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16 Mar 2012

Entrepreneurs in Residence: February 22, 2012 Summit

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) initiative through an information summit on February 22, 2012. The EIR initiative is an important component of President Barack Obama's efforts to facilitate immigration benefits for foreign national entrepreneurs who will help to create...

17:47 / H1B / Homeland Security / L-1 / NewsBrief / Other Work Statuses / Resident / USCIS News / Visitor
02 Mar 2012

USCIS: Ombudsman Makes Recommendations on I-601 Waivers

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is considering changes to the immigrant visa waiver process. These potential modifications are in response to recommendations for changes in processing Form I-601 applications made by the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman). While the changes are...

15:41 / AOS/CP / Consulates / Family Based / For Employers / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker
17 Feb 2012

FY13 H1B Cap Season: Time to Get Started!

As many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers are aware, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H1B cap-subject filings for fiscal year 2013 (FY13) as of Monday, April 2, 2012. The significance of April 2nd is that it is the first business day...

20:31 / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News
09 Dec 2011

USCIS “Transformation” Delay

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) appears to be encountering difficulties in their efforts to transition from paper-based operations to online systems. Therefore the December 2011 targeted timeframe for the first of the planned, phased-in releases will not be met. For the time being,...

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