Monthly Archives: August 2012

September 2012 Visa Bulletin – Last Visa Bulletin for Fiscal Year: EB-2 India and China Remain Unavailable; EB-2 ROW Cutoff Date Unchanged at January 1, 2009

The U.S. State Department has just released the September 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the last Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the continued unavailability in the EB-2 India and China categories (which is expected to become available in next month's visa bulletin), the unchanged [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:50-04:00August 13th, 2012|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

USCIS Expands Phone Customer Service to Saturday

Many of our clients and readers who have had to call USCIS, including us in our office, know that sometimes it is difficult to speak to a customer service representative, especially during certain peak hours during the day.     Partly as a result of customer feedback, USCIS has announced that its National Customer Service Center (NCSC) [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:50-04:00August 8th, 2012|Articles, USCIS|

Bill Seeking to Require School Accreditation for F-1 Visa Passes the House

The U.S. House of Representatives passed yesterday (August 1, 2012) by a voice vote a proposed bill which seeks to restrict the ability of certain schools, colleges and universities to sponsor students' F-1 visas.    H.R. 3012 (bill tracker, text of bill) was introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and seeks to amend the F-1 student [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:50-04:00August 2nd, 2012|Articles, F-1, News, Students|

DOL Proposes Revisions to Form 9035 – Labor Condition Application (LCA)

The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed substantial revisions to Form 9035 (and its instructions), Labor Condition Application, which is used to support a number of employment-based visas, including H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3.    The proposed changes to the form are significant in many respects -- the government now requires all LCA beneficiaries (up to 10 [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:51-04:00August 1st, 2012|Articles, DOL, H-1B, News|

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