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8.14	Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) goes live
8.13	September Visa Bulletin – EB2 India, China creep ahead
7.30	Contact your U.S. Representative now
7.25	USCIS changes vaccination requirements to adjust status to LPR
7.22	Norman Plotkin quoted in BioWorld Today
7.11	August Visa Bulletin – EB2 India, China progress
7.10	DOL publishes draft of new LCA form
7.09	USCIS FAQ: Re-entry Permits and biometrics
6.27	USCIS will accept June 2007 version of Form I-9
6.24	New I-9 Form released by USCIS
6.16	E-Verify requirement proposed for federal contractors
6.13	USCIS to issue two-year Employment Authorization Documents USCIS FAQs: Two-year EADs
6.10	July Visa Bulletin – EB3 unavailable for ALL countries Two-year EADs coming soon USCIS resumes PP for some I-140 cases
6.09	CBP provides tips to international travel during busy summer season
6.04	Labor Department takes stern measures to enforce PERM recruitment integrity
5.27	USCIS supplemental Q & As: Extension of Optional Training Program
5.16	USCIS proposes ending concurrent I-140/I-485 filings
5.14	June Visa Bulletin – EB2 India, China progress, EB3 retrogression likely
5.07	USCIS issues proposed rule extending TN period of stay to three years
4.24	Regulation authorizing three-year TN validity clears OMB
4.23	Projected Naturalization processing times for local USCIS office
4.22	New I-693 AOS Medical Examination Form
4.18	USCIS to allow F-1 students opportunity to request change of status
4.14	May Visa Bulletin – Forward movement
4.14	USCIS runs random selection process for H-1B petitions
4.14	CBP announces pilot for Global Entry program
4.10	Scheduled USCIS system outages on 4/11/2008
4.10	USCIS releases preliminary number of FY2009 H-1B cap filings
4.10	USCIS Q&As: Extension of Optional Practical Training program for qualified students
4.08	USCIS reaches FY 2009 H-1B cap
4.07	DHS announces limited rule to extend F-1 OPT for certain students and employers
4.03	ICE proposes to extend F-1 OPT to 29 months
4.03	USCIS updates projected naturalization case processing time
4.02	Plan to eliminate backlog of FBI name checks
4.01	FedEx announces service delays
3.24	DHS publishes “supplemental” proposed “no match” rule
3.24	DHS signs visa waiver agreements with Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania
3.24	USCIS revises filing instructions for petition for Alien Relative
3.19	USCIS to change H-1B cap processing and prohibit “double filings”
3.14	April Visa Bulletin: EB2 returns, EB3 progression
3.05	USCIS revises instructions for reentry permits and refugee travel documents to require submission of biometrics
3.05	CDC Technical Instructions for Vaccination
2.28	USCIS Q&A: Background check policy update
2.27	Extension of validity of medical certifications on Form I-693
2.22	DOJ announces higher fines for employers who violate immigration laws
2.20	Background checks and AOS applications
2.19	March Visa Bulletin: Movement for EB3
2.07	USCIS changes FBI name check policy on AOS cases
2.04	DHS collecting 10 fingerprints at airports in Atlanta, Houston and Chicago
1.31	USCIS announces centralized filing location for certain H-1B cap exempt petitioners
1.25	New procedures for U.S. and Canadian citizens entering the U.S. via land or sea
1.25	Important change in international travel procedures and list of acceptable documents
1.25	Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI): The basics
1.25	WHTI timeline and map
1.23	CBP reminds travelers of new land and sea border crossing procedures
1.23	CBP fact sheet on inspection for travelers
1.10	February Visa Bulletin: EB2 India unavailable