DHS Removes I 485 Receipt Requirement for H and L Nonimmigrants Who Travel With Pending Adjustment of Status72 Fed. Reg. 61791 (November 1, 2007) Effective November 1, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removed the requirement that certain H

BALCA holds that an ETA 9089 PERM application filed sooner than 30 days following the end of the job order was properly denied.

DOL Quarterly Stakeholders Meeting 04 03 2008  On April 3, 2008, the Department of Labor (DOL) met with stakeholders to provide updates regarding Backlog Elimination Centers Fraud Detection and Prevention Unit H 1B LCA Specialization of NPCs PERM Proposed changes

Restated DOL Guidance On Role Of Attorneys In PERM Recruitment Process.

TN Admissions And Extensions Up To 3 Years Effective October 16 200873 Fed. Reg. 61332 (October 16, 2008) Effective October 16, 2008 a USCIS final rule extends to 3 years the period of initial admission and extension of stay that

Rule transferred prevailing wage determination functions from local State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to the National Prevailing Wage Center, effective January 18, 2009.

DOL Quarterly Stakeholders Meeting 02 03 2009On February 3, 2009, the Department of Labor (DOL) held its Quarterly Stakeholders Meeting with representatives from NAFSA and other associations (AILA, ACIP, and the American Bar Association). At the meeting, DOL provided the

Updates To AFM Guidance On I 140 Petitions For PhysiciansUSCIS memo, "Revisions to Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) Regarding Certain Alien Physicians." D. Neufeld (June 17, 2009) "This memorandum amends the Adjudicator’s Field Manual by providing guidance on the adjudication of

INS memo on F 1s restrictions for attending public elementary schoolsA January 27, 1997 Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) memo provides guidelines for Sections 624 and 346 of Public Law 104 208 which prohibits aliens, as of November 30, 1996,