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• Ever-moving Target: USCIS Issues Memo Regarding Some Provisions of AC21 Including Portability ( September 2005 )
  

  The USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service) has just issued a new memorandum regarding certain provisions of AC21 (The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act). AC21 provided H-1B extensions beyond six years and portability for H-1B and adjustment of status applicants among other provisions. This new memo provides answers to several questions employers and their foreign national employees have struggled with since AC21 was passed in 2000.

• U.S. Immigration Service Implements New Entry-Exit Procedures ( January 2004 )
  

  A new technology program that records the entry and exit of nonimmigrant visa holders visiting the United States went into effect earlier this month at many U.S. ports of entry. The United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US VISIT) program is designed to track the amount of time nonimmigrant visa holders spend in the United States and to alert the government of those who remain beyond the expiration of their authorized stay.

• Employment of Foreign Scientific Personnel in the Biotechnology Industry ( August 2003 )
  

  The dynamic growth of the U.S. biotechnology industry through the end of the last decade into the new millennium has brought with it the need for the most highly skilled scientific personnel. In an era when pursuit of cutting-edge R&D requires uniquely qualified scientific personnel, foreign workers have become an integral component in the continued expansion of the U.S. biotechnology industry. Along with the dynamic growth in the U.S. biotechnology industry has come the reality that in order to remain competitive, biotechnology companies must recruit scientific personnel on a global scale.

• Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Visas ( January 1999 )
  

  Temporary or nonimmigrant visas are given to foreign nationals who enter the US with permission and with what is called “nonimmigrant intent”, meaning that the person does not intend to stay in the US permanently.

• The ABC's of Immigration ( January 2001 )
  

  In October, President Clinton signed the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21). This law raises the annual H-1B visa cap to 195,000 for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003. After 2003, barring future legislation on the annual cap, it will revert to 65,000.

• ILIFE Act Makes Adjustment of Status Possible For Aliens ( December 2000 )
  

  This article reviews the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act of 2000.

• Congress Raises H-1B Cap ( December 2000 )
  

  This article reviews the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act which raises the H-1B cap for FY2000 through FY2003 to 195,000 visas per year.

• INS Eliminates the Need for Certain H-1 and L-1 Adjustment Applicants (and Derivative Family Members) to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Outside the United States ( June 2000 )
  

  This alert reviews the INS interim rule that allows H-1 and L-1 adjustment applicants and their family members who are maintaining their valid nonimmigrant status to travel outside the United States without obtaining "advance parole" before their departure.

• What is Conditional Permanent Residency? ( September 2000 )
  

  If the marriage is less than two years old when the foreign-born spouse receives residency, both spouses must submi.

• Frequently Asked Immigration Questions ( July 2000 )
  

  1. Can my attorney's office call the INS Service Center regarding my case? Can my attorney get the INS to expedite.