Know your rights

On April 20, 2006, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and Julie Myers, Assistant Secretary for ICE, unveiled the Department's new strategy to expand interior enforcement efforts. The new plan, will target employers of undocumented aliens, immigration violators inside the US, and criminal networks. The announcement followed on the heels of the employer raids last week that made national headlines and resulted in the arrests of over 1,000 alleged undocumented workers, and the arrest and criminal indictment of several corporate managers. If government agents question you, it is important to understand your rights. (more)

Filing changes for forms I-129 and I-140

Starting on April 1st , employers filing a Petition for a Non-immigrant Worker (Form I-129) should mail that form directly to the Vermont Service Center. Also starting on April 1st , employers filing an Immigrant Petition for an Alien Worker (Form I-140) should mail that form directly to the Nebraska Service Center. Employers should file any accompanying forms at these same centralized locations. (more)

Advisement Against Potential Fraud

USCIS states that no new temporary worker program, or any other immigration law, has passed recently. A lot of confusion has arisen due to the recent debate on immigration legislation in the U.S. Congress. (more)

New E-3 Visa Category for Australian Professionals

The State Department released the final rule allowing 10,500 additional visas for Australian professional workers to work in a specialty occupation the US. (more)

Digital Photo Requirement Effective October 26, 2005

Nationals of countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program will be required to posess passports with digital photos.

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H1-B Specialty Worker cap reached

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently announced that the H1-B Specialty Worker cap of 65,000 visas for 2006 has already been reached.

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US London Embassy

The processing of the popular E-2 Treaty Investor visa at the US Embassy at London is currently running at approximately half the usual speed, a representative of the US Embassy in London has reported.

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US to speed up processing times

The United States Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) is continuing to work towards transforming the delivery of immigration services by speeding ... (more)