The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that  the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2010, signed by President Obama on October 28, 2009, has extended the E-Verify, the Immigrant Investor (EB-5 Pilot Program), the Special Immigrant visa category for non-minister religious workers, and, the date by which J-1 nonimmigrant exchange visitors must obtain J-1 status to qualify for [...]

The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) has published an updated list of institutions of higher learning that are authorized to enroll foreign nationals who are coming to the U.S. on student visas. USICE’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program  (SEVP) is available for various U.S. government organizations that administer their own programs to enroll non-immigrant foreign students, exchange visitors and their families during their participation [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that is has extended the CONRAD 30 waiver program until Sept. 30, 2009 by which international medical graduates who have been granted J-1 visas may apply for a waiver of the 2 year home country physical presence requirement.    Under the program, state health departments must submit their requests by submitting Form DS-3035 directly to the U.S. State Department’s designated points of [...]