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Immigration News

	Update on OPT Extension (04/29/2008)
	Update on H-1B "Cap-Gap" (04/28/2008)
	USCIS Runs Random Selection Process for H-1B Petitions (04/14/2008)
	USCIS Releases Preliminary Number of FY 2009 H-1B Cap Filings (04/10/2008)
	USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap (04/08/2008)
	17-Month Extension of Optional Practical Training for Certain Highly Skilled Foreign Students (04/04/2008)
	USCIS and FBI Announces Joint Plan to Eliminate the Backlog of Name Checks Pending with the FBI (04/02/2008)
	Naturalization Interviews to be Conducted on Saturdays, Sundays and After Normal Business Hours on Weekdays (03/20/2008)
	USCIS issues Interim Final Rule on H-1Bs (03/19/2008)
	Three High-Skilled Visa Bills Introduced into the House (03/19/2008)
	Regulation on H-1B Duplicate Filings Cleared for Publication (03/17/2008)
	USCIS Biometric Changes for Re-entry Permits and Refugee Travel Documents (03/05/2008)
	DOS Announces Visa Section Closed at U.S. Embassy in Belgrade (02/27/2008)
	Higher Civil Fines Against Employers for Immigration Violations (02/22/2008)
	More on Processing of Adjustment Applications (02/20/2008)
	USCIS Consolidates Biometrics Appointment Letters for Adjustment of Status Applicants (02/15/2008)
	USCIS Update on EAD Extension Applications (02/14/2008)
	DHS Collects 10 Fingerprints at SFO (02/13/2008)
	US ICE Issues An Advisory For Employers To Increase Awareness Of Employment Authorization Fraud (02/07/2008)
	New CIS Policy On Name Checks In Adjustment Cases (02/04/2008)
	Department of State Fees to Increase 1/1/08 (12/17/2007)
	I-9 Update (11/26/2007)
	USCIS Releases New Form I-9 (11/08/2007)
	USCIS Final Rule: Removal of Receipt Requirement for Certain H and L Adjustment Applicants Returning From a Trip Outside the United States (11/02/2007)
	Update from USCIS Regarding I-485 filings in July and August (10/05/2007)
	Governors of 13 States Write to Congress to Urge an Increase in the Availability of H1-B and Employment-Based Green Cards (09/13/2007)
	USCIS Update on Delay in Issuance of Receipt Notices (09/06/2007)
	Show Your Support for the American Immigration Law Foundation (07/24/2007)
	USCIS Announcement Regarding the Reopening of Employment Based I-485 Filings (07/17/2007)
	USCIS Will Reopen July Employment Based I-485 Filings (07/17/2007)
	Update on Visa Bulletin Lawsuit by AILF (07/17/2007)
	Rumors and the Visa Bulletin Debacle (07/16/2007)
	Rep. Lofgren Requests Written Response to Questions on Updated Visa Bulletin (07/12/2007)
	Update from AILF Regarding the Visa Bulletin/I-485 Lawsuit (07/10/2007)
	AILF's Legal Action Center Seeks Plaintiffs on EB Visa Number Availability Issue (Updated 7/9/07) (07/10/2007)
	Is Money Behind USCIS' Move To Have DOS Take Unprecedented Action To "Update" the July Visa Bulletin? (07/9/2007)
	Update on AILF's Legal Action Concerning the Visa Bulletin Issue (07/9/2007)
	Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) Issues Statement on Updated Visa Bulletin (07/3/2007)
	FAQ Regarding the AILF Visa Bulletin/Visa Availability Lawsuit (07/3/2007)
	How Did All Those Employment-Based Visa Numbers Get "Used" So Quickly? (07/3/2007)
	Further Update on I-485 Applications (07/2/2007)
	ILG Relocation/Phone System Update (06/29/2007)
	Update on I-485 Processing (06/29/2007)
	USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing for I-140 Petitions in July (06/28/2007)
	Nearly All Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Categories To Become "Current" for July 2007 (06/13/2007)
	USCIS Filing Fees To Increase Effective July 30, 2007 (05/29/2007)
	Final Rule on Substitutions and Other Labor Certification Issues (05/16/2007)
	Significant Improvement in Immigrant Visa Availability for June 2007 (05/14/2007)
	H-1B Cap for US Master's Degree Holders Has Been Reached (05/07/2007)
	Update on FY2008 H-1B Cap Case Filings (04/09/2007)
	USCIS Announces that the H-1B Cap was Reached on the First Day of Filing (04/03/2007)
	Substitution of Labor Certification Beneficiaries May End (01/30/2007)
	USCIS Launches Online Change of Address Service (01/18/2007)
	New USCIS Policies Regarding H-1B and L-1 Status (12/22/2006)
	Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Availability for November 2006 (10/12/2006)
	Premium Processing of EB1 & EB2 I-140 Petitions (9/22/2006)
	USCIS Announces Premium Processing For EB3 I-140 Petitions (8/18/2006)
	20,000 H-1Bs Reserved for U.S. Advanced Degree Graduates Exhausted: Reaching the H-1B Master's Cap Shows Need for Visa Reform (8/1/2006)
	FY2007 H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Figures Surpass 17,000 (7/20/2006)
	Immigrant Visa Availability for August 2006 (7/17/2006)
	FY2007 H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Figures Near 15,000 (7/7/2006)
	Introduction of New H-1B and Green Card Reform Legislation (the "SKIL Bill") (6/30/2006)
	USCIS Announced Today That the H-1B Cap Has Been Reached (6/1/2006)
	H-1B Cap May Be Reached Very Soon (05/30/2006)
	Latest Fiscal Year 2007 H-1B Cap Usage Figures (5/4/2006)
	Visa Bulletin for May 2006 Continues to Show Forward Movement (4/10/2006)
	Senate Panel Passes Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill (3/28/2006)
	Transfers of I-140 Cases from USCIS' California Service Center to Texas Service Center (3/24/2006)
	Visa Bulletin for March 2006 Continues to Show Significant Forward Movement (2/13/2006)
	DOL Proposes Rule Changes on Substitution of Labor Certifications and Other Issues (2/13/2006)
	USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for Aliens With a U.S. Master's or Doctorate Degree (1/19/2006)
	Visa Bulletin for February 2006 Shows Significant Forward Movement (1/18/2006)
	USCIS Nears Limit on FY06 Advanced Degree H-1Bs (1/11/2006)