Month: November 2007

The USCIS has released its weekly Receipting Update.  Nebraska is issuing receipts for EB I-140s and I-485 received on 10/9/07.

A couple of observations: the Texas Service Center has not indicated receipting dates for I-140 or I-485s, and the Update is dated November 1, 2007 and should be today, November 2, 2007.  My guess is that the agency will revise this Update for completeness and accuracy.

According to a USCIS Update, the agency will streamline admissions for certain H and L nonimmigrants effective immediately.

The USCIS is reopening the public comment period until November 16, 2007 on a proposed rule for special immigrant and nonimmigrant (R-1) religious worker visa classifications according to a USCIS Update released yesterday..

According to an article by Diane Francis in the Financial Post, a Canadian publication:  “. . . Lou Dobbs can rant and rave all he wishes against illegal immigration, as can some presidential candidates. Numbers are estimated to be as high as 12 million. But illegal immigration enhances America’s productivity and is as deflationary as China, another pool of cheap, unskilled labor that Americans love to bash too.”

Our firm, Maged & Rost, PC, will be hosting a FREE International Recruitment Seminar in conjunction with Quality Human Service Professionals (QHSP) on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. The seminar will be geared towards meeting the recruitment demands of non-profit human service organizations and will take place in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Information will be provided on the following:

The H-1B Visa

Qualifying for Cap Exempt Status

Comparison of H1 and J1 programs

Designing an International Recruitment Program for your agency

Attracting degree-qualified direct support professionals

Review current applicant profiles from the UK and Ireland

Space is limited so if a representative from your organization is interested in attending the seminar or would like more information, please e-mail me at maged@magedrost.com. A light breakfast will be provided.

Effective today, the DHS has removed the original receipt requirement for certain H and L nonimmigrants returning from a trip outside the United States. This is to avoid penalizing H and L visa holders for being prevented from traveling internationally due to receipting delays.

On a related note, the USCIS should also be issuing its weekly Receipting Update tomorrow.