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>>> April 2010 visa bulletin has been released by State Department. EB2 for China: 08JUL05; India: 01FEB05; Others: Current. EB3 for China: 15DEC02; India: 01JUL01; Mexico: 01JUL02; Philippines: 15DEC02; Others: 15DEC02.

>>> USCIS Updates Information on FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings. On May 18, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 45,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. The agency continues to accept petitions subject to the general cap.

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>>> EB3 Retrogressed. What next? Can I file a new EB2 petition and retain my EB3 priority date?

>>> 6 year H1B period recapture calculator.

>>> USCIS has released a new edition for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, dated 6/16/08. "Rev. 6/5/07" edition is also valid.

Immigration NewsUpdate

H-1B Count Updated

On May 18, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 45,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. The agency continues to accept petitions subject to the general cap.

EAD with 2 year Validity

USCIS will start issue 2 year EADs from July 1st for applicants with EB I-485s pending.

USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act

The guidance, effective 05/06/2008, changes how USCIS interprets the applicability of the CSPA to aliens who had aged out prior to the enactment of the CSPA on August 6, 2002.

Under prior policy guidance, USCIS considered an alien beneficiary of a visa petition that was approved before August 6, 2002 to be covered by the CSPA only if the beneficiary had filed an application for permanent residence (either adjustment of status or an immigrant visa) on or before August 6, 2002, and no final determination had been made on that application prior to August 6, 2002. This new policy extends CSPA coverage to aliens who had an approved visa petition prior to the enactment of CSPA but who did not have a pending application for permanent residence on the date of enactment of the CSPA. Read USCIS memo.