Complying with the requirement under American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 0f 1998, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have prepared and presented an Annual Report on Characteristics of Specialty Occupation Workers (H-1B) for Fiscal Year 2008 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The report covers such as countries of origin and occupations of, educational [...]
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires that applicants for immigrant visas and adjustment of status receive all routine vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for U.S. domestic population. Accordingly, on November 13, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted specific vaccination criteria that would be required for [...]
Effective November 28, 2009 the U.S. immigration laws will replace the immigration laws of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Announcing this last Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said, the definition of “United States” in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) will be amended simultaneously to include – providing new privileges and [...]
