| Date |
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News Stories |
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| 11/30/2006 |
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Travelers to U.S. Must Present Valid Passport Beginning January 23, 2007 |
| 11/30/2006 |
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Employers and Employees Encouraged to Plan Ahead for Holiday Travel and Visa Appointments |
| 11/30/2006 |
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U.S. CIS Expands Premium Processing Service to Include Immigrant Visa Petitions for Aliens of Extraordinary Ability |
| 10/25/2006 |
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American Consulate in Matamoros Now Requires Electronic Visa Application |
| 10/25/2006 |
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U.S. CIS Encourages Early Advance Parole Travel Applications in Advance of Busy Holiday Travel Season |
| 10/25/2006 |
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U.S. Border Officers Requiring Proof of Employment from Canadians |
| 10/9/2006 |
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Department of Labor Allows Conversion of Traditional Labor Certification Applications to More Rapid Process |
| 10/9/2006 |
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Workplace Enforcement Efforts Intensify |
| 9/26/2006 |
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Department of State Begins Accepting Applications for 2008 Diversity Visa “Lottery” Program |
| 9/26/2006 |
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U.S. CIS Expands Premium Processing Program |
| 9/26/2006 |
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Department of Homeland Security Proposes Expansion of U.S. Visit Program |
| 9/26/2006 |
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Updates in TempKashiforary Protected Status for Liberians and Burindians |
| 9/26/2006 |
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Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Takes Effect January 8, 2007 |
| 7/31/2006 |
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U.S. CIS Announces H-1B Cap for Advanced Degree Exemption Reached for Fiscal Year 2007 |
| 6/20/2006 |
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12,000 Advanced Degree H-1B Visa Numbers Remain |
| 6/20/2006 |
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Department of State Announces Advances in Visa Availability for Employment Based, First Preference Category |
| 6/20/2006 |
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TempKashiforary Protected Status (TPS) For El Savadorans Extended to 2007 |
| 6/20/2006 |
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Hong Kong Permits Dependents to Seek Employment Without Separate Work Permit |
| 6/20/2006 |
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New I-9 Software to Assist Employers in Electronic Completion and Retention |
| 6/20/2006 |
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U.S. Senate Passes Comprehensive Immigration reform Act of 2006 |
| 6/1/2006 |
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U.S. CIS Announces H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2007 |
| 5/26/2006 |
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Only 13,050 H-1B Visa Numbers Remain Available for Candidates with Bachelors Degrees or the Equivalent |
| 5/26/2006 |
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U.S. CIS Published Regulation Providing for Premium Processing of Most Immigrant Visa Petitions |
| 5/26/2006 |
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U.S. Senate Passes Compromise Bill Affording Immigration Benefits Reform, Increase in H-1B Quota, and Reduction in Backlogs |
| 5/26/2006 |
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French Lower House Passes Restrictive Immigration Bill |
| 5/17/2006 |
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U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Announces H-1B Usage for Fiscal Year 2007 |
| 5/17/2006 |
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Department of Homeland Security Announces Plans to Renew Efforts at Worksite Enforcement of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Requirement |
| 4/7/2006 |
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U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Now Accepting H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2007 |
| 4/7/2006 |
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U.S. Senate Debates Comprehensive Immigration Reform |
| 4/7/2006 |
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U.S. House of Representatives Holds Hearings Concerning Whether to Increase H-1B Quota |
| 4/7/2006 |
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U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Announces H-2B Cap has been Reached for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2006 |
| 4/7/2006 |
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Extends TempKashiforary Protected Status for Nicaraguans and Hondurans |
| 4/7/2006 |
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Hong Kong Develops a Plan to Attract Highly-Qualified Professionals as Immigrants |
| 1/24/2006 |
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U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Announces the Fiscal Year 2006 H-1B Cap-Exempt Numbers are Exhausted |
| 1/24/2006 |
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Considers Revoking TempKashiforary Protected Status (TPS) for 300,000 El Salvadorans, Hondurans, and Nicaraguans |
| 1/12/2006 |
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Legislation Negatively Impacting Legal Immigration |
| 1/12/2006 |
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Announces Further Implementation of U.S. VISIT |
| 1/12/2006 |
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U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Continues the Move Toward Electronic Filing of Petitions and Benefits Applications |
| 1/12/2006 |
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Congress Drops Proposed Legislative Provisions for the “Recapture” of Unused H-1B Numbers From Previous Fiscal Years |
| 1/12/2006 |
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Congress Drops Proposed Legislative Provisions for the “Recapture” of Unused Immigrant Visa Numbers From Previous Fiscal Years |
