US Immigration News

The 2009 Open Doors Report which is the most important and most comprehensive report on international student numbers at American colleges and Universities shows that record numbers of international students are studying in US institutions of higher education. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) say that their Open Doors Policy has been effective in securing the nations borders while at the same time attracting large number of overseas students to the US.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that for a 120-day period they will accept H-1B petitions filed without Department of Labor certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs).

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently made available a video about the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program.

If selected for the Green Card Lottery you will be able to apply for US immigration. As an US lawful permanent resident you will be able to live and work in the US on a permanent basis. Please note that you only have until the end of this month in which to apply. The deadline is 12:00PM EST (GMT -5) on November 30, 2009.

USCIS announced on 30 October 2009 that approximately 53,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. USCIS has also approved sufficient H-1B petitions for applicants with advanced degrees for the 20,000 visas that are exempt from the general cap. This means that new applications for aliens with advanced degrees will count towards the general H-1B cap of 65,000.

On 19 October 2009 USCIS Bangkok District Deputy Director Stacy Strong and Seoul Field Office Director Kenneth Sherman visited the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to enable nine sailors to complete the naturalization process. The two USCIS officers held interviews and made it possible for the nine sailors to take the naturalization tests. The nine sailors were originally from China, the Dominican Republic, Guinea, Jamaica, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom.