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By U.S. Immigration Attorney Ashwin Sharma, Member of the Florida Bar Email: ashwin@immigrationfirm.net or Call us at 904-779-0111
Ashwin Sharma's US Immigration Blog: Category Archive for USCIS Guidelines and Announcements

Important USCIS Memo Clarifies Periods of Admission for H and L Nonimmigrants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/21/2006 5:30 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Transfer of Form I-129F (K-3-spouse of U.S. Citizens only),

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/14/2006 3:10 PM | Add Comment

USCIS TO EXPAND PREMIUM PROCESSING SERVICE

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/8/2006 4:14 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

California Service Center To Stop Faxing Premium Processing Approval Notices

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/8/2006 8:11 AM | Add Comment

Service Center Processing Time Reports as of October 30, 2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/1/2006 8:21 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Filing Change for Form I-539 Application for Extension/Change of Nonimmigrant Status for the Purpose of Student Reinstatement

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/1/2006 7:41 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS Is Changing Its Website

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/31/2006 1:40 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Reminds Applicants to Obtain Advance Parole Prior to Holiday Travel

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/11/2006 10:08 AM | Add Comment

The NSC Accepts Concurrent I-485 Filings for Premium Processing Eligible I-140s

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/4/2006 8:21 AM | Add Comment

USCIS to Expand Premium Processing Service / Premium Processing Information

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/25/2006 1:38 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Service Center Processing Times as of 09/19/2006 (Vermont, Nebraska, Texas, California, Missouri)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/25/2006 7:47 AM | Add Comment

New Process for Issuing Employment Authorization Documents to Asylees

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/16/2006 5:07 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

USCIS Limitations on I-140 Premium Processing

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/12/2006 9:55 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Today, September 2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/7/2006 3:29 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Creates E-mail Addresses for Questions on International Adoption Applications

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/26/2006 9:13 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Expands Premium Processing Service to EB-3 I-140 Petitions, New I-907 Premium Processing Form Released

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/25/2006 9:08 AM | Add Comment

AAO Unpublished Decision on "Specialty Occupation" for Film and Video Director

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/23/2006 8:11 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Reminds Eligible Salvadorans to Re-register for Extension of TPS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/3/2006 3:01 PM | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/30/2006 12:49 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 07/27/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/29/2006 4:05 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Count as of 07/25/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/27/2006 11:37 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Count as of 07/20/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/20/2006 4:41 PM | Add Comment

Bad News for Some H-1B Applicants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/13/2006 4:02 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Count as of 07/11/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/13/2006 4:00 PM | Add Comment

U.S. Immigration extends contract with Nortel

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/10/2006 3:02 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Cap Count as of 07/06/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/7/2006 2:43 PM | Add Comment

DHS/DOD WELCOME AMERICA’S NEWEST CITIZENS; OVERSEAS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/6/2006 9:55 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Today, July 2006 Edition

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/6/2006 9:50 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 6/20/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/23/2006 2:59 PM | Add Comment

U.S. said helpless in hiring of aliens

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/19/2006 11:54 AM | Add Comment

Guidance on Use of Revised Alien Fiance(e) Petition (NEW Form I-129F)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/16/2006 10:12 AM | Add Comment

USCIS NOTIFIES PUBLIC OF NEW POLICY CONCERNING FIANCÉ(E) PETITIONS - ANNOUNCED 10,000 RFE's (REQUESTS FOR EVIDENCE)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/15/2006 4:00 PM | Add Comment

ICE Publishes Interim Rule Permitting Electronic Retention of Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/15/2006 1:48 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Issues Memorandum on Eligibility for H-1B Cap Exemption Under American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/8/2006 3:40 PM | Add Comment

A Post-Mortem On Fiscal 2007 H-1B Count

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/8/2006 3:36 PM | Add Comment

Officer, 26 More Alleged to Run Green-Card Scam

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/8/2006 9:49 AM | Add Comment

USCIS TODAY NEWSLETTER, JUNE EDITION RELEASED

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/6/2006 1:00 PM | Add Comment

Cap Treatment of H-1B Petitions Delivered to VSC Prior to Cap Cut-Off But Not Yet Receipted

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2006 4:37 PM | Add Comment

Article: AILA on Reaching of H-1B Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2006 4:35 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

FY2007 REGULAR H-1B CAP FILLED

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2006 3:41 PM | Add Comment

Current Cap Count for H-1B's FY 2007 as of 05/25/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/27/2006 3:58 PM | Add Comment

Current H-1B Cap Count for Fiscal Year 2007 as of 05/23/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/25/2006 6:04 PM | Add Comment

Current H-1B Cap Count for Fiscal Year 2007 as of 05/19/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/23/2006 11:54 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 5/12/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/16/2006 8:45 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 04/28/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/12/2006 10:21 AM | Add Comment

Applying the H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption - Guidance For USCIS Officers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/11/2006 9:16 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Notifies Employers of Delays in Issuing and Mailing of Receipt Notices for I-129s and I-140s

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/4/2006 1:35 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Cap Count as of 04/24/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/4/2006 1:34 PM | Add Comment

Know Your Rights: Can an Employer Fire an Employee Because the Employee Participated in an Immigration Rally?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/26/2006 10:14 AM | Add Comment

DHS/USCIS Final Rule on Special Immigrant Visas for Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/21/2006 11:15 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Case Status On-Line Not Working Properly

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/21/2006 11:12 AM | Add Comment

Current Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas For Fiscal Year 2007 as of 04/03/2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/10/2006 9:53 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Warns of Potential for Immigration Fraud

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/10/2006 9:30 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Sources Provide Early, Unofficial Information on FY 2007 H-1B Filing Volume

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/6/2006 3:16 PM | Add Comment

USCIS WARNS OF SPOOF H-1B RELEASE

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/4/2006 9:38 AM | Add Comment

Gregory W. Christian Acting Director, USCIS Nebraska Service Center, answers the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Questions about PERM, I-129, I-130, I-131, I-140, I-485, I-765, TN and H-1B applications

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/30/2006 4:41 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

USCIS NOTIFIES EMPLOYERS OF FILING CHANGES

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/28/2006 3:52 PM | Add Comment

USCIS ISSUES H-1B FILING GUIDANCE

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/24/2006 5:26 PM | Add Comment

A guide to locating & FAQ regarding designated Civil Surgeons

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/17/2006 1:05 PM | Add Comment

Notice to Individuals Granted Immigration Benefits by Immigration Judge or Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/16/2006 1:52 PM | Add Comment

March 2006 edition of the USCIS Today Newsletter

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/15/2006 5:44 PM | Add Comment

National Benefits Center Processing Dates (Updated March 7, 2006)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/10/2006 6:00 PM | Add Comment

Naturalization Information for Military Personnel

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/28/2006 12:53 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Guidance for Schedule A Blanket Labor Certifications effective February 14, 2006.

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/27/2006 12:51 PM | Add Comment

DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status Extension for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/23/2006 4:24 PM | Add Comment

2004 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/22/2006 5:21 PM | Add Comment

DHHS Announces 2006 Poverty Guidelines

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/21/2006 5:10 PM | Add Comment

USCIS releases the February edition of the USCIS Today Newsletter

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/15/2006 2:36 PM | Add Comment

US-VISIT under the microscope

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/13/2006 11:16 AM | Add Comment

INS into DHS - Where is it now?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/9/2006 4:47 PM | Add Comment

Immigration ombudsman hears today from immigrants, employers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/2/2006 6:18 PM | Add Comment

An Employer's Handbook to completing Form I-9

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/31/2006 5:38 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Announces a Standard RFE Response Timeframe

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/25/2006 7:43 PM | Add Comment

USCIS to Decouple Naturalization Applications - Public Notice

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/24/2006 7:25 PM | Add Comment

AIR Assesses Naturalization Test for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/24/2006 6:07 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Clarifies Payee for Filing Fee Checks

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/24/2006 5:47 PM | Add Comment

Updated USCIS Service Center Processing Dates (01/24/2006)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/24/2006 11:58 AM | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/18/2006 7:09 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Visa Current Cap Count

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/11/2006 9:21 PM | Add Comment

VISA BULLETIN FOR FEBRUARY 2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/10/2006 11:25 AM | Add Comment

USCIS INTRODUCES NEW DIRECTOR

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/5/2006 3:32 PM | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES H-2B CAP FOR FIRST HALF OF FISCAL YEAR 2006 - Press Release

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/16/2005 10:40 PM | Add Comment

USCIS ISSUES CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION FACTS - FACT SHEET

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/15/2005 1:02 PM | Add Comment

How To Report a Change of Address to the USCIS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/20/2005 11:17 PM | Add Comment

USCIS REMINDS APPLICANTS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO OBTAIN ADVANCE PAROLE BEFORE HOLIDAY TRAVEL ABROAD - Press Release

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/2/2005 10:55 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment
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