5th 3/18/2008 What to Expect from the H-1B Interim Final Rule 3/4/2008 NBC's Placement of Family-Based Adjustment Applications into the Interview Queue 2/28/2008 USCIS Releases Updated Background Check Q & As 2/28/2008 Five IFCO managers indicted on federal charges stemming from 2/19/2008 USCIS Update on Revised I-130 Filing Instructions 2/6/2008 CBP Answers Question on Required Port of Entry Documents for Foreign Nationals 2/4/2008 USCIS Revises Background Check Process: Will Adjudicate Adjustments Where FBI Name Check Pending Beyond 180 Days 1/31/2008 USCIS Announces Centralized Filing for Certain H-1B Cap-Exempt Petitioners 1/29/2008 DHS Publishes REAL ID Final Rule 1/10/2008 DHS Issues Reminder of Citizenship Document Requirements at Ports of Entry as of 1/31/08 1/10/2008 DOL Statistics on PERM, H-2A and H-2B Processing 1/10/2008 Customs and Border Patrol Q & A on Recording a Timely Departure 1/9/2008 DOS Issues Notice on Sharing Passport Records with Other Agencies 1/8/2008 I-140s for Expiring Labor Certs Must be Received by Friday, 1/11/08 1/8/2008 USCIS Announces that Employers Can Request Info on E-Verify Through NCSC 1/3/2008 The Department of State Posts the National Visa Center's List of "Appointment Posts" 1/3/2008 USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap For Second Half of Fiscal Year 2008 12/12/2007 E-Verify Policy For Large Employers 11/26/2007 USCIS Provides Date of Transition to New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 11/9/2007 USCIS Publishes Notice on Filing Location of H-2As 10/11/2007 Sign-On Letter to Congress in Support of the Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act (988/H.R.1843) 10/9/2007 DUI/DWI Alert 10/3/2007 Largest-ever ICE operation targeting criminal aliens and illegal alien fugitives nets more than 1,300 arrests in Los Angeles area 10/2/2007 Court Extends Order That Blocks Government from Implementing Flawed Social Security "No-Match" Rule 10/1/2007 USCIS REACHES H-2B CAP FOR FIRST HALF OF FY2008 9/28/2007 USCIS Receipting Delays 9/27/2007 USCIS ANNOUNCES NEW NATURALIZATION TEST 9/27/2007 New Naturalization Questions 8/20/2007 October 2007 Employment-based Immigrant Visa Cutoff Dates Projected 8/13/2007 Summary of the ICE No-Match SSA Regulation 8/6/2007 Text of the Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act of 2007 (S. 988/H.R 1843) 7/17/2007 USCIS will Accept ALL July 2007 I-485 Applications!!!!!! 7/11/2007 Congresswoman Lofgren on Visa Bulletin Debacle 7/7/2007 Update on AILF's Legal Action Center and the Visa Bulletin Issue 7/3/2007 How Did All Those Employment-Based Numbers Get "Used" So Quickly? 7/2/2007 Employment Based Priority Dates are NO Longer Current 7/2/2007 Administration Slams Door on Thousands of Legal Immigrants: AILA Condemns Agencies’ Bait and Switch 6/29/2007 USCIS Medical Exam May Be Performed by Any “Designated Civil Surgeon,” Regardless of the Location 6/27/2007 DHS and DOS Proposed Rule on WHTI Land and Sea Ports-of-Entry Travel Document Requirements 5/1/2007 DOL Rule Governing Alien Substitution, Attorney Fees Payment and Labor Certification Validity Advances 5/1/2007 DOL Rule Governing Alien Substitution, Attorney Fees Payment, and Labor Certification Validity Advances 4/27/2007 Current Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas for Fiscal Year 2008 4/25/2007 USCIS Proposes Changes for Religious Worker Visas 4/24/2007 Exchange Visitor (J Visa) Update 4/20/2007 DOL Issues Notice Updating H-2B Processing at SWAs and NPCs 4/19/2007 USCIS Clarifies Status of Receipt Notices Dated Before April 12, 2007 4/13/2007 USCIS Update On H-1B Lottery And Receipting 4/10/2007 SKIL Act and H-1B Bill Introduced in the Senate 4/5/2007 USCIS RELEASES PRELIMINARY NUMBER OF FY 2008 H-1B CAP FILINGS 4/3/2007 H-1B Quota Exceeded On First Day of Filing 4/3/2007 USCIS REACHES FY 2008 H-1B CAP 3/29/2007 ICE arrests illegal aliens in Baltimore worksite enforcement operation 3/23/2007 USCIS REACHES H-2B CAP FOR SECOND HALF OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 3/8/2007 AILA Lauds the Introduction of the Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007 2/20/2007 Criteria to Expedite an FBI Name Check 2/9/2007 BIA Addresses Effective Date of Child Status Protection Act 1/31/2007 AILA Opposes Proposal by USCIS to Increase Immigration Filing Fees 1/24/2007 AILA is Encouraged by President Bush’s Pledge to Push for Immigration Overhaul 1/23/2007 Adjudication of NIW I-140s for Physicians in MUAs 11/9/2006 U.S. Eliminates Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Fee For All Indian Applicants 10/23/2006 What Constitutes a Bona Fide H-1B Termination 10/17/2006 President Signs Defense Authorization, Enacting H-2B Relief 9/22/2006 USCIS adds I-140 EB-1 and EB-2 to the Premium Processing Service 9/19/2006 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration 8/18/2006 Premium Processing for EB-3 I-140 Petitions 8/3/2006 Special Immigrant Status Available to Afghan & Iraqi Translators 8/2/2006 Consulate in Singapore Addresses H-1B1 Fees, Equivalencies 7/28/2006 I-140 Premium Processing Update 7/28/2006 FY 2007 U.S. Advanced-Degree H1B Cap Reached 7/28/2006 USCIS reminds employers of H-2B nonimmigrants that the “returning worker” provision of the SOS Act of 2005 is set to expire October 1, 2006 7/27/2006 FY2007 H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Figures Surpass 19,000 7/26/2006 DHS Highlights Best Practices For Maintaining Legal Workforces 7/25/2006 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that more than 10,000 U.S. employers are now participating in the Basic Pilot Employment Verification Program. 7/18/2006 BALCA Issues Favorable Decision in First PERM Case 7/17/2006 DHS Proposes Rule Regarding Transmission of Advance Passenger Data 6/16/2006 Current Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas For Fiscal Year 2007 6/16/2006 Update on H-1B Cap Count and Random Lottery 6/13/2006 USCIS announced that it will issue RFEs for over 10,000 I-129F petitions. 6/8/2006 DOL Agrees to Reopen Certain Labor Certification Cases Closed by the BECs 6/8/2006 State Dept. Changes Position on L-1 Blankets 6/6/2006 Guidance from Michael Aytes, USCIS Associate Director for Domestic Operations, regarding exemption from the H-1B cap. 6/6/2006 Fiscal 2007 H-1B Count 5/30/2006 H-1B Cap May Be Imminent 5/26/2006 Senate Passes Comprehensive Immigration Reform, House Remains Obstacle to Enactment 5/26/2006 DOS Final Rule on Documentation to Obtain Laser Visas for Mexican Citizens 5/25/2006 Filing I-129s under Bi-Specialization 5/25/2006 USCIS Clarifies Changes Regarding Premium Processing 5/22/2006 USCIS Designates New Categories for Premium Processing 5/22/2006 Fiancé(e) I-129F Petitions Recalled by DHS 3/24/2006 USCIS Provides Information on Bi-specialization Filing of I-129 and I-140 Petitions 2/13/2006 DOL Proposed Rule on Substitutions and Other Labor Certification Issues 2/10/2006 Labor Certification Substitution Rule Back on the Move 1/26/2006 State Dept. Remarks on Outlook for Employment-Based Visa Numbers 1/18/2006 USCIS Reaches H-1B Exemption Cap 1/18/2006 Validity of Student Visas Subsequent to a Break in Studies 1/18/2006 Update on Labor Department Backlog Elimination Centers (BEC) 1/10/2006 DOL on RIR Conversion 1/6/2006 USCIS Issues E-3 Specialty Occupation Worker Guidance 12/22/2005 Senate Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill Without H-1B and EB Visa Provisions 10/25/2005 USCIS Refuses to Recapture Fiscal 2005 Chile/Singapore H-1B Numbers 10/21/2005 Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Proposal to Provide H-1B Visa and Employment-Based Immigration Relief 10/17/2005 U.S. Embassy in Mexico Announces New On-Line Service for Third Country Nationals 10/7/2005 Visa Retrogression Q & A 10/6/2005 Information on Visa Availability Cut-Off Dates and Retrogression – The Future 10/5/2005 AILA Opposes Increase in L-1 Visa Fees 9/26/2005 USCIS Announces Fee Adjustment 9/21/2005 2007 Diversity Visa Registration Update 9/20/2005 Current Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas 9/14/2005 DHS Identifies New POEs for US-VISIT Implementation 9/13/2005 Retrogression of Visas for October 2005 9/1/2005 State Department Implements the E-3 Visa 8/31/2005 H-1B "Lottery" on August 10, 2005 Filings 8/26/2005 Ability to Recapture H-1B Time at the TSC 8/12/2005 H-1B Cap Reached in Record Time 8/3/2005 DOL's ARB addresses issues related to the posting of notice and the disclosure of wage information in the public access file in the H-1B context 7/19/2005 DOL Provides Guidance on E-3 LCAs and Clarification On Permanent and Temporary Filings 7/19/2005 AILA's Response to the Comprehensive Enforcement and Immigration Reform Act 7/15/2005 DOL Explains "Failed" Existence Check Items on Backlog Processing Center Screen Shots 6/14/2005 July 2005 Visa Bulletin - EB3 Visas Unavailable 6/13/2005 Update of 2006 H-1B Numbers 5/24/2005 Usage of additional 20,000 visas for 2005 H-1B Quota 5/23/2005 USCIS to release additional 2005 and 2005 H-2B visas 4/18/2005 H-1B Regulations Further Delayed 3/23/2005 AAO decision allows recapturing of H-1B time outside the USA 1/27/2005 DHS Proposed Major Cahnges to the H-2B Program 12/27/2004 PERM Regulations Publised 12/8/2004 New $1,500 H-1B Fee in Effect as of Today! 11/30/2004 DHS Publishes Proposed Rule to Lift Regulatory Response Times for RFEs and NOIDs 11/29/2004 DOL Staff Relocation in Dallas and Philadelphia; New ETA 9035 Required as of 11/30/04 11/29/2004 DOJ Publishes Final Rule on US-Canada Agreement on Asylum Claims Made in Transit and at Land Ports of Entry 11/24/2004 PERM: No News Is No News 11/22/2004 Section by Section Summary of L-1 & H-1B Amendments Included in Fiscal 2005 Omnibus Appropriations (H.R. 4818) 11/19/2004 Texas Attorney General Sues Immigration Consultant 11/18/2004 Congress Clears for President Bill to Extend J Waiver Program for Physicians 11/17/2004 USCIS Announces H-2B Numbers as of November 1, 2004 11/16/2004 Update on DOL Backlog Reduction Centers 11/12/2004 DHS Study on Characteristics of H-1B Beneficiaries 11/12/2004 Analysis of Supreme Court Decision Holding DUI Not a Crime of Violence 11/12/2004 Delays in Issuing SSNs to Aliens by the Social Security Administration 11/10/2004 President Bush Selects White House Counsel Gonzales to Replace Ashcroft as New Attorney General 11/8/2004 USCIS Issues Fact Sheet on Child Citizenship Act of 2000 11/5/2004 Public Law Number Assigned to I-9 E-Storage/E-Signature Bill 10/21/2004 DOS Publishes Interim Rule Amending U.S. Passport Regulations for Minors Under 14 10/19/2004 DOL Memo to State Workforce Agency Administrators on Transition Guidelines 10/19/2004 DOL Memo to SWA Administrators on FY 2005 Transition 10/4/2004 AILA Press Release on the USA Slamming the Door on Highly Educated Foreign Professionals 10/1/2004 USCIS Announces it has reached the H-1B Cap 9/21/2004 DOL Advises on Appointments for Heads of Backlog Reduction and PERM Centers 9/17/2004 DOL Backlog Reduction: Watch for Requests to Update Information 9/10/2004 Action Alert: Contact Congress to Prevent an H Visa Blackout! 8/12/2004 DOL Decision Finds that 7/20/2004 DOL Publishes Backlog Reduction Plan 7/19/2004 DHS Publishes Limited Extension of Deadline for Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement 6/22/2004 DOS to End Revalidations in U.S., Except for Certain Diplomatic and Official Visas 5/14/2004 DOL Publishes Notice on Earliest Filing Date for FY 2005 H-2B Labor Certifications 4/27/2004 USCIS Reports Relatively Low Volume of H-1B Filings 4/9/2004 15 Members of Congress Ask for H-2B Processing to Resume for FY 2004 3/30/2004 H-2B Emergency Fix Legislation Introduced in Senate and House 3/22/2004 Texas Workforce Commission Outsources Labor Certification Operations 3/19/2004 Increased Validity Period for EADs? 3/10/2004 DHS Interim Rule Eliminates Numerical Cap on Mexican TN Nonimmigrants 3/10/2004 USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap 2/18/2004 USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap 2/17/2004 DOS Figures on Nonimmigrant Visas Issued 1999-2003 2/17/2004 USCIS Fact Sheet on Numbers of H-1B Petitions Approved 2/13/2004 Testimony of Eduardo Aguirre on Guest Worker Visa 2/6/2004 Federal Taxation of Foreign Nationals Working in the United States 2/4/2004 DOS Cable Updates the FAM to Account for Changes in Mexican TN Process 2/3/2004 USCIS Publishes Proposed Fee Schedule Increases 12/31/2003 Bar-Coded Form DS-156 Required for Visa Revalidations