Immigration Updates – 2005 11 Jan by Foster, on Immigration Updates Date News Stories 11/10/2005 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Announces Long-Term Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Strategy – DHS Plans Include Increased Worksite Enforcement 11/10/2005 Erroneous PERM Labor Certification Application Denials and PERM System Glitches Prevalent 11/10/2005 Department of Labor (DOL) Backlog Elimination Centers (BEC) Provide FIFO Procedural Clarification 11/10/2005 The New E-3 Visa – Requirements and Procedures for Application 11/10/2005 Senate Committee Clears Proposed Legislation “Recapturing” Unused H-1B Numbers from Previous Fiscal Years 11/10/2005 Visa Waiver Program Travelers Must Now Present Passports with Digital Photographs 11/10/2005 Senate Committee Clears Proposed Legislation “Recapturing” Unused Immigrant Visa Numbers from Previous Fiscal Years 11/10/2005 The Netherlands Relaxes Work Permit Requirements 9/13/2005 H-1B Non-Immigrant Visa Numbers Remains 9/13/2005 FEMA Clarifies Which Foreign Nationals are Eligible for FEMA Disaster Relief Assistance 9/13/2005 Further Retrogression of Immigrant Visa Availability 9/13/2005 DHS Partially Waives Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Requirements 8/11/2005 H-1B Cap Alert Does Not Impact Filings 8/11/2005 FY 2006 H-1B Cap Could Be Reached 8/2/2005 U.S. Department of Labor Continues to Address Glitches in the Perm Labor Certification Process 8/2/2005 Tindall & Foster Attorney to Accompany Clients 8/2/2005 Visa Bulletin Reflects Continued Unavailability of Immigrant Visa Numbers for Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB-3) 8/2/2005 Backlogs for Nonimmigrant Visa Appointments at U.S. Consulates 8/2/2005 Visas For Chinese Students and Exchange Visitors to be Issued for One year, Multiple Entries 8/2/2005 DHS Announces Changes to Passport Requirements for Visa Waiver Program Travelers 8/2/2005 H-1B Cap Alert Share
