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FY 2012 H-2B Cap Count as of February 17, 2012
- February 24, 2012
- Category: H-2B Cap
No CommentsU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the first and second half of FY 2012.
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Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for April
- February 21, 2012
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
For April, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2012 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows.Ā
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FY 2012 H-2B Cap Count as of February 10, 2012
- February 17, 2012
- Category: H-2B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the first and second half of FY 2012. As of February 10,Ā 2012, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 34,481 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for First Half of FY-2012.Ā This
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MY FIRST U VISA APPROVAL
- February 16, 2012
- Category: AILA, T Visa, U Visa
This week, I received my first U-1 visa approval.Ā The U nonimmigrant status (U visa) is set aside for victims of crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse and are willing to assist law enforcement and government officials in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity.Ā See USCIS Q&A.
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FY 2012 H-2B Cap Count as of 02/03/2012
- February 10, 2012
- Category: H-2B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the first and second half of FY 2012. As of February 3,Ā 2012, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 31,626 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for First Half of FY-2012. This
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Secretary Napolitano Announces Rule Making Global Entry Program Permanent
- February 6, 2012
- Category: CBP, Global Entry, Napolitano
CBP has published aĀ final rule today setting forth federal regulations that replaces the current pilot with a permanent Global Entry program.
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FY 2012 H-2B Cap Count as of 01/27/2012
- February 3, 2012
- Category: H-2B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment forĀ the first and secondĀ half of FY 2012. As of January 27, 2012, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 29,301 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for First Half of FY-2012.Ā This count includes
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New EB-5 Regional Centers
- January 31, 2012
- Category: EB-5
The USCIS list of Regional Centers now has 2Ā new entries.Ā The new entries are as follows: ARIZONA Arizona Alternative Energy Center, LLC Website: http://arizonaenergycenter.com Investment focus: solar power generation, wind power generation, water retrieval CALIFORNIA Hollywood Regional Center Website: http://www.hollywoodregionalcenter.com/ Investment focus: internet gaming Source:Ā Suzanne Lazicki The following is a list of all current
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Second Employment-Based Priority Dates Advance Dramatically by One Year for Chinese/Indians February 2012
- January 25, 2012
- Category: EB-2, Immigrant Visas
Second Employment-Based (EB-2) Immigrant Visa Priority Dates will advance dramatically by One Year for Chinese and Indians this February 2012.Ā In January 2012, the Department of State was processing a visa priority cut off date for Indian/Chinese EB-2 applicants of January 1, 2009.Ā Next month, that number will rise dramatically by one year to
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FY 2012 H-2B Cap Count as of January 20, 2012
- January 25, 2012
- Category: H-2B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment forĀ the first and secondĀ half of FY 2012. As of January 20, 2012, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 25,993 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for First Half of FY2012.Ā This count