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Date	Doc ID	Type	Summary
1/20/2012	1749	News	DOL Releases Select Statistics For FY 2012 On PERM
1/16/2012	1748	News	Citing slow visa processing that hampers travel to the United States, travel groups and convention planners are among the groups pressing the United States to change some of its visa requirements, The New York Times reported. The U.S. Travel Association says that the waiting time to obtain a visa in some countries can be up to 100 days and that discourages travel to the U.S
11/23/2011	1741	News	Teleconference on changes to process for filing citizenship and naturalization forms
11/23/2011	1733	News	OIG investigations continue to uncover schemes carried out by immigration attorneys, labor brokers, and transnational organized crime groups. OIG investigations have repeatedly revealed that fraudulent applications filed with DOL on behalf of fictitious companies, as well as schemes wherein fraudulent applications were filed using the names of legitimate companies without the companies’ knowledge. Additionally, OIG investigations have uncovered complex schemes involving fraudulent DOL FLC documents filed in conjunction with or in support of similarly falsified identification documents required by other Federal and state organizations.
11/15/2011	1726	News	The U.S Department of State expedites the student visa process for foreign students to encourage early application.
11/2/2011	1725	News	Information on the Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B Cap and Eligibility.
5/26/2011	1724	News	Information about US Consulate/Embassy issued Visa Stamps.
4/1/2011	1722	News	These Questions & Answers address the automatic extension of F-1 student status in the United States for certain students with pending or approved H-1B petitions (indicating a request for change of status from F-1 to H-1B) for an employment start date of October 1, 2011 under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 H-1B cap.
3/31/2011	1720	News	Congressional hearing on H-1b visa Program reveals split of opinion on value and need for professional foreign workers in United States at this time.
1/27/2011	1718	Press Release	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) 2011. USCIS is notifying the public that yesterday, Jan. 26, 2011, is the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY2011
1/11/2011	1714	Press Release	United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated The Handbook for Employers (Rev. 01/05/2011), also known as M-274. It is revised with new information about applicable regulations such as electronic storage and retention of Forms I-9 and clarification on how to process an employee with a complicated immigration status.
1/1/2011	1715	News	One of the strongest narratives in U.S. history has been the contribution made by talented, hard-working and entrepreneurial immigrants whose skills and knowledge created a prosperous new country. Yet today, the nation’s immigration priorities and outmoded visa system discourage skilled immigrants and hobble the technology-intensive employers who would hire them.
1/1/2011	1716	News	A recently released GAO report undermines the primary argument levied against H-1B visas, namely the allegation that employers only hire H-1B professionals because they will work more cheaply.
1/1/2011	1717	News	The Department of State has released guidance in response to a request for specific guidelines for L visa adjudications, particularly in regard to evaluating claims of "specialized knowledge."
12/7/2010	1713	Press Release	The Department of Labor announced today that Peri Software Solutions, Inc., of Newark, NJ, and its owner have agreed to pay $638,449 in back wages and interest to 67 workers for violating the H-1B provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The company and owner must also pay $126,778 in civil penalties and interest for failing to provide notice of the filing of labor condition applications.
11/9/2010	1711	News	Bender's Immigration Bulletin published an article regarding an extraordinary ability I-140 petition for pianist denied; '[T]he evidence of record is simply not credible because of the petitioner's submission of demonstrably false evidence, including a letter with a false signature, falsified webpage materials, and three separate letters signed by the petitioner in which he falsely claims to have received a "second prize at 2nd International Piano Competition, Tbilisi Georgia 2001. Talk about wanting "real" proof of AEA ability.
11/8/2010	1712	News	On November 5, 2010, the Legal Action Center of the American Immigration Council (LAC), together with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), filed an amicus brief arguing that an H-1B employee should not face arrest, detention or deportation after his initial period of admission expires if a pending extension request remains under review.
10/27/2010	1710	News	The Department of Labor has released The Foreign Labor Certification Report: 2009 Data, Trends and Highlights Across Programs and States (2009 Annual Report). The 2009 Annual Report presents employment-based immigration program data drawn from applications submitted to the Department by employers across the country.
10/14/2010	1709	News	Yes - the USCIS is looking at Facebook and other social sites to check you out! U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a report, which is entitled "Social Networking Sites and Their Importance to FDNS" (Office of Fraud Detection and National Security). It offers agents detailed instructions on the ins-and-outs of social networks, including how to join, how to expand friend networks once one is a member, what the most popular social networking sites are, and more.
9/28/2010	1708	News	On September 28, 2010, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced today a $1,047,110 fine settlement reached with the clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch for violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act related to an employer's obligation to verify the employment eligibility of its workers.The settlement is the result of a November 2008 Form I-9 inspection of Abercrombie & Fitch's retail stores in Michigan.
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