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Guestbook Entry for Radhika Gangalakunta, United States
Guestbook Entry for Anantheswar, United States
Guestbook Entry for Krishan Gulati, United States
Visa Bulletin - July 2014
Number 70
Volume IX
Washington, D.C
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
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PERM Processing Times (as of 06/02/2014)
| Processing Queue | Priority Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Month | Year | |
| Analyst Review | December | 2013 |
| Audit Review | January | 2013 |
| Reconsideration Requests to the CO | June | 2014 |
| Gov't Error Reconsiderations | ||
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NPWC Processing Times (as of 06/05/2014)
| Processing Queue | Request Date | Status* |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | April - 2014 | Current |
| H-2B | May - 2014 | Current |
| PERM | April - 2014 | Current |
| Submission Date | ||
| Redeterminations | H-2B May - 2014 PERM/H-1B - April - 2014 |
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Nonimmigrant Visas
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Immigration Law
Guestbook Entry for Pooja, United States
Changes to Dates of Birth and Names on Certificates of Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual relating to changes of dates of birth and names per court orders.
For more information please click on Policy Alert
An Open Letter to the Parents of Children Crossing Our Southwest Border
Release Date: June 23, 2014
For Immediate Release
DHS Press Office
Contact: 202-282-8010
The following op-ed from Secretary Johnson ran in Spanish-language outlets over the weekend. Please see the English translation below.
Guestbook Entry for Aravind, United States
National Hockey League (NHL) and Vermont Service Center Meeting
The National Hockey League (NHL) requested USCIS to hold a teleconference during its annual conference. During that teleconference, NHL counsel posed several questions to USCIS. The question and answers are provided below (see attachment) for the benefit of interested stakeholders.In order to avoid repetition in the answers, USCIS notes that it stated several times that each petition mustestablish visa eligibility on its own merits. The Vermont Service Center (VSC) does not maintain acentral document depository for O and P nonimmigrant visa petitions.
DHS Launches Enhanced Website for Schools, International Students
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched an enhanced Study in the States website Monday with four new features. The features enable the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), housed within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), to convey pertinent information to stakeholders about the international student process in a clear and interactive manner.
The new features include:
USCIS Will Naturalize Nearly 9,000 New Citizens During Independence Day Celebrations
Release Date: July 01, 2014
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Lori Scialabba will help USCIS celebrate our nation’s 238th birthday as the agency welcomes approximately 9,000 new U.S. citizens during more than 100 naturalization ceremonies across the country from June 30 to July 4.
Newest Prevailing Wage Data - OFLC
On July 1, 2014, OFLC uploaded the newest prevailing wage data from the Occupational Employment Survey as generated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the year from July 2014 - June 2015. The effective date is July 1, 2014. Prevailing wages issued from the National Prevailing Wage Center will reflect the new data.
Visa Bulletin - August 2014
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AAO Processing Times as of July 1, 2014
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This chart shows the average amount of time it takes to receive a decision in a particular type of case after the case file is received by the AAO. Processing times are directly related to the volume of cases received.
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AAO Processing Times as of July 1, 2014 |
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Immigration Law
Crisis of children refugees, a discussion with Voice of America
Immigration.com
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Rajiv S. Khanna participates as a special guest in a discussion with Voice of America on the Crisis of Children Refugees crossing the US borders from Mexico and thinks it is important first to understand that the problem is not of enforcement, but defect in laws. By passing a Comprehensive Immigration Reform a policy is put into place that is cohesive. Right now the policy does not jive with the way things are. As there is no law there is no policy. Hence having the immigration reform pass would not help in the sense of just stemming or shortening up the borders. It would help in implementing a policy that is coherent and in accord with the times today.
USCIS Provides Guidance Regarding CW-1 Extension
Department of Labor Extends CNMI-Only Transitional Worker Program to Dec. 31, 2019Release Date: June 03, 2014
U.S. Naturalizations: 2013 Statistics
The naturalization process confers U.S. citizenship upon foreign citizens or nationals who have fulfilled the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).After naturalization, foreign-born citizens enjoy nearly all of the same benefits, rights, and responsibilities that the Constitution gives to native-born U.S.