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Useful Resources on Naturalization

Advisers may occasionally find themselves fielding inquiries about U.S. citizenship and the naturalization process. Since this is not a part of regular job functions, many advisers will not know the answers, but may want to provide general information. This resource provides some basic information

Matter of Credit Suisse Securities

BALCA holds that advertisements placed in connection with one of the three separate additional recruitment steps required by the standard labor certification recruitment regulations at 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e)(1)(ii), "including website advertisements, must comply with the content requirements [of

Matters of Albert Einstein Medical Center and Abington Memorial Hospital

BALCA defines the term "permanent" for purposes of 20 C.F.R. § 656.10(c)(10), which requires an employer to attest in a PERM application that the “job opportunity is for full-time, permanent employment for an employer other than the alien.”

Matter of Karl Storz Endoscopy-America

BALCA defines when recruitment "begins" for purposes of the PERM prevailing wage determination validity provision at 20 CFR 656.40(c).

SEVP Guidance For Students Whose School's SEVIS Certification Has Been Automatically Withdrawn

SEVP guidance to students studying at a school whose SEVIS certification has been automatically withdrawn as a result of the school recertification process.

SEVP Fall 2011 Recertification Presentation

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program's (SEVP) Fall 2011 conference presentation, entitled "Recertification: Easy as Review, Sign, and Submit," contains an explanation of the recertification process and tips on I-17 updates. The slideshow also contains a brief update on the progress of SEVIS II.

Transcript of SEVP's Recertification Webinar

Transcript of SEVP's Recertification Webinar This is a transcript of SEVP’s October 11, 2011 webinar “Recertification: A Dialogue from an Institutional Perspective.” Downloaded from SEVP’s webinar site and saved as a Word document by NAFSA on October 14, 2011. Related resources SEVP's broadcast

SEVP 2011 Recertification Webinar Slides

Slideshow prepared by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to accompany its webinar "Recertification: A Dialogue from an Institutional Perspective."

SEVP Broadcast Message 1107-01: Libyan F-1 ESL Students and Special Student Relief

SEVP Broadcast Message 1107-01: Libyan F-1 ESL Students and Special Student Relief In a September 14, 2011 Broadcast Message, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) describes the conditions for reduced course load authorizations for Libyan F-1 ESL students who have been granted Special

USCIS Guidance On B-2 Status For Cohabitating Partners and Other Nonimmigrant Household Members

USCIS advises adjudicators to adjudicate applications for change to or extension of B-2 status consistently with DOS policy allowing B-2 visas for cohabitating nonimmigrant partners and other household members of principal nonimmigrants when the household member cannot obtain derivative status as a