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Immigration News Flashes - 2002
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December
2002
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2002
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November 25, 2002 |
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President Bush signs Homeland Security Bill
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November 22, 2002 |
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INS Special Registration Update
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November 21, 2002 |
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INS District Offices to Cease Issuing Same
Day EAD and Advance Parole Documents
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November 18, 2002 |
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Homeland Security Bill Close to Passing
Congress
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November 14, 2002 |
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INS Issues Foreign Travel Advisory for
Aliens With Pending Immigration Applications
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November 7, 2002 |
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New Registration Requirement for Nonimmigrants
Already in the U.S.
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November 5, 2002 |
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President Signs DOJ Appropriations Act
Containing Several Immigration Provisions, Including Expansion of Eligibility
Criteria for 7th Year H-1B Extensions
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November 4, 2002 |
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Canadian Citizens and the National Security
Entry-Exit Registration System
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October 2002
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October 29, 2002 |
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Department of State Stops Automatic 20-Day
Hold on NIV Applications for Nationals from the List of 26 Countries
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October 11, 2002 |
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Update on Special Registration Procedures
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October 10, 2002 |
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Increase in Nonimmigrant Visa Application
Fee
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October 8, 2002 |
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Personal Interviews for Nonimmigrant Visa
Applicants at U.S. Consulates
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October 4, 2002 |
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Relief for H-1B Holders H-1B Seventh-Year
Extensions for Pending Labor Certifications, Other Fixes in DOJ Reauthorization
Bill
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October 3, 2002 |
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Interim Rule Published Requiring Re-Certification
of All Schools for SEVIS
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September 2002
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September 25, 2002 |
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INS On-Line Case Tracking Now Available
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September 25, 2002 |
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Nationals of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Pakistan
Added to Registration System
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September 19, 2002 |
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Justice Department Reports Potential Delay
in the Foreign Student Tracking System
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September 13, 2002 |
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ISEAS Enacted as of September 11, 2002
J, F, M Applicants Immediately Affected
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September 10, 2002 |
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U.S. Embassies Close in Indonesia, Malaysia
and Cambodia
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September 4, 2002 |
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Notice on Current Visa Processing Situation
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August 2002
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August 28, 2002 |
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Travel Precaution With Change of Status
Applicants
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August 28, 2002 |
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Part Time Student Commuter Status
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August 22, 2002 |
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Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2004)
Registration Instructions Issued by the Department of State
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August 19, 2002 |
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
Commissioner James Ziglar Resigns
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August 15, 2002 |
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H-1B Employees and Recapturing Lost Time
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August 14, 2002 |
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H-1B Visa Numbers Announced for FY 2002
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August 13, 2002 |
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Registration and Fingerprinting Requirements
for Certain Foreign Nationals
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August 9, 2002 |
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Child Status Protection Act
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August 6, 2002 |
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Mismatched Social Security Cards in the
News
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August 5, 2002 |
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U.S. Consulate in Karachi Suspends Operation
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July 2002
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July 31, 2002 |
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Form DS-158 Now Required for F, M or J
Status
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July 31, 2002 |
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Employment Based Immigrant Petitions Can
Be Filed With the Adjustment of Status Applications
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July 24, 2002 |
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Attorney General to Authorize State or
Local Law Enforcement Officers to Exercise Federal Immigration Enforcement
Authority
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July 19, 2002 |
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Social Security Administration and INS
Acting As a Team to Reduce Fraud
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July 15, 2002 |
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State Department Issues Revised Interpretation
of USA Patriot Acts Aging-Out Provisions
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July 10, 2002 |
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Aliens and Noncitizen Nationals Serving
in US Armed Forces Granted Expedited Naturalization
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July 9, 2002 |
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Representative Gekas Introduces Immigration
Bill
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June 2002
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June 28, 2002 |
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U.S. Department of State Amendments to
Participation in the Exchange Visitor Program as Professor and Research
Scholar
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June 26, 2002 |
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Department of State Spot Checks of Approved
Visa Applications
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June 20, 2002 |
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Visa Exemption Ending for Commonwealth
Citizens Residing in Canada
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June 18, 2002 |
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Department of Justice Releases Proposed
Rule on Registration of Certain Nonimmigrants
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June 17, 2002 |
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New Department of Homeland Security to
be Created
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June 10, 2002 |
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
Proposes Amendment of Academic Honorarium
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June 7, 2002 |
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Security Entry-Exit Registration System
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May 2002
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May 24, 2002 |
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IRS to Crack Down on Social Security Number
Violations on W-2 Forms
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May 22, 2002 |
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New Policy Regarding Permanent Residence
Stamps In Passports
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May 22, 2002 |
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IRS Form 9003 No Longer Needed
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May 16, 2002 |
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Backlogs at INS Grow due to Security Checks
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May 10, 2002 |
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Revival of Extension of Section 245(i)?
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May 7, 2002 |
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Visa Revalidation Through the Department
of State & Security Concerns
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May 7, 2002 |
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Long Awaited PERM Regulations Out For Comment
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May 2, 2002 |
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INS Advocates a Relaxed Reading of Seventh-Year
Extensions
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May 1, 2002 |
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Status Counts, Now More Than Ever
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April 2002
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April 26, 2002 |
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House Votes Overwhelmingly to End the Current
Immigration and Naturalization Service and Create Two New Bureaus
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April 25, 2002 |
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White House Backs Bill Abolishing INS
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April 24, 2002 |
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INS Performing New Security Checks on Petitions
and Delaying the Implementation of Premium Processing for I-140s
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April 17, 2002 |
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Further Clarification on New Regulations
Regarding Change of Status from B to F-1 or M-1 Prior to Pursuing a
Course of Study
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April 12, 2002 |
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INS Issues Clarification on New Regulations
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April 10, 2002 |
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New INS Regulations to Be Published Friday
April 12, 2002
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April 10, 2002 |
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Businesses Engaged in the Hiring of Illegal
Immigrants Targeted Under RICO
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April 10, 2002 |
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News Conference for Immigration Reform
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April 9, 2002 |
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INS to Finally Introduce E-Filing?
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April 9, 2002 |
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INS to Limit Visitor Stays, Add Restrictions
to Students
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April 3, 2002 |
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INS Recommends Including Full Middle Name
on all Paperwork
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March 2002
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March 27, 2002 |
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DOL Issues Memo Dealing with Impact of
Layoffs on RIR Labor Certification Applications
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March 21, 2002 |
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House Judiciary Committee Agrees on Legislation
to Divide INS
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March 21, 2002 |
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INS Likely to Limit Visitors Visas
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March 20, 2002 |
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U.S. Visas Services Suspended at Peshwar,
Lahore and Karachi (Pakistan)
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March 14, 2002 |
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Update on Web-based Appointment System
in Chennai, India
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March 13, 2002 |
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Changes in Obtaining U.S. Passports While
Abroad
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March 8, 2002 |
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New State Department Rule Severely Limits
use of Automatic Revalidation of Nonimmigrant Visas
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March 7, 2002 |
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INS Releases H-1B Figures for the First
Quarter of FY 2002
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March 5, 2002 |
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INS Confirms Plans to Accept Premium Processing
Requests for I-140s Beginning in April 2002
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March 1, 2002 |
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INS Guidance on Employment Authorization
for Spouses of E and L Visa Holders and Blanket L Visa Petitions
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February 2002
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February 27, 2002 |
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State Department Issues Regulations Concerning
Increased Criminal History Screening
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February 26, 2002 |
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U.S. Consulate in Chennai Makes Web-Based
Appointment System Mandatory
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February 21, 2002 |
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Argentina is Removed from the Visa Waiver
Program
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February 21, 2002 |
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PERM Clears the Office of Management and
Budget
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February 21, 2002 |
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
Enforcing Notice of Change of Address Requirements, Consequences are
Serious
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February 19, 2002 |
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US Consulate in Chennai Nonimmigrant
Visa Scheduling Now On Line
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February 14, 2002 |
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More on Employment Authorization for E
and L Spouses
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February 13, 2002 |
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New INS Fees To Begin on February 19, 2002
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February 3, 2002 |
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Update on Processing of EAD Cards for Spouses
of L and E Nonimmigrants
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January 2002
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January 30, 2002 |
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INS Preparing Guidance Regarding Obtaining
Employment Authorization for Spouses of Intracompany Transferees and
Treaty Traders and Investors
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January 29, 2002 |
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Department of State Issues Guidance to
the Field Regarding Corporate Reorganizations
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January 23, 2002 |
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DOLS New Web Based Certification of Labor
Condition Applications
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January 18, 2002 |
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President Signs into Law Work Authorization
For Spouses and Reduction in L-1 Qualifying Periods For Certain Companies
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January 15, 2002 |
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US Embassy in Yemen Suspends Visa Services
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January 11, 2002 |
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Additional Requirements for Certain Non-Immigrant
Visa Applicants
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January 10, 2002 |
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New Police Certificate Policies for Indian
Immigrant Visa Applicants
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January 4, 2002 |
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INS Announces Fee Increases Effective February
19
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January 2, 2002 |
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Changes for L and E visa holders
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