April 18, 2013 - Ridgewood, New Jersey - The Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, applauds the "Gang of Eight" Senators who have introduced the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act." The Senators and their staff have been working tirelessly, for months,...
H-1B Cap Reached Within First Week, Highlights Need for Immigration Reform
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that within 5 days of accepting applications, the cap of 65,000 H-1B petitions and 20,000 graduates of U.S. advanced degree programs have been reached for fiscal year 2014. Because of the high number of applications...
I-94 Automation Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has advised detailed information with regard to automated CBP Form I-94 which my go into effect soon.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Form I-94?
Form I-94 is the Arrival/Departure Record issued to aliens who are admitted to the U.S., who are adjusting status while in the U.S. or extending their stay, among other things. A CBP officer generally attaches the I-94 to...
USCIS to Implement Customer Identity Verification at Field Offices
On Monday, May 6, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement Customer Identity Verification (CIV) in its field offices. Individuals will now be required to submit biometric data, specifically fingerprints and photographs, when appearing at USCIS offices for interviews or to receive...
Obama Predicts, Immigration Bill will pass Bipartisan Bill in Congress Soon
President Obama made the statement last week that he is confident, that an Immigration Bill will be introduced in the Congress, in the next few months. The key senators charged with crafting the legislation indicated that, their process is almost complete. Senator Charles Schumer...
THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS ARE IN: USCIS REPORTED THAT THE H-1B CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 HAS BEEN REACHED.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that within 5 days of accepting applications, the cap of 65,000 H-1B petitions and 20,000 graduates of U.S. advanced degree programs have been reached for fiscal year 2014. Because of the high number of applications...
THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS ARE IN: USCIS REPORTED THAT THE H-1B CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 HAS BEEN REACHED.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014.
USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the...
PRESS RELEASE: CBP ANNOUNCES AUTOMATION OF FORM I-94 ARRIVAL/ DEPARTURE RECORD AND MOVES TO ELIMINATE PAPER FORMS THEREBY STREAMLINING THE U.S. ADMISSIONS PROCESS.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register a rule that will automate Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record to streamline the admissions process for individuals lawfully visiting the United States.
Form I-94 provides international visitors with evidence they have...
IMMIGRATION REFORM, WHAT TO EXPECT, PART II
This is the second and concluding part of the series of articles pertaining to expectations on Immigration Reform.
Enforcement
For years, conservatives have insisted that they won't back legalization unless the border is secure, immigrants who...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Introduces Provisional Waivers
Ridgewood, New Jersey - Beginning March 4th, 2013, certain immigrant visa applicants who are the spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens (immediate relatives), and have been unlawfully present in the United States, can start applying for provisional unlawful presence waivers through a new...
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