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May 24, 2013Office Closed on Memorial Day( Monday, May 27, 2013)
May 22, 2013The Road to Reform
May 21, 2013Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (Updated 5/21/13)
May 21, 2013Immigration Overhaul Wins Panel’s Backing in the Senate
May 17, 2013Managing Illegal Immigration to the United States. How Effective is Enforment?
May 17, 2013US-VISIT Changes its name to OBIM
May 16, 2013Update on Receipt Notices for FY2014 H-1B Cap Cases(Updated 5.16.13)
May 15, 2013USCIS Podcasts: Civil Surgeons, Form I-693
May 14, 2013Show Your Support and Join the #FamilyUnity Photo Campaign
May 14, 2013BIA Rejects USCIS "DOMA Denial" of Green Card Petition
May 10, 2013USCIS to Expand Entrepreneurs in Residence Initiative
May 06, 2013G.O.P. Opponents Plan Immigration Bill Attack
May 05, 2013Practice Alert: DACA Interviews at Local USCIS Field Offices
May 03, 2013CBP to Begin Rollout of Automated Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record
May 02, 2013Diversity Visa Program:DV-2014 Instructions
May 01, 2013A Plea from America's Scholars
May 01, 2013Reports of Non-Cap I-129 Receipts Taking 30 Days or More
Apr 29, 2013Milken conference panel:Immigration reform would boost economy
Apr 26, 2013Asian lawmakers fear changes to visa programs would keep families apart
Apr 23, 2013Immigration Bill Would Aid Security, Napolitano Says
Apr 20, 2013Immigration and Fear
Apr 19, 2013Boston Bombings Shadow Immigration Bill
Apr 17, 2013Senate Immigration Bill- The Good, Bad and Ugly
Feb 08, 2013Office Closed Early Due to Storm
Feb 08, 2013USCIS Offices and Service Centers Across Northeast to Close Early Due to Winter Storm
Jan 29, 2013The President's Speech on Immigration Reform
Jan 23, 2013Poll Shows Most Support a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented
Dec 17, 2012Comfort Ye Concert to Benefit the Homeless
Oct 31, 2012List of Closed USCIS Offices Due to Storm Damage
Oct 31, 2012Office Open 10-31-2012
Oct 28, 2012Office Closed Monday, October 29, 2012
Oct 25, 2012Reminder Green Card Lottery Expires on 11/3/2012
Sep 21, 2012Republican STEM Visa Bill Fails
Aug 10, 2012Green Card Lottery to Begin on October 2, 2012
Jul 11, 2012Tatoos Giving Problems at Visa Interviews
Jul 04, 2012President Obama to Speak at a Naturalization Ceremony on 7/4
Jun 26, 2012Supreme Court Decision in Arizona SB1070 Case
Jun 15, 2012Breaking News - Deferred Action to be given to DREAMERS!
May 25, 2012Office is Closed Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day
May 04, 2012Changes to J-1 Program
Apr 27, 2012Filipino Hotel Workers File Suit
Apr 25, 2012Letter to the Editor about SB 1070 - Arizona Law
Apr 23, 2012Temporary Protected Status for Syrian Nationals in the US
Apr 10, 2012Numbers for the First Week of H-1B Filings
Apr 07, 2012Republicans to present their own dream act
Apr 07, 2012Undocumented student publishes a book on how live without status
Apr 05, 2012Backlog in Immigrant Visa Numbers for Chinese and Indian Nationals - Again!
Apr 02, 2012A guilty plea for filing fake labor certifications
Apr 02, 2012FAQ on H-1B Cap Gap
Mar 30, 2012USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2013 on 4/2/2012
Mar 28, 2012Fear of Deportation Stops Victims from Reporting Crimes
Mar 28, 2012A great op-ed piece in The Times about immigration detention
Mar 23, 2012Indian companies protest US handling of L-1Bs
Mar 22, 2012Eve's article about getting client testimonials
Jan 23, 2012Poll Shows Most Support a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented
Jan 05, 2012Customs and Border Patrol says you can't enter the US on a scanned passport
Dec 01, 2011Eve Guillergan helps to edit a book
Nov 30, 2011USCIS Systems Down from Dec 2 to Dec 5
Nov 23, 2011H-1B Quota Reached for This Fiscal Year
Nov 15, 2011US Wants to Expedite Foreign Student Visa Processing
Jul 20, 2011Widows Allowed Back into the US
Jul 20, 2011Green Card Lottery Fraud
Jul 04, 2011Office Closed for July 4th
Apr 07, 2011Undocumented student publishes a book on how to live without status
Mar 12, 2011Temporary Protected Status for Syrians
Nov 24, 2010Office Closed for Thanksgiving
Nov 23, 2010Higher Fees in Effect
Oct 27, 2010Green Card Lotter to End in One Week!
Oct 18, 2010Problems with Telephone
Oct 11, 2010We're Moving to the 23rd Floor
Sep 24, 2010Green Card Lottery to Open Again
Sep 24, 2010Higher Fees to Take Effect Soon at USCIS
Aug 10, 2010Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times
Aug 04, 2010Change in Filing Location for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
Aug 04, 2010Electronic Case Status Inquiry to Begin at USCIS
Aug 04, 2010Change in Filing Locations for Fiance Petitions and Family Petitions
Aug 04, 2010Change in Filing Location for Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur
Aug 04, 2010Change in Filing Location for Form I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits
Aug 04, 2010Labor Department Issues a FAQ Round 10
Jun 28, 2010H-1B Cap Count (Updated 06/25/2010)
Jun 24, 2010H-2B Count Update as of 06/21/2010
Jun 16, 2010Latest H-1B Usage for Fiscal Year 2011
Jun 11, 2010List of SEVP Approved Schools
Jun 11, 2010Governmental Fee Increase for Immigration Applications Planned
Jun 11, 2010PERM Processing Times
May 19, 2010Higher Fees for Visas at the Embassy
May 18, 2010H-1B Cap Count as of 5/14/2010
May 11, 2010A New Green Card Design
May 05, 2010Eve's Bio in New York Daily News
May 04, 2010Governor Paterson to Create a System to Accelerate Pardons to Immigrants
Apr 29, 2010H-1B Cap Count as of 4/22/2010
Apr 26, 2010New York Daily News/CUNY/AILA Immigration Hotline Opens today!
Apr 26, 2010H-1B Visa Numbers through 4/15/2010
Apr 20, 2010Travel Disruptions due to the Icelandic Volcanic Ash
Apr 08, 2010VSC Reports on H-1B Petitions Received
Mar 22, 2010New H-1B Visa Filing Addresses for the Vermont Service Center
Mar 22, 2010Christine Choi Joins the Firm
Mar 11, 2010Filings for H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2011 Starts 4/1/2010
Mar 08, 2010Office will be Closed 3/12/2010
Feb 25, 2010NYC USCIS to Reschedule Today's Appointments
Feb 22, 2010New Filing Location for Form I-102 Application for Replacement I-94
Feb 19, 2010New Filing Location for Form I-824
Feb 18, 2010Visit Our Facebook Page
Feb 17, 2010Citizenship Day April 17, 2010
Feb 10, 2010Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population
Feb 10, 2010Office Closed 02-15-2010 for President's Day
Feb 09, 2010Visa Bulletin for March 2010
Feb 09, 2010New York City, Garden City, Newark, and Mount Laurel
Feb 05, 2010Economic Report on Immigration's Impact on Wages of Americans
Jan 21, 2010Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
Nov 26, 2009Happy Thanksgiving!
Oct 13, 2009Eve is on Twitter
Oct 02, 2009Green Card Lottery Begins Today!
Sep 21, 2009USCIS Online Case Status System Updated
Sep 01, 2009USCIS Guidance for Surviving Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Aug 07, 2009NYC Arrests Individuals for Operating a Faudulent Immigration Consultation Business
Aug 06, 2009MYTH: Immigrants Are a Threat to Workable Health Care Reform!
Aug 06, 2009Additional H-2B Visa Numbers Available
Aug 06, 2009Immigration Detention Reforms
Aug 04, 2009High-tech Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the US
Aug 04, 2009Change in Filing Locations for Fiance Petitions and Family Petitions
Aug 03, 2009John H. Guendelsberg Appointed a New Member of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Aug 03, 2009BIA to Hear Argument on Matter of Perez Vargas
Jul 31, 2009Congressional Bills Introduced to Reform Immigration Detention
Jul 30, 2009USCIS to Update and Improve its Website
Jul 30, 2009Petition to DHS Secretary to End Home Raids
Jul 30, 2009Free Legal Assistance In Staten Island on 8/15/2009
Jul 30, 2009USCIS Hires Outside Contractors to Provide Investigations - One Employer's Experience
Jul 29, 2009Practice Pointer from the Vermont Service Center on O1
Jul 29, 2009A Broken System in U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers
Jul 27, 2009Temporary Protected Status for Somalia
Jul 24, 2009ICE Arrests Ohio Immigration Attorney on Marriage Fraud Charges
Jun 10, 2009Visa Bulletin for July 2009
May 29, 2009Permanent Resident Card Production Delays
Apr 10, 2009USCIS Updates H-1B Count for FY2010
Apr 08, 2009H-1B Cap Not Reached
Mar 15, 2009Visa Bulletin for April 2009
Mar 15, 2009Email Addresses for Assistance on the USCIS Chicago Lockbox
Mar 13, 2009Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009
Mar 11, 2009Filings for H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2011 Starts 4/1/2010
Mar 11, 2009New Naturalization Form N400 Posted on the USCIS Website
Mar 11, 2009Vermont Service Center Transfers I-751 Petitions to Make Room for 2009 H1B Filings
Feb 16, 2009President's Day Office Hours
Feb 11, 2009Act Now to Stop Harmful Immigration Provisions in Proposed Stimulus Bill
Feb 11, 2009State Department's March 2009 Visa Bulletin
Jan 15, 2009Did USCIS Immediately Deny your Adjusment Application Following a Job Change?
Jan 14, 2009Errors on Employment Authorization Documents/Work Cards
Jan 13, 2009Visa Bulletin for February 2009
Jan 07, 2009TPS Info for Nationals of Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador
Jan 02, 2009Malta Added to the Visa Waiver Program
Jan 02, 2009Happy New Year!
Dec 15, 2008CIS Ombudsman Makes Recommendations to Help Visa Problems for Nurses
Dec 12, 2008USCIS H-2B Visa Count for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009
Oct 17, 2008US Embassy in Bogota Announced Temporary Halt in Colombian Adoptions
Oct 14, 2008TN Status Increased to 3 Years
Oct 09, 2008Implementation of Direct Mail Program for Naturalization Applications Delayed
Oct 02, 2008DV-2010 Registration Begins!
Sep 28, 2008Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
Sep 27, 2008Extension of Foreign Residence Waivers for Medical Graduates Program and of Religious Worker Program
Sep 25, 2008Report on Estimates of Unauthorized Immigrant Population
Sep 22, 2008Korea and America Agree to a New J-1 Work Study English Travel Program
Sep 18, 2008Visa Bulletin Summary
Jul 28, 2008House and Senate Pass Repeal of the HIV Travel/Immigration Ban
Apr 12, 2008USCIS Releases Preliminary Numbers for FY 2009 H-1B Cap Filings
Apr 08, 2008USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap
Apr 04, 2008H-1B Package/Courier Tracking Problems
Apr 04, 2008USCIS will temporarily accommodate H-1B cap subject petitions sent to wrong address
Apr 02, 2008USCIS to Finish More than 1 Million Naturalization Applications for 2008
Apr 02, 2008Email to report abuse by USCIS officers
Apr 02, 2008Elimination of Backlog of FBI Name Checks
Feb 13, 2008Newark USCIS Office Closed 02/13/2008
Feb 12, 2008Visa Bulletin for March 2008
Oct 01, 2007Backlog Ends in Permanent Labor Certification Program
Sep 27, 2007Congress Passes Extension of Foreign Residence Waviers for Medical Graduates Progam and of Religious Workers
Aug 27, 2007DV Lottery to Begin October 3, 2007
Jul 30, 2007USCIS to Update its Website Soon
Jul 27, 2007USCIS E-Filing System Down for Portions of Today 7/27
Jul 27, 2007USCIS to Reschedule E-Filing System Maintenance for Tuesday 7/31
Jul 24, 2007FAQ Released on Filing I-140 and I-485 Based on July Visa Bulletin
Jul 20, 2007Congress Passes Passport Backlog Reduction Act
Jul 20, 2007New York Processing Times at USCIS
Jul 18, 2007AILA Statement on Visa Bulletin Announcement: A Reversal for the Rule of Law
Jul 17, 2007USCIS Reverses Position and Now to Accept I-485 Employment Based Applications
Jul 12, 2007Zoe Lofgren Letter to DHS Requests Accountability for Visa Bulletin Mess
Jul 12, 2007USCIS Fee Increase Takes Effect July 30 2007
Jul 12, 2007Visa Bulletin Law Suit
Jul 11, 2007J-1 Training Program to Change Effective July 19, 2007
Jul 11, 2007Dream Act to Legalize Children
Jul 06, 2007Nebraska Service Center Updates on I-751 Processing
Jun 27, 2007Suspension of Premium Processing of I-140 Petitions
May 11, 2007USCIS Issuance of Receipts for H-1B Cap Cases
Apr 23, 2007Update on Master's Cap for Fiscal Year 2007 H-1B
Apr 13, 2007USCIS Update on H-1B Lottery and Receipting
Apr 11, 2007Updated Count of FY 2008 H-1B Cap Filings
Apr 03, 2007H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2008 But Those With US Masters May Still Be Fine
Apr 02, 2007LCA Glitch Information for H-1B Filings
Apr 02, 2007Last Day to Comment on USCIS Fee Increases
Apr 02, 2007DOL RIR Conversion Update
Mar 26, 2007H-1B Filing Reminder
Mar 25, 2007H-2B Cap Reached
Mar 22, 2007Error in Transfer Notice Issued for Some EB I-485s
Feb 13, 2007USCIS Texas Service Center to begin Pilot System on Adjustment Processing
Feb 13, 2007USCIS Texas Service Center to begin Pilot System on Adjustment Processing
Feb 13, 2007USCIS Texas Service Center to begin Pilot System on Adjustment Processing
Jan 12, 2007Online Change of Address for Immigrants
Aug 22, 2006USCIS to Expand Premium Processing to Some I-140s
Aug 22, 2006Local USCIS Offices Will Forward EAD Applications to the Service Center
Aug 14, 2006New York City Processing Times for August 2006
Aug 13, 2006Visa Bulletin for September 2006 Shows EB1 Current for Indian Nationals
Jul 28, 2006H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption Reaches More than 19,390
Jul 26, 2006H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Over 18,000
Jul 20, 2006H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Surpass 17,000
Jul 13, 2006H-1B Cap Update for Master's Degree Holders as of July 11
Jul 07, 2006FY 2007 H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Near 15,000
Jun 29, 2006July1 is National Citizenship Day
Jun 29, 2006Update on H-1B Count for Master's Degree Holders - Figures Exceed 12,000
Jun 28, 2006Changes to Affidavit of Support Requirements
Jun 20, 2006H-1B Cap Receipt Update
Jun 01, 2006H-1B Cap Reached
May 30, 2006H-1B Numbers for Bachelor's Degree Holders Running Out Quickly
May 17, 2006Senate Endorses Citizenship Plan but Calls for Border Fence
Apr 20, 2006Office is moving
Apr 09, 2006PERM Statistics
Apr 07, 2006Senate Immigration Debate Stills for Now - Keep Calling Your Representatives
Apr 07, 2006Plaintiffs being Sought for Erroneously Closed out Labor Certifications
Apr 05, 2006National Day of Action - March at City Hall on Monday April 10
Apr 04, 200660 Votes Needed to Pass; Call 16 Senators to Help Bring them on Board
Mar 31, 2006Call Your Senator to Support the Judiciary Committee Immigration Bill
Mar 28, 2006Full Senate to Begin Debating Immigration Reform – Call Your Senators
Mar 24, 2006First-Time H-1Bs for Fiscal Year 2007 Can Start Filing April 1, 2006
Mar 24, 2006Changes in Filing Procedures for I-129s and I-140s
Mar 21, 2006Students May Apply for Visas 120 days in Advance But Enter US 30 days in Advance
Mar 16, 2006Immigrant Visa Numbers to Run Out for Schedule A in the Future
Mar 10, 2006April Visa Bulletin Shows Slight Improvement for Chinese and Indian Nationals
Feb 23, 2006Senator Specter Proposes Draft Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation
Feb 21, 2006Undocumented Workers May Recover Lost Wages according to NY court
Feb 13, 2006Dept. of Labor Proposes to Eliminate Labor Certification Beneficiary Substitutions
Sep 02, 2005New Working Visa Category for Australians
Aug 12, 2005USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap
Mar 12, 200520,000 Additional H-1B Numbers Available Soon
Jan 17, 2005Backlog in Employment Visas for 3rd Preference Chinese, Indian and Filipino Nationals
Jan 10, 2005USCIS Responds to Tsunami Crises and American’s Desire to Adopt
Jan 06, 2005Temporary Protected Status for El Savadorans Extended
Dec 30, 2004Program to Provide Fingerprint Scans at U.S. Embassies and Airports Made Permanent
Dec 27, 2004PERM Finally Arrives
Dec 08, 2004Changes to the L-1 Program
Dec 08, 2004Higher Filing Fees for H-1B and L Visas and Additional H-1B Numbers for Master Degree Holders
Dec 02, 2004Medical Examination Results Remain Valid for Additional Time in Concurrent Adjustment Cases
Dec 01, 2004USCIS Changes Filing Address for Some Greencard Applications
Dec 31, 1969US Senate Passes Immigration Related Programs
Dec 31, 1969Eve Guillergan helps to edit a book geared for immigration lawyers
Dec 31, 1969USCIS Offices and Service Centers Across Northeast to Close Early Due to Winter Storm
Dec 31, 1969Widows Allowed Back into the US
Dec 31, 1969Office Closed
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