USCIS Ombudsman's Office Teleconference on L-1B "Specialized Knowledge"
The Adjudication of L-1B "Specialized Knowledge" Worker Petitions: How Is It Working for You?
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST
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OFLC Presents the Second in a Series of Permanent Labor Certification Program-Selected Statistics
This Fact Sheet presents statistics regarding Permanent Labor Certification program applications submitted during the first quarter of FY 2012. This Fact Sheet is now available on the iCERT Portal under the "PERM Processing Times" tab and will be routinely updated in the future.
State Department's Announces Visa Pilot Program
Fact Sheet
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
January 19, 2012
Today the President announced that the Departments of State and Homeland Security are working together to improve and speed up the visa process for certain categories of travelers.
USCIS Notice of Extension of TPS for El Salvador (Updated 1/20/12)
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1169]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2510-11; DHS Docket No. USCIS 2007-0028]
RIN 1615-ZB06
Guestbook Entry for Ravinder Kaur, United States
Name
Ravinder Kaur
Country
United States
State
NY
Guestbook Entry for Atul Kumar, United States
Name
Atul Kumar
Country
United States
State
Virginia
Guestbook Entry for Ashok Krishnan, United States
Name
Ashok Krishnan
Country
United States
State
Texas
USCIS Publishes QAs On Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises VIBE
New Validation Tool Aids Adjudication of Certain Employment-Based Petitions
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
USCIS’s VIBE Aims to Enhance Accuracy, Efficiency and Fraud Detection
Introduction
The Web-based Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) is a tool designed to enhance USCIS’s adjudications of certain employment-based immigration petitions.
President Issues Executive Order Setting Visa Processing Goals
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 3373-3375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1568]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 77 , No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 2012 / Presidential Documents
[[Page 3373]]
Executive Order 13597 of January 19, 2012
Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing
Goals and the Task Force On Travel and Competitiveness
DOS Announces Pilot Program On Online US Passport Applications
U.S. Passport Card Online Application Now Available
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
January 23, 2012
On January 24, the Department of State’s Office of Passport Services will launch a 90-day pilot program allowing adult U.S. citizens living in the United States and Canada to apply for a passport card online. By applying online, customers will not be required to mail in their current passport book and necessary forms, saving them time and money.
Department Of Health And Human Services Updates Poverty Guidelines
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4034-4035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1603]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
Validation Instrument For Business Enterprises (VIBE) – USCIS Initiates New and Free Streamlined Process
Introduction:
VIBE is a web-based adjudication tool used by USCIS to validate basic information about companies petitioning to employ alien workers. VIBE uses commercially available data from an independent information provider (IIP) to validate basic information about companies petitioning to employ certain alien workers. Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) is the current IIP for this program.
Guestbook Entry for Venkata K Vaddella, United States
Name
Venkata K Vaddella
Country
United States
State
MI
Guestbook Entry for KGovindan , United States
Name
KGovindan
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United States
State
Dallas
Guestbook Entry for Dilbagh Gill , United States
Name
Dilbagh Gill
Country
United States
Guestbook Entry for Ramarao Prahalad, United States
Name
Ramarao Prahalad
Country
United States
State
Texas
Guestbook Entry for Ravi Ponakampalli , United States
Name
Ravi Ponakampalli
Country
United States
State
NJ
Guestbook Entry for Sameer Joshi, United States
Name
Sameer Joshi
Country
United States
State
TX
Guestbook Entry for Subodh K. Dutta , United States
Name
Subodh K. Dutta
Country
United States
State
Michigan
Guestbook Entry for Suparna Damany , United States
Name
Suparna Damany
Country
United States
State
PA
485 approved on NIW at CSC, some guidelines
Here are some experiences with regards to my entire track from NIW I-140 petition to I-485 approval. I had somewhat of an unique case, so if anyone here is in the same boat, this may be of help to you. I have done the entire process by myself, without an attorney, and long hours of research in the law library on U.S.C. Section 8.
Arrived to US in 1991 on J-1, not subject to section 212e, changed to F-1 on arrival. Became an H-1 in 2001 and filed for NIW in March of 2002, case was backlogged due to 9-11.
Green Card
Finger print experience
Based on the advice of some of the members at immigrationportal and being an eternal optimist, I went to Vermont Service center on Aug 23rd taking a dayoff. The lady in the counter told me that my file is in queue for FP scheduling. I told her that I got the same reply even two months back when I made senatorial enquiry.
Taxonomy upgrade extras
As I promised to all of you whose case been transferred to Arlington office
Today I had my interview conducted, and passport stamped as the final result. I finally can draw a closure for this 27-month-long journey. Honestly and surprisingly, I was extremely calm when I arrived USCIS office 4 am today. I was reading one of my favorite authors' (Ann Quindlen) bestseller " One True Thing" while I was waiting in the waiting room so concentratedly that when my name was called, I realized that my eyes were full of tears (yeah, the story's very touching and real. ) Anyway, here's my detail report to all of you who are still waiting: