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Visa Bulletin - August 2010
Visa Bulletin for August 2010 released.
Closing Date to Comment on Proposed Fee Rule Approaches
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding the public that the comment period on the proposed rule to adjust fees for immigration benefit applications and petitions ends on July 26, 2010.
Special Note For Haiti Individuals Who Received EAD Cards with Incorrect Expiration Dates
If you are a Haitian national and applied for Temporary Protected Status, you may have received an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with the expiration date of July 22, 2010. Approximately 320 individuals received EADs with an early expiration date. Click here for more information.
USCIS Announces Six Additional Months for Haitian Nationals to Seek Temporary Protected Status
USCIS Announces Six Additional Months for Haitian Nationals to Seek Temporary Protected Status
News Release
WASHINGTON U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that eligible Haitian nationals will have an additional 180 days to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a relief program launched in response to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti earlier this year. The new registration deadline is January 18, 2011.
18-Month Extension of TPS for El Salvador and Automatic 6-Month Extension for EAD
18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador
Automatic 6-Month Extension for Employment Authorization Documents Included
US Department of Labor launches online registry of H-2A jobs
ETA News Release: [07/08/2010]
Contact Name: Lina Garcia
Phone Number: (202) 693-4661
Release Number: 10-971-NAT
Web tool will make it easier for US workers to learn about job opportunities in agriculture
PERM Supervised Recruitment FAQs
1. Under what authority can the Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification select an employer's application for supervised recruitment?
DOS Issues 9 FAM Update for L Visa Annotation
State Dept. issued a visa policy update on an FAM change to clarify that posts may annotate blanket L visas with the name of the actual employer on the I-129-S even if that subsidiary or affiliate employer name is not in PIMS.
DOL Announces New National Electronic Job Registry for Use in the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Labor Certification Program
[Federal Register: July 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 126)]
[Notices]
[Page 38145-38146]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Announcing the New National Electronic Job Registry for Use in the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Labor Certification Program
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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