By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Some believe the United States isn’t gaining enough brains to stay competitive. In the United States, the H1B visa allowed U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations, as defined by the regulations. At the beginning of each fiscal year in October, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration […]
Japanese nationals impacted by recent disaster may be eligible for immigration benefits
In light of the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds Japanese nationals
USCIS to Start Accepting H-1B Petitions for FY 2012 on April 1, 2011
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today it will start accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2012 cap on April 1, 2011. Cases will be considered accepted on the date USCIS receives a properly filed petition for which the correct fee has been submitted; not the date that the petition is postmarked …
Immigration Services proposes electronic system
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a proposal that could save U.S. businesses more than $23 million over the next 10 years.
Attention: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services introduces fee waiver form
For the first time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is introducing a standardized form for requesting waivers of the fees charged
Attention: A change in payment methods at USCIS offices
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will not accept cash payment at domestic offices and U.S. territories, including U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam starting Oct. 1.
USCIS reaches milestone: 10,000 U visas approved in fiscal year of 2010
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status (also referred to as the “U visa”) in 2010
Attention: Immigration Services continues to accept 2011 H-1B petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will continue to accept H-1B non-immigrant petitions subject to the fiscal year 2011 (FY 2011) cap.
Fraudulent marriages: the crime, the victims, the outcomes
Many Asian people are able to live in the United States because they married U.S. citizens. It is one of the ways to become an American citizen.