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Immigration Help & News

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***NEW*** Announcements 

• “Petition Updates:  Preparing for Recertification” (ppt) --April 22, 2008

• RFE Time Frame Removal --May 10, 2007

• US-VISIT MOVES OUT OF BIOMETRIC EXIT PILOT PHASE --May 10, 2007

• US Visit Exit Card --May 10, 2007

• 20,000 Slots Reserved for Holders of U.S. Advanced Degrees Exhausted for FY 2008

Previous Announcements

• USCIS Announces Direct Filing Instructions for Forms I-129 and I-539 Under the Bi-Specialization Initiative --March 8, 2007

• NSC Open House - June 2006 

• USCIS fact sheet "Immigration Security Checks--How and Why The Process Works" --April 2006

• Regional Update --April 5, 2006

• BCIS Nebraska Service Center Processing Times

Last Updated on Apr 22, 2008