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20 Jan DHS to Consider Streamlining Certain Employment Based Adjudications for Known Employers

Posted at 11:39h in Uncategorized

The Department of Homeland Security is considering a “Known Employer” pilot program to streamline adjudication of certain types of employment-based immigration benefit requests filed by eligible U.S. employers. The department expects to launch the pilot by late 2015 to test a program designed to: • Make adjudications...

11 Jan USCIS Postpones Date When New I-129 Form Will Be Required

Posted at 08:23h in Uncategorized

USCIS released a new I-129 Form, containing an edition date of 10/23/14. On 1/9/15, USCIS changed the date after which it would only accept the 10/23/14 edition from 2/23/15 to 5/1/15....

08 Jan National Visa Center to Handle Nonimmigrant Visa Inquiries

Posted at 15:56h in Uncategorized

Effective Monday, January 12, 2015, the National Visa Center (NVC) will begin responding to routine questions, via e-mail and phone, from attorneys and the public on nonimmigrant visa cases. Consular posts will continue to accept inquiries on individual visa cases, and LegalNet remains active and...

08 Jan USCIS Issues Fliers About Executive Actions on Immigration

Posted at 12:49h in Uncategorized

Two fliers on President Obama’s executive actions on immigration are now available on www.uscis.gov/immigrationaction. The fliers explain: The importance of avoiding scams and not submitting requests until the new initiatives are available. Eligibility requirements for the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the new Deferred Action...

07 Jan Temporary Protect Status (TPS) Extended for El Salvador Through September 9, 2016

Posted at 17:42h in Uncategorized

The Department of Homeland Security extended the designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from March 10, 2015, through September 9, 2016. The 60-day re-registration period runs from January 7, 2015, through March 9, 2015....

26 Nov Highlights of Executive Action on #Immigration

Posted at 22:14h in Uncategorized

The following are the major items of President Obama's Executive Action on #Immigration Enforcement Priorities Many of the existing ICE memos on enforcement priorities and prosecutorial discretion will be replaced by a new memo with three priorities: (1) Suspected terrorists, convicted felons (including aggravated felonies), convicted gang members,...

24 Nov USCIS Grants Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ebola Affected Countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone

Posted at 11:26h in Uncategorized

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on November 20, 2014 that it will begin granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to certain nationals of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone due to the ongoing outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. Temporary Protected Status will...

24 Nov E-3 Visa Granted to Australian Citizen for Continuation of Employment with Advertising Agency

Posted at 10:56h in Success Stories, Uncategorized

Getson & Schatz, P.C. successfully represented an advertising agency in securing an extension of E-3 status for 2 years for an Australian citizen employee. The employee was seeking to continue to be employed by the advertising agency in E-3 status on a temporary, full time...

13 Nov National Visa Center No Longer Collecting Original Civil Documents in Support of Immigrant Visas

Posted at 15:56h in Uncategorized

As of 11/12/14, the U.S. State Department National Visa Center will cease collecting original civil documents in support of IV applications at non-electronic processing posts. Designated electronic posts will continue to accept documents via e-mail. Original documents will need to be brought to interviews....

10 Nov The United States and China to Extend Visas for Short-term Business Travelers, Tourists, and Students

Posted at 16:22h in Uncategorized

Effective November 12, 2014, the United States and the People’s Republic of China will reciprocally increase the validity of short-term business and tourist visas and student and exchange visas issued to each other’s citizens. Chinese applicants who qualify for a B-category nonimmigrant visa (NIV) may now be issued multiple-entry...