U.S. Immigration News: Year 2004

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Year 2004 News

USCIS' Interpretation and Implementation of L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004 (12/30/2004)
USCIS' Interpretation and Implementation of H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 (12/29/2004)
U.S. Cites Immigration Reform with Mexico as a Priority (12/23/2004)
Anticipated EB Priority Date Retrogression and AC-21 (12/22/2004)
Congress Clears for President Bill to Extend J Waiver Program for Physicians (12/16/2004)
$60 Million Immigration Backlog Budget Increase in FY 2005 (12/15/2004)
H-1B Labor Condition Application Form Changes (12/10/2004)
Priority Date Retrogression Expected (12/09/2004)
USCIS Resumes ADIT Stamping - Temporary Evidence of Permanent Resident (12/01/2004)
U.S. Opens Door for North Koreans to Seek Refugee (11/24/2004)
The I-485 Petition Backlogs and Reducing the Processing Times (11/23/2004)
Justices Rule Drunken Driving Cannot Mean Automatic Deportation (11/17/2004)
The I-140/I-485 Backlogs and the Volume of Request for Evidence (11/16/2004)
Immigration Agency Seeks to Upgrade Toll-free Service (11/11/2004)
Relieving the Conditional Resident from Such Predicament Pending of Form I-751 (11/10/2004)
More Information and Progress About the SEVIS Program (11/05/2004)
People Should Take the Address Change Notification Requirement Seriously (11/04/2004)
SEVIS Records Contain 770,000 F/J/M Students and 100,000 Dependents (10/28/2004)
The Duration of Status (D/S) Admission of F and J Visa Holders (10/27/2004)
America Closes Its Doors: Complaints from Businesses and Universities Mount (10/21/2004)
The Notification of AC-21 Rule of Portability of H-1B and I-140 Applications (10/20/2004)
U.S. House Passes H.R. 10 with Numerous Anti-Immigrant Provisions (10/15/2004)
The I-485 Filed Concurrently With I-140 and the RFE (10/14/2004)
USCIS Service Centers Processing Times of October 6, 2004 (10/08/2004)
Personal Interviews at the USCIS Local Offices for Some I-485 Applicants (10/07/2004)
H-1B Visa Cap for the Fiscal Year 2005 (10/1/2004)
US VISIT - United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (9/30/2004)
2005 Diversity Lottery Winner Letters Issued (9/23/2004)
The Application Fee Checks and Immigration Photographs (9/22/2004)
IT Employment in the United States is in the Midst of Fundamental Change (9/16/2004)
Medical Examination Form I-693 Extended on Validity of I-485 (9/15/2004)
Immigration Photos Changes from Side View Pictures to Front View Pictures (9/10/2004)
Visa Issues for Canadian Citizens Traveling in the U.S. (9/9/2004)
The Ports of Entry for Inclusion in US-VISIT for the Collection of Information (9/1/2004)

Immigrant Caught in a Terrorism Snare (8/25/2004)

President's Immigration Reform Plan And the Involved Illegal Aliens (8/24/2004)
Border Patrol Agents Have the Power to Deport Illegal Aliens (8/19/2004)
Mounting Processing Backlogs and Pressure on USCIS (8/18/2004)
Homeland Security Given Data on Arab-Americans (8/12/2004)
In-Status Requirement for F/J Visa Holders' FY 2005 H-1B Applications (8/11/2004)
U.S. Is Rewriting Citizenship Test - Less to Memorize and More to Learn (8/5/2004)
Department of Labor Warns against Forum Shopping  (8/4/2004)
Visa Waiver Program Under Review for Security Risk (7/27/2004)
Naturalization Requirement and Procedure for U.S. Military Personnel (7/26/2004)
Discontinuation of Reissuance of Certain Nonimmigrant Visas in the United States (7/21/2004)
USCIS Immigration Electronic Filing Expansion  (7/20/2004)
U.S. Congress Voted to Halt Immigration Services Competition (7/14/2004)  
Biometric Identifier Visa Requirement and Visa Revalidation (7/13/2004)
The Department of Homeland Security Can't Properly Track Foreign Visitors (7/8/2004)
U.S. Department of State Reminds Consulates of L-1 Criteria (7/7/2004)
U.S. Could Lose Ground in Science Education (7/1/2004)
USCIS Launched Pilot Short-cut Immigration Adjudication Programs (6/30/2004)
USCIS Guidance for Concurrent Adjudication of Concurrently Filed I-140 and I-485 Cases (6/24/2004)
Immigration Benefits Fraud Units in the USCIS Service Centers (6/23/2004)
USCIS Added Six Forms for Online E-Filing Program (6/17/204)
Poverty Income Guideline for I-864 Affidavit of Support (6/16/2004)
USCIS Announced that It Will Launch a New EAD (6/10/2004)
The FY 2005 H-1B Cap Filing and Legal Status (6/9/2004)
International Students Are Voting with Their Feet by not Submitting Applications to U.S. Higher Education (6/3/2004)
US-VISIT will be Extended to the Visa-free Visitors from VWP Countries (6/2/2004)
The Procedure of USCIS Correction of the Errors on I-94 (5/26/2004)
USCIS Temporary Guest Worker Proposal (5/25/2004)
An Immigrant Family's Tragic - A Judge Terminated the Parental Rights of a Couple (5/20/2004)
Florida Governor States Supporting Driver Licenses for Illegal Aliens (5/19/2004)
Immigration Applications Processing Records as of March 31, 2004 (5/14/2004)
Universities Declining Foreign Students Affected by Visa Delays (5/13/2004)
State Department Finds Security Risk in Lottery Diversity Visa Law (5/5/2004)
USCIS Proposed 2-Year EAD for I-485 Applicants (5/4/2004)
Visa Bulletin - Immigrant Numbers For May 2004 (4/28/2004)
Applications And Petitions for Immigration Benefits in February 2004 (4/27/2004)
USCIS Announced New Immigration Application Fee, Effective April 30, 2004 (4/20/2004)
Tech News: Search Engine Google to Offer 1 Gig of Free E-mail (4/19/2004)
Guidance for Processing of FY 2005 H-1B/H-2B Cap Visa Application Cases During the Cap Period (4/14/2004)
Testimony of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice Before 9/11 Commission on April 8, 2004 (4/13/2004)
The USCIS Proposed Application Fee Increase (4/7/2004)
Hi-Tech Workers and off-shore Outsourcing (4/6/2004)
USCIS Requirement of Advance Parole Approval Before Departure (4/1/2004)
Visa Delays and Travel Concern for Nonimmigrant Residents in the U.S. (3/31/2004)
USCIS Released Immigration Statistics as of January 2004 (3/25/2004)
The Premium Processing of I-140 Petition (3/24/2004)
State Department Responded to Visa Delays for Scientists (3/18/2004)
Types of Clearances Required for Issuance of Visas (3/17/2004)
Science Yard: Experts Say New Desktop Fusion Claims Seem More Credible (3/10/2004)
Reentry Permit Alone Insufficient to Retain Green Card Status (3/9/2004)
H1B Employees and the Prevailing Wages (3/3/2004)
AC-21 180-Day Rule and Effect of Revocation of Approved I-140 (3/2/2004)
Immigration Benefits Backlog Growing Despite Increased Budget Allocations (2/24/2004)
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs And Physician J-1 Waivers (2/23/2004)
The H-1B Visa Cap Numbers Will Be Reached Soon (2/19/2004)
H-1B Portability and Employment Authorization (2/18/2004)
Special Immigrant -- International Organization Officer or Employee or Family Member (2/12/2004)
Foreign Nurses And Green Card Application (2/11/2004)
Foreign Labor Certification Processing Times and Dates (2/5/2004)
Industries That May Benefit From Homeland Security Efforts (2/4/2004)
The H-1B Cap Number Usage at The End of December 2003 (1/29/2004)
DHS Security Technology of Legacy Agencies Difficult to Coordinate (1/28/2003)
Pick Up the Torch of American Citizenship and Carry It for Their Children's Generation (1/22/2004)
Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Policy And Visa Processing Delay (1/21/2004)
President's Immigration Reform proposal - American Job, Not the American Dream (1/15/2004)
USCIS Alters Immigration Photo Requirements (1/14/2004)

Immigration Reform on Bush Agenda (1/8/2004)

The National Passport Information Center Expanded Passport Information (1/7/2004)
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