Wednesday, January 19, 2011

H-1b CAP

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The USCIS is very near reaching the H-1b cap. As of Friday, the USCIS had receipted 60,700 H-1b petitions. That leaves only 4,300 cap-subj...
Monday, January 17, 2011

I-485 Inventory

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The USCIS has released their I-485 Inventory Chart of pending cases as of January 2011. The USCIS I-485 Inventory Chart displays the total n...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Mumbai Consulate posts inaccurate Visa Bulletin

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The U.S. Consulate in Mumbai, India had errneously reported that for the month of February 2011, the EB-2 Category for India will become cur...
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Thursday, December 09, 2010

VISA BULLETIN

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The January Visa Bulletin has been released, showing very little movement in the employment based categories. The EB2 and EB3 categories mov...
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H-1B VIOLATIONS

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The U.S. Department of Labor is continuing its enforcement efforts on H-1b companies that violate the regulations. The Dept. of Labor announ...
Tuesday, December 07, 2010

H-1b FORM

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As discussed during the HLG Phone Conference today, the new H-1b form will become effective on December 23, 2010. For a copy of the new I-12...
Friday, December 03, 2010

CGFNS EXAM GOES HI-TECH

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CGFNS announced today that its exam for foreign educated nurses will become internet-based in 2011, beginning with the March 2011 exam. CGFN...
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CHANGES AT CONSULATE IN MANILA

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The Consulate in Manila implemented some changes in visa proceesing this week. Here are a few key changes: NONIMMIGRANT VISAS: --MRV fee col...
Monday, November 15, 2010

NVC INVENTORY OF PENDING CASES

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The National Visa Center has issued a report of the number of visa applications in the employment-based categories and family-based categori...
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NVC IN

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Monday, November 01, 2010

PERM STATISTICS

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The U.S. Department of Labor, Foreign Labor Certification Unit, just released its 2009 annual report, covering visa statistics from October ...
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Thursday, October 28, 2010

New USCIS Fees Announced

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Effective Nov 23, 2010, increased USCIS fees will be required for most USCIS filings. These are the first fee increases from the USCIS (no...
Monday, October 04, 2010

HLG 2010 Healthcare Symposium

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There's a Light at the End of the Tunnel . . . And It's Not a Train Hammond Law Group will be hosting its 6th Annual full-day sympos...
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Friday, October 01, 2010

FSBPT Releases Some NPTE Scores and Holds Others

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FSBPT announced today that it has completed its initial analysis of scores held from the restricted groups who tested on or after July 12, 2...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

FBSPT Announces 2011 NPTE Test Dates

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FSBPT announced today that it has scheduled two 2011 NPTE test dates for candidates for whom licensure testing had previously been suspended...
Friday, September 10, 2010

VISA DATES - OCTOBER VISA BULLETIN

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The State Department has released the October Visa Bulletin. Most categories moved forward 3 weeks except EB2 India which remained the same...
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Friday, August 27, 2010

EAD -- EXPEDITE REQUESTS

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The USCIS has indicated that they are getting more than 300 expedite requests a day to expedite Employment Authorization Documents (EAD). Ea...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

MOVEMENT ON VISA DATES

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The State Department has released the Visa Bulletin for the month of September. As compared to the current month bulletin, the dates remaine...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

HOUSE PASSES IMMIGRATION BILL

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The Border Security Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 which the Senate passed last week was also passed in the House yester...
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Friday, August 06, 2010

IMMIGRATION BILL PASSES SENATE

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Just before leaving for the August recess, the Senate passed an immigration bill. The bill, introduced by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) an...
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Thursday, August 05, 2010

EAD Renewal/AP Renewal taking too long? Help is Available!

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Has your EAD renewal been pending more than 60 days? More than 75 days? Will you be left without work authorization? If so, don't fear. ...
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Monday, August 02, 2010

USCIS RESPONSE TO INTERNAL MEMO:

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The USCIS has issued a response to the leaked internal memo regarding "Alternatives to CIR". The USCIS said, "Internal draft...
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Friday, July 30, 2010

ALTERNATIVES TO IMMIGRATION REFORM

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The USCIS has been discussing some options to provide positive immigration relief if legislation on comprehensive immigration reform does no...
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Thursday, July 15, 2010

FOREIGN NURSES SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA

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The California Board of Nursing is providing limited relief for foreign nurses who are affected by the recent change of the licensure requir...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

H-1B CAP COUNT

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The USCIS has not yet received half of the H-1b petitions it is allowed to accept in a fiscal year. The latest report from USCIS released to...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

BIG JUMP FOR EB3 PHILIPPINES

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The Department of State's recently released Visa Bulletin for the month of August reveals a 10 month progress in visa availability for E...
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Monday, July 12, 2010

FSBPT Suspends NPTE Examination for All Graduates of Certain Overseas Programs

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FSBT has announced that effective 11:59PM, Sunday, July 11, 2010, new registrations for both the PT and PTA versions of the NPTE (physical t...
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

July Visa Bulletin Predicts Future Movement in Priority Dates

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With the recent release of the July Bulletin, the Department of State released some "best case scenarios" of where dates will be b...
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Friday, June 11, 2010

Good News for Filipino EB-3 RN’s

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The July Visa Bulletin was released today, and for those of you hoping for a big jump forward with the EB-3 numbers for the Philippines, you...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

USCIS Announces Changes to E-Verify

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USCIS has announced significant changes are coming to E-Verify on June 13 that will enhance its usability, security, accuracy and efficiency...
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

First Complaint Filed Against Neufeld Memo

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The first, of possibly many, complaints have been filed today in the US District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the USCIS...
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Monday, June 07, 2010

H-1B Cap Count as of May 28, 2010

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The latest H-1B cap count released (May 28, 2010) has approximately 20,800 H-1B cap-subject petition received by the USCIS. Additionally, US...
Thursday, June 03, 2010

Immigration Voice Announces Advocacy Event June 7,8

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Immigration Voice, a grassroots immigration reform organization, has announced a two day advocacy event in Washington DC on June 7th and Jun...
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010

CBP, TSA Offer Summer Travel Tips

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The CBP and the TSA have just released a series of travel tips in conjunction with the beginning of summer which are worth taking the time t...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

H-1B Cap Count as of May 14, 2010

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The latest H-1B cap count released (May 14, 2010) has approximately 19,000 H-1B cap-subject petition received by the USCIS. Additionally, U...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

H-1B Cap Count as of May 11, 2010

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The latest H-1B cap count released has approximately 18,000 H-1B cap-subject petition received by the USCIS. Additionally, USCIS has receive...
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

H-1B Cap Count as of 4/27/2010

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USCIS reports H-1B petitions are extremely slow moving this year. As of the 4/27/2010 count, only 16,500 petitions have been filed against ...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

CONGRESSIONAL PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION

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The conceptual proposal for immigration reform by Reid, Schumer and Menendez lays out the basic structure of what they want the CIR bill to ...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

NURSE LICENSE AND EXAM

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The National Council of State Boards of Nursing has recently released statistics regarding nurse licensure and NCLEX. Although the statistic...

IMMIGRATION REFORM STIRRING ATTENTION

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Immigration reform is becoming a higher priority for Congress - at least for the Democrats - because of the new Arizona law that gives polic...
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Monday, April 26, 2010

Latest H-1B Count

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The USCIS has released the latest H-1B numbers. As of April 15th, the USCIS had received 13,600 petitions out of the 65,000 numbers for the...
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Monday, April 19, 2010

GAO Conducting H-1B Study

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is working on a report for Congress about the impact of the H-1B cap on the competitiveness ...

UPDATE ON NEUFELD MEMO

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The January 8, 2010 "Neufeld memo" on the "employer-employee relationship" has created a lot of contention and two liste...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

PERMANENT RESIDENCE STATISTICS

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The Department of Homeland Security has just released the Immigration Statistics Yearbook for 2009 which shows that a total of 1,130,818 peo...
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Healthcare bill adds to demand, but not supply of MDs

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A recent Wall Street Journal article published on 4/12/2010 by Suzanne Sataline and Shirley Wang again revisits the physician shortage in t...
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Saturday, April 10, 2010

VISA BULLETIN FOR MAY 2010

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The Department of State has released the May Visa Bulletin, which represents very little overall movement from the current month. The second...
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Friday, April 09, 2010

RELATIVELY FEW H-1B's

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For the second year in a row, the USCIS has not reached the H-1b cap during the first week of filings. The USCIS has reported today that it ...
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Thursday, April 01, 2010

UPDATE ON CAPITOL HILL

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It's pretty quiet on Capitol Hill this week since Congress is at recess in their home districts. Good thing, because last week when I wa...
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

POLICY REPORTS ON H-1B

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The National Foundation for American Policy issued two reports today. One report, " H-1B Visas by the Numbers: 2010 and Beyond ”, shows...
Monday, March 29, 2010

MIKE HAMMOND EDITORIAL ON USCIS MEETING

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On Friday, the USCIS held an open forum to discuss the impact of the January Neufeld memo which prohibited “job shops” from participating in...

UPDATE ON USCIS MEETING ON NEUFELD MEMO

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During the Spring AILA conference on Friday, March 26, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas spoke of the Neufeld memo only briefly. He reiterat...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

MEETING ON NEUFELD MEMO

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The USCIS will be holding another meeting in Washington this coming Friday, March 26th on the impact of the January 8th Neufeld memo. At thi...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

AILA SPEAKS OUT ON NEUFELD MEMO

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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) sent a letter to USCIS today, requesting that the January 8th "Neufeld memo" o...
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THE HEAT IS ON IN D.C.

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Two big legislative issues – healthcare reform and immigration reform – will be the central focus in Washington, D.C. during the next week. ...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Schumer and Graham Release Immigration Plan in Washington Post

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Democratic Senator Charles E. Schumer and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham released their plan to overhaul the immigration system in the Wa...
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS - CERTIFICATE RENEWALS

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Like CGFNS, the NBCOT (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy) waives the English language requirement for certain occupat...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

VISASCREEN RENEWALS - ENGLISH EXAMS WAIVED

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CGFNS has announced that effective March 1 2010, certain VisaScreen® renewal applicants will not have to re-take an English language test. ...
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VISA BULLETIN......ONE STEP CLOSER

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The Department of State Visa Bulletin for immigrant visa numbers moved slightly this month. The April Visa Bulletin (which takes effect Apri...
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Friday, March 12, 2010

MEETINGS.......BUT WHAT RESULT?

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The President met with Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), yesterday, two Senators who are leading the effort to introd...
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Thursday, March 04, 2010

Circuit Court Rules USCIS Unlawfully Imposed Arbitrary Requirements

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This just in from the American Immigration Council: Washington D.C. - In a decision issued today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals adopted...
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Senators Propose StartUp Visa Act of 2010

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On Feb. 24, 2010, Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) introduced legislation into Congress known as the StartUp Visa Ac...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

USCIS Meeting for Staffing Companies Re: the Neufeld Memo

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Personal Message from Michael Hammond We have just been advised that the USCIS is holding a meeting this Thursday, February 18th, in Washing...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

DOS Proposes Fee Hike

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In a Federal Register Notice released today, the Department of State announced a new fee structure for cases to be processed at consulates a...
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Friday, February 05, 2010

INVENTORY OF NVC CASES:

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The National Visa Center has issued a report of the number of visa applications in the employment-based categories and family-based categori...
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