Lev Kobrin
02-12-2010, 05:00 AM
Вот такие вот новости появились, пока я по заграницам шлялся:
USCIS Provides Additional Information Regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to Employers Filing H-1B Petitions (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1400&z=21)
February 8, 2010
USCIS today provides additional guidance regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to employers seeking to file H-1B petitions. The EAWA was enacted to ensure that companies that receive funding under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act do not displace U.S. workers. Under this legislation, any company that has received covered funding and seeks to hire new H-1B workers is considered an “H-1B dependent employer.” An H-1B dependent employer must make additional statements to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the recruitment and non-displacement of U.S. workers when filing a Labor Condition Application (LCA).
USCIS to Issue Revised Approval Notices for Certain Forms I-129 and I-539 (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1399&z=21)
February 3, 2010
USCIS is alerting customers of certain Notices of Approval (Forms I-797) issued between Jan. 20 and Jan. 27, 2010, with incorrect or missing information. The form types impacted are Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (Form I-129) and Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-539). USCIS has started mailing new approval notices with corrected information to affected I-129 petitioners and I-539 applicants. Petitioners and applicants who received incomplete or incorrect approval notices should not attempt to use them.
USCIS to Reissue Advance Parole Documents (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1397&z=21)
January 27, 2010
USCIS announced that it will reissue Advance Parole documents (Form I-512) in response to documents that were mailed to applicants with an incorrect issue date of January 5, 1990. All affected documents have been identified and USCIS will automatically reissue documents to individuals who have received a document with the incorrect issue date.
Frequently Asked Questions for Form DS-160, the Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1396&z=21)
January 24, 2010
All U.S. consulates and embassies will soon require nonimmigrant visa applicants to use Form DS-160, the Department of State’s fully electronic nonimmigrant visa application, instead of Form DS-156, the paper-based application. Considering this, the Department of State (DOS) has released frequently asked questions about using the DS-160 online application.
Nationals of 39 Countries Can Participate in H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1393&z=21)
January 20, 2010
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the DHS Secretary, in consultation with Department of State (DOS) Secretary has identified 39 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. Renewed every year, this notice will allow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant status for nationals of countries listed therein.
USCIS Provides Additional Information Regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to Employers Filing H-1B Petitions (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1400&z=21)
February 8, 2010
USCIS today provides additional guidance regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to employers seeking to file H-1B petitions. The EAWA was enacted to ensure that companies that receive funding under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act do not displace U.S. workers. Under this legislation, any company that has received covered funding and seeks to hire new H-1B workers is considered an “H-1B dependent employer.” An H-1B dependent employer must make additional statements to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the recruitment and non-displacement of U.S. workers when filing a Labor Condition Application (LCA).
USCIS to Issue Revised Approval Notices for Certain Forms I-129 and I-539 (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1399&z=21)
February 3, 2010
USCIS is alerting customers of certain Notices of Approval (Forms I-797) issued between Jan. 20 and Jan. 27, 2010, with incorrect or missing information. The form types impacted are Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (Form I-129) and Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-539). USCIS has started mailing new approval notices with corrected information to affected I-129 petitioners and I-539 applicants. Petitioners and applicants who received incomplete or incorrect approval notices should not attempt to use them.
USCIS to Reissue Advance Parole Documents (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1397&z=21)
January 27, 2010
USCIS announced that it will reissue Advance Parole documents (Form I-512) in response to documents that were mailed to applicants with an incorrect issue date of January 5, 1990. All affected documents have been identified and USCIS will automatically reissue documents to individuals who have received a document with the incorrect issue date.
Frequently Asked Questions for Form DS-160, the Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1396&z=21)
January 24, 2010
All U.S. consulates and embassies will soon require nonimmigrant visa applicants to use Form DS-160, the Department of State’s fully electronic nonimmigrant visa application, instead of Form DS-156, the paper-based application. Considering this, the Department of State (DOS) has released frequently asked questions about using the DS-160 online application.
Nationals of 39 Countries Can Participate in H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs (http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=1393&z=21)
January 20, 2010
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the DHS Secretary, in consultation with Department of State (DOS) Secretary has identified 39 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. Renewed every year, this notice will allow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant status for nationals of countries listed therein.