• The 2015 H-1B Cap Lottery: What are the Odds of Being Selected?

    • April 10, 2014
    • Category: H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
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    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree exemption.

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  • Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for April 2014

    • March 15, 2014
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    ForĀ April, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2014 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbersĀ BELOWĀ the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Recent Global Entry Appeal Success

    • March 15, 2014
    • Category: Global Entry, Trusted Traveler
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    I recently received an approval of a Global Entry appeal I had prepared on behalf of a client.Ā  It took about six months to receive the decision after we had submitted the appeal.

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  • H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of February 21, 2014

    • February 24, 2014
    • Category: H-2B Cap
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    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 2014.

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  • H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of January 10, 2014

    • January 16, 2014
    • Category: H-2B Cap
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    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 2014.

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  • Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for January 2014

    • December 19, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For January, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2014 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Trusted Traveler Programs(Global Entry, Nexus, Sentri): Guilty By Association?

    • November 8, 2013
    • Category: Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, Trusted Traveler
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    I have now had contact with two people who have had their Global Entry, Nexus or Sentri Passes revoked due to the actions of a traveling companion. Ā Is CBP finding people guilty of a violation by association?

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  • H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of October 25, 2013

    • November 2, 2013
    • Category: H-2B Cap
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    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 2014.

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  • DHS Announcement for Tropical Storm Karen

    • October 4, 2013
    • Category: DHS
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    Because of the government shut-down, DHS is unable to push this message out through its regular channels, and is asking the help of the private immigration bar in publicizing the announcement.

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  • The Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs Which Will Apply In November

    • September 27, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For November, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2014 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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