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USCIS MODIFIES APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION- April 26,
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WASHINGTON—(April 26, 2008) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has revised Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. The form now includes additional eligibility codes. These changes have been made in accordance with the Department of Homeland Security's recent interim final rule regarding Optional Practical Training (OPT), published on April 8, 2008 in the Federal Register. The rule modifies the conditions and duration of OPT for qualified F-1 non-immigrant students.
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| Updates to Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) - April 25,
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ICE website, posted Apr. 25, 2008: "SEVP Policy Guidance: 0801-01; Title: Updates to Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT); Applicability: Designated school officials (DSOs) for SEVP-certified schools with F-1 students who are eligible for or pursuing post-completion OPT; Effective Date: April 25, 2008." .. --Read
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| USCIS to Allow F-1 Students Opportunity to Request Change of Status - April 21,
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Washington, D.C. More good news for students with F-1 visas. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced those who are beneficiaries of selected H-1B petitions for fiscal year
2009 will be allowed to request change of status instead of consular notification..
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| USCIS Releases
Preliminary Number of FY 2009 H-1B Cap
Filings - April 10,
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Washington (April 10, 2008) - U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today
announced a preliminary number of nearly 163,000
H-1B petitions received during the filing period
ending on April 7, 2008. More than 31,200 of those
petitions were for the advanced degree
category. --Read
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| DOL Publishes
Final Rule on E-3 Visa LCA Requirements and Filing
Procedures- April 11,
2008 |
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On 4/11/08 DOL published a final rule amending
E-3 visa regulations regarding procedures
employers must follow to obtain an LCA. The final
rule is effective immediately. (73 FR 19943,
4/11/08)-- Read
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| Department of
Labor Wins H-1B Benching Lawsuit against IT
Consulting Company in New Jersey - April 10, 2008 |
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PEGASUS CONSULTING GROUP, Plaintiff, v.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR, WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, EMPLOYMENT
STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
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| USCIS Reaches FY
2009 H-1B Cap - April 8,
2008 |
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WASHINGTON
(April 8, 2008) – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) announced today that it has
received enough H-1B petitions to meet the
congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year
2009. USCIS has also received more than
20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons
exempt from the cap under the "advanced degree"
exemption. Before running the random
selection process, USCIS will complete initial
data entry for all filings received during the
filing period ending on April 7, 2008.
Due to the high number of petitions, USCIS is not
yet able to announce the precise day on which it
will conduct the random selection process.
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OPT Interim Final Rule and Gap in the
"Cap Gap Bridge" - April 8,
2008 |
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We have observed in the
interim final regulation revising and extending
F-1 Optional Practical Training that the provision
of the regulation allowing for a "bridge" for F-1
students who are picked in the H-1B lottery
requires the petitioner to have marked the
petition "change of status." Of course, many
petitioners did not mark petitions "change of
status" because of the very "cap gap" the interim
final rule intended to close. Though the
regulation has been published by ICE, AILA liaison
has contacted USCIS for guidance going forward,
and USCIS is looking for a solution. Watch www.seadie.com
for further information.
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| 17-month
extension of Optional Practical Training for
Certain Highly Skilled Foreign
Students- April 4,
2008 |
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We have observed in the interim final regulation
revising and extending F-1 Optional Practical
Training that the provision of the regulation
allowing for a "bridge" for F-1 students who are
picked in the H-1B lottery requires the petitioner
to have marked the petition "change of status." Of
course, many petitioners did not mark petitions
"change of status" because of the very "cap gap"
the interim final rule intended to close. Though
the regulation has been published by ICE, AILA
liaison has contacted USCIS for guidance going
forward, and USCIS is looking for a solution.
Watch www.seadie.com
for further information. --Read
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