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USCIS Delays Rule Changing List of Documents Acceptable to Verify Employment Eligibility

Monday, 02 February 2009 14:32 USCIS

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today it has delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009, the implementation of an interim final rule entitled “Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification” published in the Federal Register on Dec. 17, 2008. The rule streamlines the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) process.

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009

Monday, 26 January 2009 14:25 USCIS

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of Fiscal Year 2009 (FY2009). USCIS is hereby notifying the public that Jan. 7, 2009 was the “final receipt date” for new H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates prior to October 1, 2009. The “final receipt date” is the date on which USCIS determines that it has received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers for the second half of FY2009.

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009

Monday, 12 January 2009 03:22 USCIS

USCIS will reject petitions for new H-2B workers seeking employment start dates prior to October 1, 2009 that arrive after Jan. 7, 2009.

Supplemental Questions and Answers: Final Religious Worker Rule Effective November 26, 2008

Monday, 05 January 2009 13:26 USCIS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the final rule on the special immigrant and nonimmigrant religious worker visa categories on November 26, 2008. This rule became effective immediately on the date of publication.

USCIS published an initial set of questions and answers related to the final religious worker rule on November 21, 2008. Below are a supplemental group of questions and answers that provide additional details on the program.

USCIS Update: USCIS Revises Direct Mail Program for the Application for Naturalization (Form N-400)

Monday, 29 December 2008 13:33 USCIS

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it is revising the Direct Mail Program for the Application for Naturalization (Form N-400). The notice of this addition is effective on Jan. 22, 2009, and is published in today’s Federal Register. The notice advises the public to file non-military N-400s with the appropriate Lockbox facilities and provides a 30-day transition period after the effective date for USCIS service centers to forward N-400 applications received at their facilities to the appropriate Lockbox location.

Applicants should continue to file military N-400 cases with the Nebraska Service Center (NSC). In order to assist military spouses, NSC will also accept and process N-400s filed by spouses of military members.

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