Immigration News Archive
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Employment Agency Owner Charged with H-1B Fraud
11/02/12
The owner of a Los Angeles employment agency has been indicted on immigration fraud charges for allegedly filing more than 100 phony H-1B visa petitions.
McDonald's Franchisee Pleads Guilty to I-9 Violation
11/01/12
A McDonald's franchisee in Kansas that pleaded guilty to knowingly accepting a fraudulent employment eligibility document agreed to pay a $300,000 fine and an additional $100,000 forfeiture judgment.
DOL Proposes Major Changes to LCA Form
07/11/12
DOL proposes significant changes to the Labor Condition Application (Form ETA 9035) that will negatively impact privacy, work location flexibility, and LCA preparation lead times.
EB-3 Improves; EB-2 Unchanged in August 2012 Visa Bulletin
07/10/12
Priority Date cutoffs improve by a few weeks in the EB-3 Professional and Skilled Worker category for all countries. EB-3 China advances by six weeks, but India and the Philippines advance just one week.
Think Tank Analysis Finds Spike in L-1 and H-1 Denials
02/10/12
A newly released report found that USCIS has dramatically increased denials of L-1 and H-1B petitions over the past four years, despite no change in the law or relevant regulations in the same time period.
March 2012 Visa Bulletin again moves EB-2 for India, China
02/09/12
As expected, EB-2 visa priority dates continued to improve for March 2012. The U.S. Department of State's March 2012 Visa Bulletin advanced the EB-2 priority cut-off dates for nationals of India and China to May 1, 2010.
White House Unveils Startup America Initiative
02/03/12
President Obama has sent his Startup America Legislative Agenda to Congress, highlighted by two immigration-related reforms to relieve immigrant visa backlog and attract more highly-skilled foreign workers including entrepreneurs to the U.S.
USCIS Announces New VIBE Update Process
01/30/12
USCIS announced a new streamlined process to allow private employers to submit information about their organizations into USCIS' Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE)'s database.
Priority Date Improvements Continue Through March 2012
01/30/12
Employment-based second preference (EB-2) visa priority dates are expected to advance again in March 2012, possibly by as much as six months, according the Department of State's Visa Office.
February 2012 Visa Bulletin: Big Advance for India, China
01/09/12
The February 2012 Visa Bulletin advanced the EB-2 priority date cut-offs for nationals of India and China to January 1, 2010--a full, one-year advancement over the State Department's January Visa Bulletin.