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changes in immigration regulations that affect international students and
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Click Here for Back Issues from 2004
December 2005
Foreign Drivers Licenses and Driving in New York State
Latest H-1B Visa “Cap Count” for Advanced Degree Exemption
October 2005
Latest H-1B Visa “Cap Count” for Advanced Degree Exemption
U.S. State Department Issues Cable Providing New Guidance For Student Visa Interviews
September 2005
Traveling to Canada? Need a Canadian Visitor's Visa? Some Rules Have Changed
USCIS Application Filing Fees to Increase Effective October 26
Latest H-1B Visa “Cap Count” for Advanced Degree Exemption
Diversity
Visa Lottery 2007 Announcement
August
2005
US Citizenship and Immigration Services Posts H-1B “Cap Count”
July
2005
U.S.
Department of State Announces Results Of 2006 Diversity Visa Lottery Program
Some
Statistics on Current H-1B Processing
Department
of State Announces New Criteria for Visa Interviews
USCIS Announces
H-1B Cap-Exempt Numbers for Fiscal Year 2005
June 2005
Important
Change to U.S. Visa Policy for Chinese Students and Scholars
Department
of Homeland Security Relaxes Rule for Biometric Passports
for Visa Waiver Travelers
May 2005
Visa
Waiver Program for Tourists and Passport Requirements
State
Department Instructs Consular Posts on Student Visa Processing
USCIS
Publishes Regulation Implementing the Additional 20,000 H-1B Visas
for U.S. Graduates with Master's or Higher Degrees
New H1-B Regulations To Be Published This Week
April 2005
New
Passport Requirements for Citizens of Canada, Mexico, Bermuda
and the United States for Western Hemisphere Travel
Latest
News on H1-B Visas
H-1B
Visa Update: USCIS Now Accepting Petitions for Fiscal Year 2005 H-1B
Employment
March 2005
USCIS
Announces that Additional Visa Numbers Will Be Applied to
All Qualified H-1B Applicants
Implementation Procedures Still Not Known For New H-1B Provision for
US Graduates
February 2005
State
Department Issues Announcement on 2006 Diversity Visa Lottery
Just Concluded
State
Department and Department of Homeland Security Announce Extensions for
Certain Visa Security Clearances
US-VISIT
Update: New Exit Procedures
US
Embassy Officials In New Delhi, India and Beijing, China Address Student
Visa Processing
Department of Homeland Security Issues New Guidance on Optional Practical
Training and Travel
January 2005
U.S. Department
of State Announces Change in Visa Validity for Chinese Tourist and Business
Travelers
Department of State Announces
Improvements in U.S. Visa Processing
New,
Computer-Generated I-94 Cards Now In Use By USGovernment