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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Merry Christmas and Happy New year - 12/27/05
The Garmo Immigration Family Wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and the Very Best in the New Year wishing you and your family a healthy and prosperous 2006! [ more ]
Ice Dancer Sponsored for US Citizen - 12/27/05
According to an Associated Press report, a bill sponsoring Canadian ice dancer Tanith Belbin for US citizenship was approved, paving the way for her to represent the US at the 20th Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Ms. Belbin and partner are considered America's best hope for the figure skating gold in Turin.
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Summary of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 - 12/27/05
The following attachment is a summary of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3402), prepared by Senate staff. Congress cleared the measure for the President on 12/17/05. [ more ]
DOL Revises FAQ on PERM - 12/27/05
The DOL has revised Question 12 in its PERM FAQ, which addresses multiple applications for the same alien for the same job opportunity. The FAQ response includes DOL's procedures and timeline for purging multiple filings from the PERM queue. To access the revised Question 12, as well as the rest of the FAQ, click on more. [ more ]
The deadline to apply under CSS and Newman (LULAC) is December 31, 2005 - 12/27/05
The deadline to apply under CSS and Newman (LULAC) is fast approaching. For CSS and Newman (LULAC) settlement cases, applicants must show continuous unlawful residence from before January 1, 1982 until the day on which they claim they attempted to apply for amnesty during the May 1987-May 1988 application period and were turned away. [ more ]
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Homeland Security worker allegedly stole from 1,300 immigration detainees at Michigan jail - 12/22/05
A former U.S. Homeland Security employee who faces sentencing this month on embezzlement charges stole money, jewelry and at least $308,000 (€261,700) in cash from immigration detainees at a jail in Michigan, officials say. [ more ]
Saturday, December 17, 2005
H-2B Cap Exhausted for First-Half of Fiscal Year - 12/17/05
Acocridng to the attached Press Release by USCIS, the H-2B Cap has been Exhausted for First-Half of Fiscal Year. [ more ]
House Passes Harsh, Enforcement-Only Bill That Would Criminalize 11 Million Immigrants - 12/17/05
The legislation, H.R. 4437 would criminalize unlawful presence; strip the courts of much of their remaining jurisdiction over immigration matters; gut the due process rights of aliens, permanent residents and United States citizens; expand expedited removal; broaden the definition of alien smuggling to include churches, employers, family members, and immigrant advocates; expand the definition of aggravated felony; create new grounds of deportability and inadmissibility; increase mandatory detention; militarize the border; and place limitations on eligibility for naturalization. [ more ]
Thursday, December 8, 2005
Department of Labor Announces Regional Office Closings - 12/08/05
The Department of Labor, ETA has announced that it will be closing its regional office operations in order to unify filing and processing activities in two National Processing Centers, located in Atlanta and Chicago, and two Backlog Elimination Centers, located in Dallas and Philadelphia. [ more ]
Friday, December 2, 2005
2007 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery will end on noon December 4, 2005 - 12/02/05
The Department has announced that registration for the 2007 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery will end on noon December 4, 2005. Persons seeking to enter the lottery program must register online through the designated Internet website during the registration period. The website for registering for the 2007 DV Lottery, , Click herewill be available through noon December 4, 2005. [ more ]
Are you appearing for your replacment green card inteview? You may want to read this before appearing for the interview. - 12/02/05
Be sure that you clear up any outstanding wants or warrants prior to the I-90 interviews. Recent reports from Los Angeles and Pittsburgh indicate that foreign nationals with IDENT hits are being arrested, detained or given NTAs when they appear for the green card. [ more ]
State Department Guidance on H-2B Returning Workers - 12/02/05
State Department cable discusses processing H-2B returning worker applications for short-term and seasonal workers. [ more ]
Newly Updated USCIS Counts on H-2B and H-1B Advanced Degrees Usage - 12/02/05
Updated figures on fiscal year 2006 usage of H-2B first-half numbers and H-1B numbers for graduates of U.S. advanced degree programs. Note the asterisked explanation of why the H-2B numbers exceed the first-half quota and how USCIS plans to cut off that category. [ more ]
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