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Immigration News Flashes - 2001

December 26, 2001		Spousal Work Authorization for L and E visa holders
December 23, 2001		Chamber End of Session Immigration Update
December 21, 2001		Student Travel
December 14, 2001		INS Clarification on I-193 Waivers and Policy for Deferred Inspection and Parole
December 14, 2001		Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Spouse Work Authorization Bills
December 14, 2001		U.S. and Canada to Form "Smart Border"
December 12, 2001		INS Fee Increases to Go Into Effect in February
December 11, 2001		INS Instructs Ports of Entry to Deny I-193 Waivers
December 10, 2001		DOL Rule Allows for Electronic Filing of H-1B Labor Condition Applications
December 7, 2001		Department of State Resumes Appointment System for Third Country Nationals
December 7, 2001		INS Proposes Application Fee Increases

November 29, 2001		Undocumented Workers & New RICO Claims
November 28, 2001		Update on Department of Justices Plans to Interview 5,000 Foreign Nationals
November 21, 2001		More on Third Country Nationals & Nonimmigrant Visa Interviews
November 20, 2001		Department of Labor Q&A re: Conversion Requests for Foreign Labor Certification Applications
November 20, 2001		Update on Nonimmigrant Visa Interviews in Toronto
November 19, 2001		Justice Department Plans to Interview 5,000 Foreign Nationals
November 19, 2001		Update on Security Clearances
November 19, 2001		Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Suspensions for Third Country Nationals At Border Posts
November 15, 2001		INS Restructuring Plan Announced by the Attorney General
November 12, 2001		State Department Announces New Security Measures - Imminent Delays for Arab Men Applying for Nonimmigrant Visas
November 9, 2001		Department of Labor Encourages Regional Certifying Officers to Require Evidence that U.S. Workers are Unavailable While Labor Certification Applications are Pending
November 5, 2001		H-1B Visa Numbers Announced for FY 2001

October 30, 2001		President Bush Signs the "USA Patriot Act"
October 24, 2001		Separating myth from fact in the context of H1-B layoffs
October 23, 2001		DOL Region Imposes New Advertising Requirements for Reduction in Recruitment Cases
October 9, 2001		I-140 Revocation & Priority Dates
October 8, 2001		Significant Changes to Immigration Proposed as Part of "Anti-Terrorism" Legislation
October 8, 2001		DV Visa Lottery Registration

DOL Statistics Reveal Increase in Enforcement Actions Related to H-1B Program

August 16, 2001		Senate approves nomination of James Ziglar
August 9, 2001		Mexico Immigration and Essential Workers
August 9, 2001		Important Pending Legislation and New Regulations
August 7, 2001		INS Begins Premium Processing
August 7, 2001		Need Employees at Lower Skill Levels? Immigration Breakthrough on the Horizon
August 7, 2001		Immigration Lobbyists Unite!
August 7, 2001		Ziglars Nomination as Commissioner of the INS

July 25, 2001		Initial Guidance for the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act
July 6, 2001		INS Automatically Extends the Validity Period Of Employment Authorization Documents For Current Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS Class Members

May 24, 2001

Premium Processing Program to Start June 1

Nonimmigrant VISA Processing

January 30, 2001		Q&A for Employers on the Legal Immigration and Family Equity (LIFE) Act of 2000
January 15, 2001		New H-1B Regulations Become Effective January 19, 2001

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