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    17-month OPT Extension Rule Under Challenge

    The recent OPT 17-month extension which went into effect in early April 2008 has been challenged in the U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J. by the Immigration Reform Law Institute, joined by the Programmers Guild and other organizations. The lawsuit challenges the administration’s decision to...
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    I-140/I-485 Concurrent Filing to be Eliminated

    USCIS is proposing to amend the regulations concerning the concurrent filing of employment-based I-140 and I-485 petitions as long as visa number is available to the alien beneficiary. The proposed rule seeks to amend the rule so that a worker applying for I-485 adjustment of status must be the...
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    F-1 OPT Extension Rule To Go Into Effect

    Good news for many F-1 holders, the proposed rule has been approved by the OMB and is now scheduled for publication in the Federal Register during the week of April 7, 2008. Upon publication, the rule becomes effective. Details about the rule here...
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    FY 2007 PERM Statistics

    The DOL has released the Fiscal Year 2007 PERM statistics. Quite useful information which allows some insight on the demand and also on the movement of the visa numbers. - Labor Immigration Law - DOL (pdf)
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