USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance on NAFTA TN Status Eligibility for Economists

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On June 22nd, President Trump issued Proclamation suspending entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. Labor Market following the coronavirus outbreak. The Proclamation bans entry of certain nonimmigrant workers including H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L-1 until the end of the year.

This Proclamation will not affect TN visa holders from...
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USCIS UPDATE: FORM I-751, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE

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Due to a processing error on May 4, 2018, USCIS mailed a number of biometric services appointment notices with incorrect Application Support Center (ASC) locations to petitioners who filed Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.

The affected notices have a date of 05/04/2018 and a case type of “I-751 – PETITION TO...
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USCIS UPDATES FOR F-1 STUDENTS: AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING IF TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL OR BEGIN STUDY AT ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

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USCIS reminds F-1 students on Optional Practical Training (OPT) that transferring to another school or beginning study at another educational level (for example, beginning a master’s program after completing a bachelor’s degree) automatically terminates their OPT as well as their corresponding employment authorization document (EAD).

Although authorization to engage in OPT ends upon transferring...
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Governo Trump encerra programa de proteção temporária para milhares de imigrantes de Honduras e do Nepal que vivem nos EUA

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Milhares de imigrantes de Honduras e do Nepal que vivem nos Estados Unidos devem se preparar para deixar o país, segundo anunciou recentemente o governo do presidente Donald Trump, que suspendeu o chamado TPS (Status de Proteção Temporária em inglês).

São mais de 50.000 cidadãos de Honduras que desde 1999...

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USCIS to Implement Online Processing of FOIA Requests

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the launch of our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records SysTem (FIRST), which will eventually allow users to submit, manage, and receive FOIA requests entirely online. Before this change, USCIS only accepted FOIA requests by mail, fax, and email, and requesters typically received their...

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USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program to Texas Service Center

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The final version of the long-awaited U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation, “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers,” was recently promulgated and it is due to take effect on January 17, 2017.

The rule updates and amends current regulations and guidance concerning employment-based visa programs...
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Trump Draws International Criticism After Referring to Countries as “Shitholes”

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Presidents and chancellors of more than two dozen universities and colleges from across the Garden State sent a letter to the New Jersey Congressional delegation letting them know about the challenges they’ve faced over the past several years, which include recruiting and keeping international students, scholars and faculty. They say it’s because of changes...

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USCIS Expands Online Filing: Applicants Can Now Request Replacement Naturalization Certificate and Naturalization Hearing Online

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Form N-565, Application for Replacement of Naturalization/Citizenship Document, and Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), can be filed online.

Applicants use Form N-565 to replace a naturalization certificate, certificate of citizenship, or a repatriation...
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