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2011

October - H-1Bs Going Faster Than Expected; DV- 2013 Lottery Registration Underway; H-1B Approval Notices in Flux

March - FY 2012 H-1B Season To Open on April 1st

January - H-1B Visa Caps Reached for 2011 Fiscal Year

2010

December - Alert: Visa Waiver Program ESTA Fees; 2011 H-1B Cap Update; Form I-129 Update; Labor Conditions Application

June - Alert: Covers Visa Fees Increase, H-1B Numbers, SCIS Changes to "Green Cards" and "Employment Cards," and Visa Waiver Program Goes Paperless

March - Alert: 2011 H-1B Cap Opens April 1

2009

December - Alert: H-1B Cap Reached for 2010 Fiscal Year

November - Alert: Increased Investigation Activity by DHS; 2010 H-1B Quota

October - Alert: DHS Rescinds Social Security "No-Match" Letter Safe Harbor Procedures. Also: DV-2011 Lottery Registration, E-Verify Mandate for Federal Government Contractors, and H-1B Visas — Still Available But for How Long?

March - Alert: It's H-1B Visa Lottery Time
April 1 marks the start of the incredibly short filing window for
new H-1B visas.

January - Alert: Recent Significant U.S. Immigration Law Changes
Some of the more significant changes related to employment and admission by the Department of Homeland Security in 2008 and early 2009.)

2006

July - Comprehensive Immigration Reform Under S. 2611
It Could be a Sea Change for Employment-based Immigration (If It Passes)

July - Continuing Problems with the US Department of Labor's Backlog Processing Centers

March - "Opening Day" for H1-Bs

March - PERM — Happy Anniversary?

March - Employment-based Visa Retrogression: Is there an end in sight?

2005

May - H-1B Alert

March - Important Development in H-1B Temporary Visas

January - The New PERM Labor Certification Rules

2004

July - Recent Developments in U.S. Immigration Law

July - The Proposed New PERM Labor Certification Program