LATEST IMMIGRATION NEWS

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OCTOBER 1999

• DOS to Require IV Fees Prior to Application [29-Oct-99]

• Proposed DOS rule would amend 22 CFR 42.71 to require IV applicants to pay fee upon notification that visa is expected to be available, and would clarify §40.1 definition of “application for a visa.” Comments due 27-Dec-99. (64 FR 58004, 28-Oct-99)

• In the National Interest: Post-NYDOT NIW Approvals [28-Oct-99]

• Post-New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) National Interest Waiver (NIW) approvals, submitted by the Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C.

• Asylum and Gender--Matter of R-A--BIA Decision [28-Oct-99]

• This Practice Pointers, consisting of short bullet points and a longer narrative section, is designed to assist practitioners working on gender-based asylum claims following the Board's decision in Matter of R-A-, Int. Dec. 3403 (BIA 1999

• EEOC Guidance on Discrimination against Undocumented Workers [27-Oct-99]

• EEOC states that it regards unauthorized workers to be protected by discrimination laws to the same extent as any other worker. This includes eligibility for back pay, reinstatement, retaliation remedies, attorneys' fees and costs.

• Part two of the I-129 and the I-824 [25-Oct-99]

• Part two of the I-129 and the I-824 provides examples of which boxes to check to ensure or avoid consular notification.

• Issue Paper - Nonimmigrant Visas [22-Oct-99]

• Revised AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visas: A Basic Primer.' Freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - Naturalization [22-Oct-99]

• Revised AILA advocacy issue paper on 'naturalization system needs to serve eligible people.' freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - Legal Immigration [22-Oct-99]

• Revised AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Legal Immigration to the United States.' Freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - Family-Based Immigration [22-Oct-99]

• Revised AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Family-Based Immigration.' Freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - IIRAIRA: Due Process [22-Oct-99]

• IIRAIRA Issues - AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on Due Process: Recent Immigration Laws Go Too Far.

• 245(i): A Matter of Family Unity and Common Sense [22-Oct-99]

• Part of 245i Restoration Advocacy Packet. See the AILA Advocacy Center for details.

• Issue Paper - Section 110 [22-Oct-99]

• Revised AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Repeal Section of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA).' Freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - INS Adjudication of Benefits [22-Oct-99]

• AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Agency In Meltdown: Major Problems Continue with INS Adjudication of Benefits for Immigrants.' Freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - Business Immigration [22-Oct-99]

• Revised AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Business Immigration to the United States.' Freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - Employment-Based Immigration [22-Oct-99]

• Revised AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Employment-Based Immigration.' Freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - Employment-Based Immigrants [22-Oct-99]

• AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Employment-Based Immigrants: Per-Country Limits Make No Sense.' Freely distributable.

• Issue Paper - Labor Certification Programs in ETA [22-Oct-99]

• AILA Advocacy Issue Paper on 'Keeping Labor Certification Programs in ETA.' Freely distributable.

• U.S. DOS on Inspected Entrants from Canada Treated Same as D/S [20-Oct-99]

• DOS Cable: A State Department Advisory Opinion indicates that, for purposes of INA §212(a)(9) bars, a Canadian or Commonwealth citizen residing in Canada who entered the U.S. with inspection but was not issued an I-94 should be treated the same as an F-1 or J-1 in duration of status.

• DOJ Finalizes BIA Summary-Procedure Rules [18-Oct-99]

• Final Rule (amending 8 CFR Part 3) authorizes single Board members to summarily affirm certain rulings and to adjudicate on merits certain other rulings. (64 FR 56135)

• U.S. INS on Waivers of 2-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for FMGs [08-Oct-99]

• Oct. 4, 1999 INS memo provides guidance on waivers of the two-year foreign residence requirement for foreign medical graduates (FMGs).

• U.S. INS Advises on Special Immigrant Juveniles [06-Oct-99]

• July 9, 1999 INS memo provides clarification of the interim field guidance relating to documentation required to support a special immigrant juvenile petition.

• USIA Merges With DOS [06-Oct-99]

• Effective October 1, 1999, the United States Information Agency (USIA) merged with the Department of State (DOS).

• U.S. INS Interim Process for I-551 Renewal [06-Oct-99]

• Sept. 29, 1999 INS memo estimates 660,000 permanent resident cards (I-551's) will expire within the next twelve to fourteen months. INS has established an interim process for renewing the permanent resident cards.

• U.S. INS Announces Briefing on Employment Verification Programs [05-Oct-99]

• A briefing on the status of the employment verification pilot programs will be held October 19 at INS HQ. Those wishing to attend should notify Dr. Carolyn Shettle of Temple Univ. Instit. for Survey Research by October 14. (64 FR 54055)

• Au Pair Regulation Finalized [05-Oct-99]

• USIA regulations proposed on April 13,1999, with respect to the obligations of au pair sponsoring programs (22 CFR 514.31), have been finalized as proposed. (64 FR 53929)

• Bureau of Prisons to Restrict $10 Gratuity for Released Aliens [04-Oct-99]

• Bureau of Prisons proposes to amend 28 CFR 571.21(e) to eliminate $10 release gratuity for aliens released for deportation, exclusion, or removal. Comments due by 3-Dec-99. (64 FR 53871)

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