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Immigration News Flashes - 2004

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December

December 29, 2004   More on Retrogression
 
December 28, 2004   Summary of New Labor Certification Procedures
 
December 23, 2004   PERM Made Available
 
December 22, 2004   The U.S. Welcomes Foreign Travelers
 
December 21, 2004   On-line Employment Eligibility Verification: Expansion of Basic Pilot Program
 
December 21, 2004   DOS Expediting Student and Exchange Visitor Appointments
 
December 14, 2004   PERM Clears OMB Hurdle - Publication Likely by December 22, 2004
 
December 10, 2004   EB3 Category to Retrogress to January 1, 2002
 
December 10, 2004   President Signs Into Law a Bill That Changes the L-1 Visa
 
December 10, 2004   Warning for Holiday Travelers
 
December 8, 2004   President Signs Bill; USCIS Indicates $1500 ACWIA - Department of Labor Training Fee Goes Into Effect Immediately
 
     

November

November 22, 2004   H-1B and L Nonimmigrant Provisions Pass House, Senate
 
November 16, 2004   Employment Based Third Preference Category to Retrogress in January
 
November 16, 2004   President Signs Legislation Permitting Electronic Completion and Storage of I-9 Forms
 
     

October

October 28, 2004   Congress Passes Legislation Permitting Electronic Completion and Storage of I-9 Forms
 
October 25, 2004   Machine-Readable Passport Required for Visa Waiver Travelers
 
October 11, 2004   House Passes Legislation with Anti-Immigrant Provisions
 
October 5, 2004   USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap
     

September

September 15, 2004   Machine Readable Passport necessary to enter the U.S.
 
September 9, 2004   Visa Wait Times at U.S. Consulates Abroad
 
September 7, 2004   InfoPass Immigration Information by Appointment
 
September 7, 2004   Update on H-1B Cap
     

August

August 26, 2004   FY 2005 H-1B Cap Update
     

July 2004

July 30, 2004   Employment Authorization Documents
 
July 30, 2004   New Photo Requirements to Be Issued
 
July 23, 2004   DOL Backlog Reduction Implemented
 
July 23, 2004   Student Bridge Approved
 
July 21, 2004   Bridge for Students Seeking F-1 Status
 
July 20, 2004   InfoPass Coming to New York
 
July 20, 2004   Processing of I-130 Petitions
 
July 20, 2004   New Exemption to Visa Screen for Some Health Care Workers
 
July 13, 2004   New Version of Employment Authorization Card (Form I-766)
 
July 9, 2004   USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Abroad
     

June 2004

June 23, 2004   U.S. Consulates in India To Discontinue Non-immigrant visa Drop Box Processing and will Require Interviews for All Non-immigrant Applicants
 
June 21, 2004   Bridge for F Students Applying for H-1B status for October 1, 2004 Start Date
 
June 18, 2004   Discontinuation of Visa Revalidation (Update)
 
June 17, 2004   PERM Program Delayed Again
 
June 16, 2004   Update on Visa Revalidations
 
June 15, 2004   Discontinuation of Visa Revalidation
 
June 8, 2004   ICE Conducts First NSEERS Re-registration Interview
 
June 3, 2004   New Bill Calls For L Visa Program Reform
     

May 2004

May 17, 2004   SOLVE Act
     

April 2004

April 27, 2004   Number of H-1B Filings not as High as Expected
 
April 16, 2004   New CSC Pilot Program on Concurrent Adjudication Certain Immigrant Petitions and Concurrent Filings
 
April 16, 2004   Rejection Rates for U.S. Visa Applications
 
April 16, 2004   New Fees Effective April 30, 2004
 
April 8, 2004   The State Department Eliminates Crew List Visas
 
April 2, 2004   H-1B Bill to be Dropped in House
     

March 2004

March 17, 2004   Its Official: H-2B Cap Has Been Reached
 
March 3, 2004   H-2B Nonimmigrant Visas Close to Cap
     

February 2004

February 19, 2004   Documenting workers may affect benefit offerings, costs
 
February 18, 2004   H-1B Cap Reached - What Now?
 
February 10, 2004   H-1B Cap Cutoff Believed To Be Imminent
 
February 6, 2004   Minor Children Must now Appear for U.S. Passport Issuance
 
February 5, 2004   Hearing Blasts Use of L-1 Visas
 
February 5, 2004   CIS Filings Fees to Increase
     

January 2004

January 22, 2004   Update from USCIS on H-1B Cap
 
January 16, 2004   The Special Summit of the Americas
 
January 12, 2004   GT In the News
 
January 7, 2004   The President's Guest Worker Proposal
 
January 6, 2004   Bush to Announce Proposal for Immigration Reform
     

 

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