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Navigating immigration can sometimes be a long ardous process. CEN's goal is to provide valuable information whether you're on a temporary visa, permanent residency or becoming a U.S. citizen. There will be regular article and question periods that will attempt to ease challenges and let you know you're not alone.

Thousands of U.S. Visas for Artists
By Elisabeth Ames, Esq.
A little known fact from the U.S. immigration visa world: each year thousands of O-1B visas for foreign artists lie unused with Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). Only 9,014 O-1 visas were awarded in 2008 with thousands remaining. . . . keep reading
Immigration Statistics: H-1B Cap Update
From Murali Bashyam
The regular cap is set at 65,000. . . . keep reading
DOL Announces Delay in Issuance of Prevailing Wage Determinations
From the Department of Labor
On August 8, the United States Department of Labor (DOL)'s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced that the National Prevailing Wage Center (NPWC) "is currently experiencing delays in processing prevailing wage determinations as it is working to reissue certain prevailing wage determinations to comply with a court order," related to H-2B visas. . . . keep reading
Changes in L-1A Visa Processing -- The Semantics of Titles
By Murali Bashyam of Bashyam & Spiro Law Firm
For well over a decade, managers and executives of foreign companies could enter the U.S. to work for or establish a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of that company in the United States. . . . keep reading
H1B Cap Count: Movin Up...Slowly
Courtesy of Bashyam Spiro Immigration Law Group
Here are the most recent cap numbers . . . keep reading
East Coast Event in Boston, Ma
By Bruce Turnbull, Canadian Expat Meetup Group
On Friday March 11, 2011 at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston, Canada's east coast provinces in collaboration with the New England-Canada business cou . . . keep reading
H-1B Master's Cap Hits 19,100
Courtesy of Mural Bashyam
H1-B Cap didn't run out in 2010. Will more hiring change that in the coming year? . . . keep reading
USCIS Updates H-1B Cap Count
Courtesy of Murali Bashyam
Check out the recent H1-B cap numbers. . . . keep reading
Why 2K? President Signs Bill to Increase H-1B Filing Fees
By Murali Bashyam, Esq.
The United States Senate, in a largely bi-partisan vote, passed a bill on August 5, 2010 which, among other things, would impose an additional $2000 filin . . . keep reading
USCIS Updates H-1B Cap Count
Courtesy of Bashyam Spiro
Update on this years H-1B Cap. . . . keep reading
U.S. Permanent Residency Card Finally Goes Green!
Courtesy of Murali Bashyam
The title is not a spoof from The Onion. . . . keep reading
USCIS To Accept H-1B Petitions on April 1st
Courtesy of Murali Bashyam
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2011 cap on April 1, 2010. . . . keep reading
H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2010
Courtesy of Murali Bashyam
Immigration News Flash . . . keep reading
USCIS to Conduct 25,000 Employer H-1B Compliance Inspections
Bashyam Spiro Immigration Law Group
This past year USCIS increased its practice of conducting on-site inspections of employers who file H-1B petitions on behalf of foreign professional workers. . . . keep reading
Immigration Reform: The One-Sided Debate
Murali Bashyam
Immigration reform has been a hot topic over the past few years. During the Bush Administration, Senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy introduced a bill that would have created a guest worker program for over 12 million illegal aliens in this country. . . . keep reading
CROSS BORDER LAW: Many Canadians hold misconceptions about crossing the American Border
Rosana Berardi Esq
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Canadians travel to the United States for work, vacation and shopping. Some believe they are not subject to U.S. immigration law due to the friendly relationship between the two countries. However,Canadians, like other foreign nationals, are subject to U.S. immigration law and need work permits, waivers, and green cards toenter the U.S. While many Canadians cross the border with little difficulty, several misconceptions still exist . . . keep reading
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