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	Year 2009 News
•	The Centralizes/Nationalizes Prevailing Wage Determination (12/20/2009)
•	The Newly Introduced Legislation of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (12/19/2009)
•	The Multiple Approved I-140 Petitions with Different Priority Dates and Classifications (12/10/2009)
•	Green Card or I-551 Card Production - Delays in Preparation of Permanent Resident Cards (12/9/2009)
•	New Workplace Audits to Hold Employers Accountable for Their Hiring Practices (12/2/2009)
•	DHS's Enforcement Efforts Against Employers Who Knowingly Hire Illegal Workers (12/1/2009)
•	Immigration Officials Weigh Possible Application Fee Increase and Major Budget Shortfall (11/19/2009)
•	The Pending I-485 Applications at the USCIS Service Centers (11/18/2009)
•	USCIS Not Recognizing Government Agency as EB1-Outstanding Professor or Researcher Petition (11/07/2009)
•	DOL Releases Update of iCERT LCA Filing Guide for H-1B (11/06/2009)
•	Democrats Stymie Republican Efforts to Pass Immigration Reform Measures (10/29/2009)
•	Alert for Permanent Residents Traveling Overseas for Prolonged Period (10/28/2009)
•	A DOL Report for Recent PERM Processing Status Update (10/21/2009)
•	F-1 Students' Options for OPT Employment and 17-Month STEM Extension (10/20/2009)
•	USCIS Clarifies Requirements for Agents Filing as Petitioners for O and P Visa Petitions (10/10/2009)
•	The Mandatory of E-Verify System for Government Subcontractors (10/9/2009)
•	USCIS Fact Sheet - the USCIS.gov's E-Notification Capability (10/02/2009)
•	H-1B Employer's Obligations under the H-1B and LCA, and Wage Obligation until Real Termination (10/01/2009)
•	Government Goes After One IT Firm for $5.0 Million and 18-Count Indictment for H-1B Fraud (9/23/2009)
•	USCIS Memo: Nonminister Religious Worker Concurrent I-360/I-485 Filing Issues (9/22/2009)
•	USCIS Releases Memo to Loosen Up Interpretation of "Successor-in-Interest" for Employer (9/12/2009)
•	Pubic Assistance Purpose Social Security Cards, and the Individual Tax Identification Number (9/11/2009)
•	The Concurrent I-140/485 Filing Procedure and the Preregistration and Two-Tier Filing System (9/2/2009)
•	USCIS' Answers to Inquires on a Variety of Procedural Matters (9/1/2009)
•	DHS Will Intensify Audits of U.S. Employers Hiring Foreign Workers for Violation (8/23/2009)
•	President Obama's Immigration Reform Efforts Likely Delayed until 2010 (8/22/2009)
•	USCIS Releases Memorandum on Conditional Permanent Residents and Naturalization Requirements (8/13/2009)
•	The Social Security Number and the Restricted Eligibility Social Security Cards (8/12/2009)
•	Publication of the Revised J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Skills List (8/2/2009)
•	Introducing the DS-160 Online Form for Nonimmigrant Visa (NIV) Application (8/1/2009)
•	The RFEs and Backlogs for Employment-Based Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Proceedings (7/23/2009)
•	The New J1 Visa 2009 Stills List - Need for J-1 Waivers Eliminated for Some (7/22/2009)
•	29-Month STEM OPT Rule Litigation Update - Judges ask tough questions in H-1B case (7/12/2009)
•	H1B Cap, Retrogression of Priority Dates, and Fraud Detention (7/11/2009)
•	USCIS Started Accepting I-907 Premium Processing Service (7/2/2009)
•	Completion of Degree Requirements for the Purpose of H-1B Cap Filing (7/1/2009)
•	Some Procedural Matters at the USCIS Nebraska Service Center (6/26/2009)
•	The iCERT Portal System for LCA and PERM Filings Practice Advisory (6/25/2009)
•	PERM Performance Result for FY 2009 First Quarter Released by DOL (6/14/2009)
•	The USCIS Predictions for Movement and Usage of EB Visa Numbers (6/13/2009)
•	USCIS National Stakeholder Meeting Questions and Answers (6/2/2009)
•	The iCERT Portal System For LCA And PERM Filings (6/1/2009)
•	Schedule of Disabling Current H-1B LCA Online Filing System Effective June 30 (5/19/2009)
•	DHS Stepping Up Enforcement of the H-1B Program Including Work Site Visits (5/18/2009)
•	FY 2009 Employment-Based Visa Bulletin and USCIS I-485 Processing Time Target (5/12/2009)
•	Priorities Enforcing Immigration Law - the Current E-Verify System (5/11/2009)
•	The 2010 Census Survey and Importance of Participation of Undocumented Aliens in the Survey (4/30/2009)
•	White House Says U.S. Needs H-1B Visas to Avoid Competitive Disadvantage (4/29/2009)
•	Questions & Answers at USCIS-AILA Meetings for H-1B and L-1B Issues (4/21/2009)
•	Extension of Post Completion Practical Training and F-1 Status for Eligible Students under the Cap Gap (4/20/2009)
•	The TARP Employers  and the FY 2010 H-1B Cap Filing (4/10/2009)
•	USCIS Released FY 2010 H-1B Cap Status Report of April 8, 2009 (4/9/2009)
•	Procedure Change for New PERM Application Form 9089 and Labor Condition Application Form 9035E (3/31/2009)
•	DHS Inspector General Report on Management Oversight of Immigration Benefit Application (3/30/2009)
•	Questions and Answers: USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for FY 2010 Beginning April 1, 2009 (3/24/2009)
•	USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for FY 2010 Beginning April 1, 2009 (3/23/2009)
•	U.S. Congress Freezes New Contracting of Government Jobs to Private Contractors (3/13/2009)
•	The Importance of EAD in a Recession - It Can be much Easier to Find a New Job with an EAD (3/12/2009)
•	PERM Processing Delay - Fairly Common for PERM Cases to Remain Pending beyond Six Months (3/3/2009)
•	The H-1B Status Application of Fiscal Year 2010 and the H-1B Lottery History (3/2/2009)
•	The Labor Certifications and the Employer Has Had Employee Layoffs (2/18/2009)
•	DOL Issued Statistics Regarding the PERM Labor Certification Processing (2/17/2009)
•	AC-21 Rule is Not Available for Alien Beneficiaries with Evidence of Actively Searching for New Employment (2/10/2009)
•	The Violation or Drop Out of School for Foreign Students in F-1, and Some Possible Consequences (2/9/2009)
•	USCIS Releases Fact Sheet on E-Verify Strengthening the Employment Eligibility Document Review Process (2/2/2009)
•	Senator Judiciary Chairman Leahy's Immigration Supporting Statement on the Senator Floor (2/1/2009)
•	Effective on 2/1/2009, DS-3035 Form for J-1 Waiver Application Can be Filed Only Online (1/22/2009)
•	Prediction of Shifts of U.S. Firms from Hiring H-1B Workers (1/21/2009)
•	The Economic Crisis and Prediction for Immigration Reform Legislation in 2009 and Ahead (1/15/2009)
•	Towns Need Doctors, and the Doctors Need Visas (1/14/2009)
•	USCIS Processing Cases Based on Priority: I-140 Petitions and Retrogression (1/5/2009)
•	USCIS Will Not Adjudicate Family Members "in Group" in Naturalization Processing Unless Requested (1/4/2009)
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