Immigration
Updates
April 2008
4/18/2008 - USCIS Releases New Guidance on H-1B Cap Gap. Read more...
4/4/2008 - USCIS Announces Extension of OPT to 29 months for certain STEM degree holders. Read more...
February 2008
Tax refund scam
December 2007
Effective January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S. non-immigrant visa will increase from $100 to $131. Applicants who paid the prior $100 application fee before January 1 will be processed only if they are scheduled and appear for a visa interview before January 31. Applicants who paid the prior $100 application fee and appear for visa interviews after January 31, 2008 must pay the difference -- $31 -- before they will be interviewed.
Read the Dept. of State announcement for more information: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/dec/97384.htm
December
2006
12/05/2006
- USCIS says time spent as H-4 and L-2 dependent does
not count against available for H-1B status. Read
more. . .
October 2006
10/30/2006
- Maximum period of program participation in the J-1
professor and research categories to become 5 years
instead of 3. Read
more. . .
10/04/2006
- Department of State Announces the 2008 U.S. Visa
Lottery
Read
more. . .
10/01/2006
Effective
10/1/06, all applicants applying for a visa at the
U.S. Embassy in Berlin, or U.S. Consulates in Frankfurt
and Munich will be required to submit an Electronic
Visa Application Form ("EVAF"), completed
on-line at http://evisaforms.state.gov.
Read
more....
February
2006
02/09/2006
- Department of State Extends Visa Application Window
On
February 9, 2006 , the U.S. Department of State announced
that individuals applying
for the F-1 visa may now be issued those visas up
to 120 days prior to the start date of their program.
However, initial F-1 students will still only be permitted
to enter the U.S. up to 30 days prior to the start
date of their program. Read
more.
October
2005
10/24/2005
- USCIS Fee Increase. The fee will increase
in processing certain immigration forms beginning
October 26, 2005. The forms included in this fee change
are the I-129, I-539, I-485, and I-765. On average,
the increase is approximately five dollars higher
than the previous processing fee. Please click onto
the link provided for more information from the Federal
Register regarding the new fees . Read
more. . .
10/05/2005
- Department of State Announces the 2007 U.S. Visa
Lottery
Read
more. . .
April
2005
Pilot
Program for NAFTA (TN) Visa Applicants at Toronto's
Pearson International Airtport. Read
more...
January
2005
01/10/2005
- Department of Homeland Security Announces Temporary
Relief Measure For Nationals of Countries Affected
by the Asian Tsunami. Read
more. . .
September
2004
09/13/2004
- Social Security Administration (SSA) Announces New
Process for F-1 Students.
Read
more. . .
09/01/2004
- SEVIS Fee Is Implemented. Read
more. . .
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