Immigration Updates – 200511 Janby Foster, on Immigration UpdatesDateNews Stories11/10/2005Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Announces Long-Term Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Strategy – DHS Plans Include Increased Worksite Enforcement11/10/2005Erroneous PERM Labor Certification Application Denials and PERM System Glitches Prevalent11/10/2005Department of Labor (DOL) Backlog Elimination Centers (BEC) Provide FIFO Procedural Clarification11/10/2005The New E-3 Visa – Requirements and Procedures for Application11/10/2005Senate Committee Clears Proposed Legislation “Recapturing” Unused H-1B Numbers from Previous Fiscal Years11/10/2005Visa Waiver Program Travelers Must Now Present Passports with Digital Photographs11/10/2005Senate Committee Clears Proposed Legislation “Recapturing” Unused Immigrant Visa Numbers from Previous Fiscal Years11/10/2005The Netherlands Relaxes Work Permit Requirements9/13/2005H-1B Non-Immigrant Visa Numbers Remains9/13/2005FEMA Clarifies Which Foreign Nationals are Eligible for FEMA Disaster Relief Assistance9/13/2005Further Retrogression of Immigrant Visa Availability9/13/2005DHS Partially Waives Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Requirements8/11/2005H-1B Cap Alert Does Not Impact Filings8/11/2005FY 2006 H-1B Cap Could Be Reached8/2/2005U.S. Department of Labor Continues to Address Glitches in the Perm Labor Certification Process8/2/2005Tindall & Foster Attorney to Accompany Clients8/2/2005Visa Bulletin Reflects Continued Unavailability of Immigrant Visa Numbers for Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB-3)8/2/2005Backlogs for Nonimmigrant Visa Appointments at U.S. Consulates8/2/2005Visas For Chinese Students and Exchange Visitors to be Issued for One year, Multiple Entries8/2/2005DHS Announces Changes to Passport Requirements for Visa Waiver Program Travelers8/2/2005H-1B Cap Alert Share