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  News: USCIS Changes Filing Location and Documentation Requirements for Certain Affirmative Asylum Applications Using Form I-589

  • Published: 06-01-2023, 06:24 AM
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  News: USCIS Changes Filing Location and Documentation Requirements for Certain Affirmative Asylum Applications Using Form I-589

  USCIS Changes Filing Location and Documentation Requirements for Certain Affirmative Asylum Applications Using Form I-589 Release Date: 05/31/2023 Effective today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has changed the filing location for certain affirmative asylum applications submitted by mail. We expect this change to help streamline asylum processing and improve adjudication efficiency by digitizing paper filings. You should now mail your Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, to the lo...

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  News: DOS Publishes Diversity Visa 2024 Update

  • Published: 05-31-2023, 06:19 AM
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  News: DOS Publishes Diversity Visa 2024 Update

  Diversity Visa 2024 Update Last Updated: May 30, 2023 Document Submission to KCC suspended for DV-2024 and onward. Effective for the Diversity Visa (DV) program for fiscal year 2024 (DV-2024) and onward, selectees only need to submit to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) the DS-260 immigrant visa application form for themselves and any accompanying family members. Once a DS-260 is received from the selectee, KCC will review it for completeness and process the data contained in both the application...

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  News: OFLC Announces Case Technical Guidance for Case Submission of the Form ETA 9089

  • Published: 05-29-2023, 02:49 AM
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  News: OFLC Announces Case Technical Guidance for Case Submission of the Form ETA 9089

  May 26, 2023, OFLC announces case technical guidance for case submission of the Form ETA 9089 Filers have been able to use the case creation functionality in the PERM module in the Foreign Labor Access Gateway (FLAG) since April 24, 2023. During the time that functionality has been available, OFLC has received and reviewed numerous help desk inquiries pertaining to the filing of the revised version of Form ETA 9089. As a reminder, OFLC does not provide case-specific guidance on the filing procedures....

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  News: OFLC Announces Case Submission for the Form ETA 9089 for PERM in FLAG on June 1, 2023

  • Published: 05-29-2023, 02:48 AM
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  News: OFLC Announces Case Submission for the Form ETA 9089 for PERM in FLAG on June 1, 2023

  May 26, 2023, OFLC announces case submission for the Form ETA 9089 for PERM in FLAG on June 1, 2023 OFLC previously announced a delay to the date on which it will transition PERM submission and processing to the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) and the concurrent implementation of the revised Form ETA 9089. In response to stakeholder requests, OFLC used this delay to work with the Department’s Office of Chief Information Officer to provide filers the option to link prevailing wage de...

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  News: DOS Publishes Request for Public Input via Survey for Revisions to "Know Your Rights" Information Pamphlet and Video

  • Published: 05-26-2023, 02:56 AM
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  News: DOS Publishes Request for Public Input via Survey for Revisions to "Know Your Rights" Information Pamphlet and Video

  Request for Public Input via Survey for Revisions to "Know Your Rights" Information Pamphlet and Video Last Updated: May 26, 2023 The Department of State ("the Department") is reviewing the “Know Your Rights” information pamphlet, which the U.S. government created in 2009 pursuant to section 202 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-457). The Department is also reviewing the “Know Your Rights” information video create...

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  News: CRS Report on Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Methodology for Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States

  • Published: 05-25-2023, 03:42 AM
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  News: CRS Report on Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Methodology for Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States

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  News: CRS Report on H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visas: Policy and Related Issues

  • Published: 05-25-2023, 03:40 AM
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  News: CRS Report on H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visas: Policy and Related Issues

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  News: CRS Report on U.S. Border Patrol Encounters at the Southwest Border: Fact Sheet

  • Published: 05-23-2023, 06:32 AM
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  News: CRS Report on U.S. Border Patrol Encounters at the Southwest Border: Fact Sheet

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  News: DOS Publishes Facilitating Travel and Safeguarding National Security

  • Published: 05-22-2023, 10:43 AM
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  News: DOS Publishes Facilitating Travel and Safeguarding National Security

  Facilitating Travel and Safeguarding National Security Last Updated: May 19, 2023 The Department of State is processing visas more efficiently than ever while upholding our national security responsibilities. We are continuously reducing the time required for “administrative processing,” a range of various additional steps that must be taken before a consular officer can complete a visa application, which can include additional national security vetting. We have recently adopted new...

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  News: USCIS Updates Review Process for the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans

  • Published: 05-19-2023, 02:03 AM
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  News: USCIS Updates Review Process for the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans

  USCIS Updates Review Process for the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans Release Date: 05/18/2023 The U.S. government is granting advance travel authorization for up to 30,000 noncitizens each month to come to the United States to seek parole on a case-by-case basis under the processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. Due to high interest in these processes, USCIS is updating the review process effective May 17, 2023. We are updating the review proc...

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