APRIL 2010

USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2011 H-1B Petitions (04/08/2010)

Extension of Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 Status for Eligible Students under the H-1B Cap-Gap Regulations (04/01/2010)

MARCH 2010

DHS Unveils Initiatives to Enhance E-Verify Agreement with Department of Justice and Outreach Initiatives Will Strengthen E-Verify for Employers and Employees (03/17/2010)

USCIS Reminds Petitioners to Provide Approved Labor Condition Applications (03/10/2010)

USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2011 Beginning April 1, 2010 Petitioners are Reminded to Follow Regulatory Requirements (03/08/2010)

FEBRUARY 2010

Temporary Protected Status - Haiti Questions and Answers: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Janet Napolitano, has determined that an 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti is warranted due to the devastating earthquake and aftershocks which occurred on Jan. 12, 2010. (02/01/2010)

JANUARY 2010

USCIS Update: USCIS Warns of Immigration Scams Targeting Haitian Applicants for Temporary Protected Status (01/25/2010)

USCIS Update: Registration Begins for Temporary Protected Status to Haiti (01/21/2010)

DECEMBER 2009

USCIS Grants One-Time Accommodation for Sheepherders in H-2A Status Three-year limitation of stay begins on Jan. 17, 2009 when H-2A final rule became effective (12/31/2009)

18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan (USCIS Update) (12/30/2009)

USCIS Reaches FY 2010 H-1B Cap (12/22/2009)

U Nonimmigrant Interim Relief Final Filing Date Extended
Temporary Benefits Expiration Date Extended Until Febrary 1, 2010 (12/18/2009)

Classification for Nurses Working in a Health Professional Shortage Area Set to Expire
H-1C nonimmigrant category to end on Dec. 21, 2009 (12/17/2009)

USCIS To Process Applications of Widow(er)s of Deceased U.S. Citizens
Benefits Also Extended to Children of Widow(er)s (12/14/2009)