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USCIS Issues Policy Memo on B-2 Extensions for Cohabiting

9/10/2011 Written by Brian D. Zuccaro

Partners and Other Household Members of Principal Nonimmigrants U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new policy memorandum on B-2 extensions for cohabiting partners and other household members of principal nonimmigrants does not change eligibility requirements for change of status to B-2, or extension of B-2 status. Rather, it clarifies that such a change and/or one or more […]Read More >

USCIS Announces Extension of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians

9/3/2011 Written by Brian D. Zuccaro

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 16, 2011, its intention to extend employment authorization automatically for Liberian nationals covered under deferred enforced departure (DED) through March 31, 2012. USCIS’s announcement follows President Obama’s announcement of his decision to extend DED through March 31, 2013, for qualified Liberians and those persons without nationality […]Read More >

The Ombudsman for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

9/1/2011 Written by Brian D. Zuccaro

(USCIS) recently made recommendations focused on delays due to processing and adjudications issues of employment authorization document (EAD) applications. The Ombudsman noted that although USCIS has implemented procedures to resolve certain issues, many problem areas have not been addressed. When processing is delayed, the Ombudsman noted, “individuals and employers experience significant adverse consequences such as […]Read More >

USCIS Changes Timeframes for RFEs

8/19/2011 Written by Brian D. Zuccaro

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) previously gave agency officers the flexibility to determine individual response times for requests for evidence (RFEs) tailored to the circumstances of each case. USCIS released an interim policy memorandum on July 13, 2011, changing the standard timeframes for applicants or petitioners to respond to RFEs because, the agency said, […]Read More >

DOL Orders Prince George’s County Public Schools To Pay $4.2 Million in Back Wages

8/5/2011 Written by Brian D. Zuccaro

An investigation by the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) system in violation of the H-1B temporary foreign worker visa program. DOL investigators found that PGCPS illegally reduced the wages of 1,044 foreign teachers hired under the H-1B program by requiring them to use their […]Read More >