April 18, 2012

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, over 22,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions have been filed as of mid-April – twice the rate as last year's at the same time. If this keeps up, the H-1B cap could be reached quickly. ... [read more]

As predicted for May, the India and China EB-2 priority dates will retrogress dramatically, from May 1, 2010, to August 15, 2007. Priority dates for those countries are not expected to advance again until October 1, 2012, at the earliest, when the new fiscal year begins. ... [read more]

The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification issued a new frequently asked questions (FAQ) document on March 27, 2012. ... [read more]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a proposed rule to expand the definition of "members of a family residing in one household" to allow more U.S. returning residents to file a family customs declaration for articles acquired abroad. ... [read more]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has added International Falls and Warroad, Minnesota, and Pembina, North Dakota, to its "trusted traveler" enrollment centers for Global Entry, NEXUS, and FAST. ... [read more]

Fact sheet on permanent labor certification program statistics. The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification has issued the fourth in a series of permanent labor certification program statistics fact sheets. ... [read more]