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US CIS announced on March 15, 2013 that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions on Monday, April 1st, for the new fiscal year starting on October 1, 2013. As noted in a press release from US CIS linked here, US CIS anticipates that it may receive more… Read More

According to a survey conducted by Duke University, CFOs are largely in favor of dramatic immigration reforms that would entail a merit-based system allowing highly skilled and educated foreign nationals to obtain permanent residence. The survey, com… Read More

The U.S. Consulate General in Calgary announced on March 8, 2013, that it is now accepting Treaty Trader and Treaty Investor applications. Previously, E visas were accepted for processing only in Toronto and Vancouver. E visas are designed to simplif… Read More

US CIS has released a newly revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9). Employers are required to use Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization eligibility of their employees. The new I-9 form was made available on… Read More

On January 29, 2013, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Immigration Innovation (I2) Act of 2013. I2 aims to introduce immigration reforms that will benefit high sk… Read More

The Department of State (DOS) has launched a new website which allows immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants to check the status of their visa online through the US DOS website. This new service will allow visa applicants the opportunity to chec… Read More

USCIS will implement a new USCIS Immigrant Fee of $165.00 beginning February 1, 2013 This fee will apply to foreign nationals who seek permanent residence in the United States. This fee is intended to allow USCIS to recover the cost of processing imm… Read More

US CIS has released an advanced copy of the Federal Register notice of the final rule to allow certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are physically present in the U.S. to request provisional unlawful presence waivers prior to departing fro… Read More