USCIS Extends and Re-designates Temporary Protected Status for Haiti

Posted by on May 23, 2011 in News | 0 comments Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced the re-designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected StatusEstablishes a legislative basis for allowing a group of persons temporary refuge in the United States. Under a provision of the Immigration Act of 1990, the Attorney General may designate nationals of a foreign state to be eligible for TPSEstablishes a legislative basis for allowing...
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USCIS Updates H-1B Cap Count

Posted by on May 23, 2011 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments The U.S. CitizenshipThe country in which a person is born (and has not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected. and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated its Fiscal YearCurrently, the twelve-month period beginning October 1 and ending September 30. Historically, until 1831 and from 1843-49, the...
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USCIS Improves Document Delivery Through Secure Mail Initiative

Posted by on May 21, 2011 in Other | 0 comments U.S. CitizenshipThe country in which a person is born (and has not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected. and Immigration Services (USCIS) has fully implemented the Secure Mail Initiative (SMI), which uses U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation to deliver certain...
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USCIS Centralizes I-130 Filings

Posted by on May 17, 2011 in Family Immigration, News | 0 comments U.S. CitizenshipThe country in which a person is born (and has not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected. and Immigration Services (USCIS)  announced that effective Aug. 15, 2011, petitioners residing in countries without USCIS offices will be able to file a Petition for an AlienAny person not a...
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Tri-Valley University President Indicted

Posted by on May 13, 2011 in Immigration Enforcement, News | 0 comments A federal grand jury here has indicted the president of a Pleasanton, Calif., university on 33-criminal counts, charging her with an array of violations, including visavisa allows the bearer to apply for entry to the U.S. in a certain classification (e.g. student (F), visitor (B), temporary worker (H)). A visa does not grant the bearer the right to enter the United States. The Department of State...
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