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2003.12.24 FTC alerts DV Lottery applicants
2003.11.26 USCIS to make travel documents more secure - INS press release
2003.11.25 DOL memo to Regional Offices on "auto remands"
2003.11.17 Holiday travel advisory from Jackson & Hertogs
2003.11.05 No automatic revalidation for Canadian permanent residents without visas
2003.11.03 DOL update: RIR, PERM and backlog
2003.10.30 US-VISIT program to be operational at major ports of entry by 12/31/2003
2003.10.24 USCIS releases new H-1B numbers
2003.10.16 President Bush signs extension of Religious Worker Program
2003.10.15 Errors on USCIS receipts
2003.10.13 Diversity Visa lottery scams
2003.09.26 Machine Readable Passport requirement postponed for 21 countries
2003.09.25 Free trade agreements with Chile and Singapore impact H-1B numbers
2003.09.17 USCIS confirms sunset of $1000 filing fee
2003.09.15 New names for DHS divisions
2003.09.11 USCIS San Francisco Information Room closed to public on September 24, 2003
2003.08.29 Latest H-1B petition statistics for FY2003
2003.08.26 DV 2005 Lottery applications: Only electronically filed entries acceptable
2003.08.22 Employer's failure to notify BCIS of termination of H-1B worker results in DOL awarding back pay
2003.08.19 CSC processing delays on I-485s and I-140s
2003.08.04 State Department announces improvements in passport services
2003.08.04 DHS suspends TWOV and ITI - DHS press release
2003.08.01 Travel alert: Delays at U.S. Embassies expected for most NIV applicants after August 1, 2003
2003.08.01 Consulates announce new interview procedures for NIV applicants
2003.07.29 USA Jobs Protection Act of 2003 introduced in House and Senate
2003.07.28 Legislation to restrict L-1 visa program introduced
2003.07.25 DOS: Prioritize students and Exchange Visitors when scheduling NIV interviews
2003.07.18 BCIS pilot pre-certification program for employers
2003.07.08 Machine Readable Passports required for VWP effective 10/1/03
2003.06.22 New BCIS 800 number
2003.06.02 Electronic filing update
2003.06.02 Visa revalidation delays
2003.05.30 Visa application delays
2003.05.15 DHS introduces "U.S. Visit" - A new entry-exit program
2003.05.13 Update on PERM
2003.05.01 BCIS announces first step in on-line electronic filings
2003.04.24 Timing for fingerprints on CSC adjustment cases
2003.04.15 Ciudad Juarez resumes Third Country processing
2003.04.08 BCIS announces figures for H-1B petition receipts and approvals
2003.03.21 U.S. embassy closings and reduction of services
2003.03.18 DOS ordered departure status in Kuwait, Syria, Israel
2003.03.14 Update: Special registration
2003.03.13 DOS implements Border Commuter Student Act
2003.03.12 On hold: Proposed rules governing B-1/B-2 visas
2003.03.10 VWP: Uruguay terminated, Belgium continued
2003.03.10 DOS: Changes in NIV photograph requirements
2003.03.06 Update: Concurrent filing of I-140 and I-485
2003.03.05 DOJ audit of premium processing
2003.03.03 BCIS (INS) reverses reduction of fees
2003.02.28 INS transition to the Department of Homeland Security
2003.02.24 Update: EDD and DOL
2003.02.24 Update: Personnel appointments and further reorganization at the DHS
2003.02.21 Update: Canadian landed immigrant visa requirements
2003.02.21 Special Registration outline and update: Registration deadline for Groups II and IV extended; additional Ports of Entry/Exit added
2003.02.19 Update on INS filing fees
2003.02.13 Rumors of INS District Offices closing are false
2003.02.03 Visa waiver for certain Landed Immigrants of Canada eliminated
2003.01.31 Shredding at the INS California Service Center
2003.01.31 Senate votes to suspend funding for NSEERS
2003.01.30 Department of Homeland Security website
2003.01.30 INS announces reduced filing fees, but for how long?
2003.01.29 INS issues fingerprint notices with wrong address
2003.01.29 DHS interim FOIA, Privacy Act Rule
2003.01.16 Special Registration update: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan and Kuwait added; registration deadline for Groups I and II extended
2003.01.08 INS press release: Next special registration deadline - INS press release
2003.01.07 U.S. Embassy in Caracas to close Visa Unit effective January 20, 2003
2003.01.06 INS press release: Passenger manifest requirements - INS press release

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