What is the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)? The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requires all travelers to and from the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer’s identity and citizenship to enter or re-enter the United States. [...] Read more »
Cap Count for H-1B and H-2B Workers for Fiscal Year 2010
What is a “Cap”? The word “Cap” used in this Update refers to annual numerical limitations set by Congress on certain nonimmigrant visa classifications, e.g., H-1B and H-2B. Caps control the number of workers that can be issued a visa in a given fiscal year to enter the United States pursuant to a particular nonimmigrant [...] Read more »
USCIS Officers Travel to Afghanistan to Naturalize Military
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials traveled to Afghanistan this week to process applications and interview 125 members of the military who have applied to become U.S. citizens. These USCIS officials are on site to ensure that every eligible servicemember can participate in a special Memorial Day naturalization ceremony at Bagram Air Base in [...] Read more »
56-Year-Old Man Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Aliens
U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered 25 illegal aliens in a travel trailer during a checkpoint inspection on Interstate 8 in Pine Valley, CA. The man, a lawfully admitted permanent resident from Mexico, was hauling the travel trailer with a Ford F-250 as he arrived at the checkpoint at about 6:15 p.m. A U.S. Border Patrol [...] Read more »
USCIS Announces Extension of the J-1 Entry Date for International Medical Graduates to Qualify for “Conrad 30” Waiver
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds customers that Public Law 111-9, signed by President Obama on March 20, 2009, extends the date until Sept. 30, 2009 by which international medical graduates have to have been granted J-1 nonimmigrant status in order to later qualify for the “Conrad 30″ program. Before this latest extension was [...] Read more »
