by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
For the past few months, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) has conducted an investigation program aimed at visiting H-1B petitioner worksites throughout the U.S. These site visits began as part of the...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | General News
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently announced the elimination of the paper arrival/departure form (Form I-94W) for authorized travelers from nations participating in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)—streamlining secure travel for millions...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | General News
The State Department has announced that it is raising visa stamp fees for non-immigrants. Effective June 4, 2010, the application fee for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa will increase from $131 to between $140 and $390 depending on the visa category. In Japan, applicants who...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
The AILA U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) Liaison Committee received reports from AILA members that CBP inspectors at the Newark, New Jersey airport port of entry were apparently assisting in an investigation involving certain H-1B nonimmigrants from India...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
As a result of increased site visits and a general inclination to decrease the number of H-1B’s approved, The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a watershed memo on January 8th, 2010 (hereinafter “the Neufeld Memo”). This memo will...
