ISG Alerts Archive
TPS Extension for El Salvadorans
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, beginning March 10, 2012, and ending Sept. 9, 2013. Be sure to apply…
February 2012 Visa Bulletin Assessment
Monday, January 9th, 2012New Proposed Rule to Apply for Waiver Inside U.S.
Friday, January 6th, 2012The Department of Homeland Security’s announced today a proposed process change that would allow spouses and children of U.S. citizens who are in the U.S. but need a waiver of unlawful presence in order to get a green card to…
Employment Second Based Category: China and India
Friday, January 6th, 2012Reports from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicate that the rate of new filings for adjustment of status in recent months has been extremely low for the employment based second category for nationals of India and China. This fact…
Immigrant Visa/Green Card Availability for February 2012
Friday, January 6th, 2012This State Department bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the month of February 2012.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
1. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during February. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State…
Immigrant Visa/Green Card Availability for January 2012
Friday, December 9th, 2011This State Department bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the month of January 2012.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
1. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during January. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State…
Update on FY 2012 H-1B Cap
Thursday, December 1st, 2011United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Service Center Operations has confirmed that November 22, 2011, was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2012, and that all properly…
USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B Cap
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2012. USCIS is notifying the public that yesterday, Nov. 22, 2011,…
H-1B Cap Almost Reached
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011As of November 18, 2011, approximately 61,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted by United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS). That’s nearly 5,000 receipted in the four days since November 14th.
The additional 20,000 cap for qualifying petitioners with an…
Britain Introducing “Entrepreneur Visa” to Encourage those who have Backing of Investors to Settle in the Country
Monday, November 21st, 2011Britain is introducing an “entrepreneur visa” to encourage those who have the backing of investors to settle in the country.
“If you’ve got an idea, if you want to create jobs, and if you have the ambition to build a…
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