News & Updates

21 January 2012
Countries Whose Nationals May Participate in H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs Identified
USCIS has identified the countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H...
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19 January 2012
Departments of State and Homeland Security Collaborate on New Visa Pilot Program
President Obama announced on January 19, 2012, that the Departments of State and Homeland Securi...
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13 January 2012
Visa Requests from China and Brazil Increase in FY 2012
The Department of State (DOS) announces that visa processing from Brazil and China has increased...
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12 January 2012
USCIS Changes Filing Locations for Form I-130, the Petition for Alien Relative
USCIS has changed the filing location for Form I-130, the Petition for Alien Relative. As of Jan...
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07 January 2012
New Proposed Legislation Would Change Process for Waivers of Inadmissibility for Immediate Relatives
USCIS is proposing to change the process for the filing and adjudication of particular applicati...
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04 January 2012
USCIS Releases Update on H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2012
USCIS has published a new update of the amount of cap-subject H-2B visas received for the first ...
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30 December 2011
Ombudsman Office Now Requiring the Submission of Form DHS 7001 with all Cases
The Ombudsman’s Office is now asking petitioners to submit Form DHS 7001, the CIS Ombudsma...
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30 December 2011
Wage Methodology for H-2B Visa Program Delayed until October 2012
The Department of Labor has again delayed the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the H-2...
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23 December 2011
DOL Issues 2012 Adverse Effect Wage Rates for H-2A Workers
On Thursday, December 22, 2011, the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administ...
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