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Indian IIT Techies snubbing US jobs to stay home

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/7/2008 11:13 AM | Add Comment

USCIS UPDATE: USCIS RUNS RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS FOR H-1B PETITIONS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/14/2008 9:27 PM | Add Comment

DHS Publishes Interim Final Rule Extending OPT Period

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 3:03 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

DOS Releases 2007 Data on Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas Issued at Foreign Service Posts

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 2:54 PM | Add Comment

USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions Sent to California or Vermont Service Centers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 2:48 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 2:45 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B Visas - Rule Modifies Selection Process and Prohibits Multiple Filings

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/20/2008 1:24 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

IT majors got fewer H-1B visas approvals in '07

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/18/2008 7:01 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What are the main errors in an H-1B petition that can cause USCIS to have to reject or deny the petition?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/18/2008 7:00 PM | Add Comment

Statement by USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez on Processing of Naturalization Applications

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/18/2008 6:58 PM | Add Comment

Microsoft’s Canadian Move a Swipe at Stiff U.S. Visa Policies

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/9/2008 1:24 PM | Add Comment

Bill Gates leads H-1B hike cry

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2008 1:21 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Clinton, McCain and Obama on H-1B visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2008 1:15 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Plan B If You Can't Hire H-1B Visas Workers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2008 1:13 PM | Add Comment

Guess Who's Getting the Most Work Visas - Via BusinessWeek

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2008 1:04 PM | Add Comment

H-1B visa shortage again

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/7/2008 1:19 PM | Add Comment

Some Observations from DOS on India EB-2 Unavailability

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/17/2008 3:37 PM | Add Comment

Top IT firms used only 14% of H-1B petitions in 2006: US study

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2008 4:30 PM | Add Comment

IT worker who became an H-1B activist ends his fight

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2008 4:28 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

H-1B visa: US Senator questions federal entities

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2008 4:16 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

'It turned out I was the bad guy'

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2008 4:13 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Republican Prez hopeful bats for raising H-1B quota

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/8/2007 1:53 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

H-1B Visa Changes Look Kaput This Year

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/8/2007 1:50 PM | Add Comment

Why N.Y. driver's license plan might make us safer

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/2/2007 7:57 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Study: Kids Hurt by Immigration Raids

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/1/2007 1:51 PM | Add Comment

New York Officials Denounce Tactics Used in Immigration Raids

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/3/2007 7:56 PM | Add Comment

U.S. sailor: Don't deport my wife

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/3/2007 7:54 PM | Add Comment

Mistake costs dishwasher $59,000

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/28/2007 4:06 PM | Add Comment

Only feds may enforce immigration law

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/21/2007 3:19 PM | Add Comment

Bill Offers U.S. Citizenship for Military Service

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/21/2007 3:12 PM | Add Comment

Advertising in Spanish on English TV provokes outrage

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/21/2007 3:03 PM | Add Comment

High Drama Over Highly Skilled Workers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/14/2007 8:49 AM | Add Comment

Governors Send Letter Urging Congress To Raise H-1B Visa Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/13/2007 1:37 PM | Add Comment

Senate extends Lautenberg amendment

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/13/2007 1:35 PM | Add Comment

AP reports that The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop immigration raids.

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/13/2007 1:14 PM | Add Comment

ICE: Tab to remove illegal residents would approach $100 billion

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/12/2007 9:04 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Australia's much closer to the U.S. than Canada is

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/7/2007 11:12 AM | Add Comment

Kevin, 10, helps reform U.S. immigration

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/7/2007 11:03 AM | Add Comment

Congress Pushes Back on H1-B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/6/2007 2:47 PM | Add Comment

U.S. Deports Parents of Dead Soldiers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/6/2007 2:45 PM | Add Comment

Mexico president slams US immigration rules

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/6/2007 2:43 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

'Green-card soldier' film tragic

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/21/2007 10:21 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

U.S. Agency Is Swamped by Requests for Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/21/2007 10:16 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

New Romney Ad Targets Illegal Migrants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/21/2007 10:13 AM | Add Comment

Immigration activist deported to Mexico

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/21/2007 10:02 AM | Add Comment

From H-1Bs To Growth: Why Wipro's Buying Into The U.S. IT Market

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/12/2007 1:25 PM | Add Comment

Combating Criminal Gangs from Central America and Mexico

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/20/2007 3:08 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Human Rights Watch Assesses the Impact of Deportation Policy on Immigrants and Their Families

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/20/2007 3:07 PM | Add Comment

Congress Passes Passport Backlog Reduction Act (Updated 7/19/07)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/20/2007 3:06 PM | Add Comment

AILF Welcomes Government Reversal on Permanent Resident Applications ("Green Cards")

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/20/2007 3:04 PM | Add Comment

Rep. Lofgren Applauds Resolution of Visa Bulletin Debacle

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/17/2007 5:54 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Revised Processing Procedures for Adjustment of Status Applications

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/17/2007 5:44 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

BREAKING NEWS - The government will be announcing shortly that it has reversed its July 2 announcement regarding the July Visa Bulletin

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/17/2007 5:15 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Immigrant's List petition to Secretary Chertoff

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/17/2007 3:35 PM | Add Comment

AILF Press Release - Updates on Visa Bulletin Bait and Switch - Rumors of possible resolution

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/17/2007 3:33 PM | Add Comment

Florida Farmer Fined For Paying Foreign Workers More Than Americans

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/13/2007 10:46 AM | Add Comment

Detention isolates illegal immigrants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/12/2007 9:53 AM | Add Comment

July Visa Bulletin Law Suit Update - Via AILF.org

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/11/2007 12:46 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Microsoft skips the US, opens development center in Canada as a result of US immigration limitations

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/11/2007 12:30 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Sending Flowers to USCIS to Protest the July Visa Bulletin Fiasco

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/11/2007 10:36 AM | Add Comment

July Visa Bulletin Bait and Switch Lawsuit Filed

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/10/2007 10:58 AM | Add Comment

U.S. Withdraws Offer of 60,000 Job-Based Visas, Angering Immigration Lawyers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/5/2007 1:23 PM | Add Comment

How Did All Those Employment-Based Numbers Get "Used" So Quickly?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/3/2007 2:31 PM | Add Comment

Press Release - Rep. Lofgren Issues Statement on Updated Visa Bulletin

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/3/2007 2:29 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Wife of U.S. soldier missing in Iraq faces deportation **** With 07/02/2007 Update

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/3/2007 8:14 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Administration Slams Door on Thousands of Legal Immigrants: AILA Condemns Agencies’ Bait and Switch

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/2/2007 5:55 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

SCOPS Answers Liaison Questions on Concurrently-filed I-140s Under New Rejection Policy

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/2/2007 5:54 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Update on Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Processing

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/2/2007 5:53 PM | Add Comment

Litigation is likely if USCIS revises the July visa bulletin

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/30/2007 8:25 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Update to attorneys regarding the possibility of a July visa bulletin revision

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/30/2007 8:19 PM | Add Comment

BREAKING NEWS - AILA Reports State Department plans to issue a revised Visa Bulletin for July 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/29/2007 4:32 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/28/2007 12:30 PM | Add Comment

Senate immigration bill suffers crushing defeat

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/28/2007 12:27 PM | Add Comment

Plan to send immigrants home is defeated

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/27/2007 12:29 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Replies to Liaison Request to Waive Physical Exam Requirement for EB Adjustment Filings

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/27/2007 12:10 PM | Add Comment

Immigration bill advances in Senate

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/26/2007 12:36 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Neufeld Memo Provides Interim Guidance on DOL’s Substitutions Plus Final Rule

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/21/2007 4:00 PM | Add Comment

Refugee illnesses often misdiagnosed in U.S.

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/20/2007 9:39 PM | Add Comment

VISA BULLETIN FOR JULY 2007 - All Employment Based Categories current

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/13/2007 7:03 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

U.S. border passport rules suspended

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/8/2007 10:41 AM | Add Comment

U.S. immigration bill survives major challenge

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/7/2007 11:00 AM | Add Comment

No link between job loss and H-1B visa: Nasscom

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/6/2007 9:16 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Indian techies in US, UK worried

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 4:10 PM | Add Comment

India Inc to raise H-1B visa issue in US

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 4:08 PM | Add Comment

Senate Amendment Gives Employers More Clout Over H-1B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 3:56 PM | Add Comment

Text of Letter from Governor Schwarzenegger to U.S. Senate Majority and Minority Leaders on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/5/2007 3:55 PM | Add Comment

Indian vendors reply to US senators' H-1B inquiry

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/4/2007 1:14 PM | Add Comment

Massive Increase in USCIS Fees beginning July 30, 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/30/2007 5:17 PM | Add Comment

Anger over immigration plan surprises GOP senators

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/30/2007 5:12 PM | Add Comment

CNN Video on H-1B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/25/2007 10:39 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS Service Center Operations Replies to AILA Questions (5/23/07)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/24/2007 8:28 PM | Add Comment

AILA's CIR Daily Update 5/24/07: Debate Continues; Amendment to Massively Increase H-1B Fees Passed

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/24/2007 8:24 PM | Add Comment

DOL Publishes Final Rule on Substitutions and Other Labor Certification Issues

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/17/2007 4:45 PM | Add Comment

Bush, senators push immigration overhaul

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/17/2007 4:15 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS Halts Premium Processing on I-140s that request labor certification substitution

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/17/2007 4:11 PM | Add Comment

USCIS ISSUANCE OF RECEIPTS FOR H-1B CAP CASES ON-GOING (AS OF MAY 11, 2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/16/2007 4:12 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Baggage check: keep the hate out - Article by Raj Sharma

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/10/2007 11:19 AM | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 & AILA UPDATE

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/9/2007 1:51 PM | View Comments (12) | Add Comment

AILA – USCIS Service Center Operations H-1B Processing Q & A 5/2/07

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/4/2007 11:10 AM | Add Comment

Current Cap Count for H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Fiscal Year 2008 (as of April 30, 2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/3/2007 12:54 PM | Add Comment

U.S. Universities, Research Parks Hit Hard by Government Cap on H-1B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/2/2007 11:22 AM | Add Comment

Immigration rallies push for reform, but turnout is lower than massive protests in 2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/2/2007 11:20 AM | Add Comment

Immigration Groups Split on Boycott

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/25/2007 3:32 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Master's Cap Approaches Exhaustion (Numbers as of 04/21/2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/25/2007 1:05 PM | Add Comment

Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas for Fiscal Year 2008 as of 04/19/2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/20/2007 9:06 PM | Add Comment

USCIS RUNS RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS FOR H-1Bs

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/16/2007 2:40 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Update: Cap Subject H-1B Computerized Random Selection is being run on 04/12/2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/13/2007 7:07 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

USCIS IMPOSES CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF PREMIUM PROCESSING FOR H-1B PETITIONS SUBJECT TO THE FY 2008 CAP

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/13/2007 6:04 AM | Add Comment

USCIS UPDATES COUNT OF FY 2008 H-1B CAP FILINGS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/13/2007 6:01 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS RELEASES PRELIMINARY NUMBER OF FY 2008 H-1B CAP FILINGS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/11/2007 7:57 AM | Add Comment

Mom, teen relieved after immigration flap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/7/2007 2:00 PM | Add Comment

Asian Americans slam proposed US immigration draft

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/7/2007 1:56 PM | Add Comment

Video Re: H-1B Quota Met

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/6/2007 10:30 AM | Add Comment

What About Premium Processing H-1Bs? (Updated 4/4/07) - Via AILA

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/5/2007 8:53 AM | Add Comment

Tech companies blast 2008 H-1B visa cap - Via CNN

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/4/2007 11:33 AM | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES FY 2008 H-1B CAP (Regular H-1B Cases)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/3/2007 2:00 PM | View Comments (16) | Add Comment

Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker - Effective April 2, 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/20/2007 4:54 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Work visa application window approaches - Via mbusinessreview.com

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/19/2007 5:03 PM | Add Comment

The H-1B crisis: file by April 2nd or forever hold your peace

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/19/2007 4:58 PM | Add Comment

H1B Cap And Lottery Chances - Via ILW.com

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/19/2007 3:52 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Getting the LCA In Hand Before April 1 - Submit your completed H-1B petition for delivery on April 2nd 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/15/2007 11:04 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Transfers I-485s to NSC and TSC

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/12/2007 1:17 PM | Add Comment

Houston group, Filipino teachers at center of trial

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/12/2007 1:16 PM | Add Comment

Pa. city defends illegal immigrant rules

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/12/2007 12:51 PM | Add Comment

USCIS ANNOUNCES EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION UPDATE FOR TPS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/9/2007 1:19 PM | Add Comment

Bill Gates: Remove Limits on H1-B Visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/8/2007 4:21 PM | Add Comment

US faces skill crunch, to review H1B visa

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/2/2007 4:22 PM | Add Comment

DOL Publishes H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate for 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/26/2007 12:04 PM | Add Comment

In hitting US shores, Indians are second only to Mexicans

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/24/2007 12:23 PM | Add Comment

Little India Interview with Peter Kaestner, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/24/2007 12:04 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

USCIS Releases Updated Form I-765, Application for Work Authorization

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/23/2007 12:04 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

EEOC RESOLVES SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUIT AGAINST TRANS BAY STEEL FOR AN ESTIMATED $1 MILLION

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/21/2007 12:04 PM | Add Comment

CA4 Holds Immigration Judge's Finding of 10% Risk of FGM Based on Speculation

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/15/2007 1:36 PM | Add Comment

RN License Exam to be Offered in Manila, Philippines

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/13/2007 1:38 PM | Add Comment

CA9 Holds AZ Domestic Assault Statute Does Not Categorically Involve Moral Turpitude

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/13/2007 1:34 PM | Add Comment

CA9 Upholds USCIS’s Denial of [L-1A] Multinational Manager Petition

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/9/2007 1:48 PM | Add Comment

Klan growing, fed by anti-immigrant feelings, report says

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/6/2007 12:36 PM | Add Comment

Passport Requirement for Air Travel Begins Today

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/23/2007 4:15 PM | Add Comment

State Immigration Bill Defeated In Committee

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/18/2007 2:21 PM | Add Comment

Immigrants Mistreated, Report Says

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/17/2007 12:59 PM | Add Comment

Posada Makes 1st Court Appearance

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/17/2007 12:57 PM | Add Comment

U.S. Farmers Facing Labor Shortages

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/17/2007 12:55 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Introduces Change of Address Online Function to Web

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/16/2007 12:53 PM | Add Comment

Gallegly introduces anti-immigration package to Democratic-lead Congress

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/13/2007 9:41 AM | Add Comment

Supporters of Immigration Overhaul Rally

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/12/2007 9:41 AM | Add Comment

Travellers report no problems at US Immigration (Bermuda)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/10/2007 3:32 PM | Add Comment

America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/10/2007 3:25 PM | Add Comment

Congressional leaders predict immigration law

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/7/2007 3:27 PM | Add Comment