USCIS Suspends New Adoption Cases from Nepal if based on Abandonment

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 11, 2010 in Intercountry Adoptions, News | 0 comments The Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have decided to suspend processing of new adoption cases from Nepal that involve children who are claimed to have been found abandoned.  USCIS has stated that documents presented in support of the abandonment of these children in Nepal have been found to be unreliable and circumstances of alleged abandonment cannot be...
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DOS Releases September 2010 Visa Bulletin

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 11, 2010 in News, Visa Bulletin | 0 comments The U.S. Department of State released its September 2010 Visa Bulletin.  To view the Visa Bulletin, please click here. Here’s what happened: Employment-Based Category Two (EB-2): China – advanced 2 months India – advanced 2 months Employment-Based Category Three (EB-3) All Other Chargeability Areas – advanced 6 months China – advanced 1 months Dominican Republic – advanced 6...
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Why 2K? The Senate Bill on H1B Filing Fees

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 10, 2010 in H1B Visas, Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments The United States Senate, in a largely bi-partisan vote, passed a bill on August 5, 2010 which, among other things, would impose an additional $2000 filing fee for companies that file H-1B applications on behalf of foreign professional workers.  This filing fee is in addition to the normal H-1B filing fee of $2320 or $1570, depending on the size of the company’s workforce. If you run a...
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H-1B Cap Count – August 6, 2010

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 9, 2010 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated its H-1B cap count on August 6, 2010.   Here are the most recent cap numbers: Regular H-1B Cap:  28,500 U.S. Masters H-1B Cap: 11,900 The H-1B numbers are moving very slowly.  It is likely a result of the economy and different adjudication standards by the USCIS.  The bottom line, however, is that employers have plenty...
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Are you an EB-5 Entrepreneur? New Filing Location for I-526 Petitions

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 9, 2010 in EB-5 Investors, News | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new filing location for individuals filing an Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur (Form I-526). The new form version, which is dated 4/21/10, requires petitioners to file at the USCIS Lockbox rather than at a Service Center. Beginning Aug. 3, 2010, regardless of the location of the new commercial enterprise, petitioners...
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