February 6, 2008: The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a number of changes to the H-2A temporary/seasonal worker program.
February 6, 2008: President Bush has requested a budget of $2.7 billion for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for Fiscal Year 2009.
February 5, 2008: USCIS announced last week that it is introducing a new initiative to streamline H-1B petition adjudications.
February 1, 2008: According to recent statements by Emilio Gonzalez, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the average processing time for naturalization applications has dramatically increased.
January 30, 2008: Beginning February 1, 2008, all applicants for nonimmigrant visas to the U.S. will be required to pay a Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) application fee of $131.
