NRIS New Hampshire

09/07/2018

Four Lessons on Instructions that Denials Carry

Foreign nationals frequently are confused by the specific instructions found in certain denial decisions issued in response to their immigration filings. The standard language used by these government agencies is often wrongly perceived as either requiring or recommending specific action. The termin

09/07/2018

Gangster Munna Bajrangi was found dead in Baghpat jail in the early hours of Monday.

NEW DELHI: Gangster Munna Bajrangi was found dead in Baghpat jail in the early hours of Monday.Bajrangi was brought to Baghpat jail from Jhansi on Sunday amidst tight security in an ambulance as he was unwell. As per initial information, he was shot dead by fellow inmate and gangster Sunil Rathi in

06/07/2018

LG does not agree that services should be under Delhi govt: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Just when it seems that both Delhi government and LG Anil Baijal were ready to bury the hatchet, a new feud over the issue of transfer of power has erupted between them. Following his 25-minute-long meeting with LG Baijal, CM Kejriwal today alleged that the former has refused to grant the

04/07/2018

SEVP Broadcast Message on OPT Volunteer Work

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is part of the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE), recently released a broadcast message reminding all students on optional practical training (OPT) that volunteer positions not directly related to their course of study do not qualif

02/07/2018

DOL Memo on Roving Employees Remains in Effect

DOL Memo on Roving Employees Remains in Effect Although the website for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) was recently updated to indicate that a key memorandum on roving employees was “canceled,” the DOL has since then confirmed that the memo remains in effect. The memo was written in 1994 by

08/06/2018

USCIS Policy Update on the Child Status Protection Act

USCIS Policy Update on the Child Status Protection Act The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its online policy guidance related to the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). The USCIS update to the online policy manual consolidates all CSPA guidance in one location,

07/06/2018

Memo of Understanding Between USCIS and DOJ to Better Detect Fraud and Abuse

Memo of Understanding Between USCIS and DOJ to Better Detect Fraud and Abuse Recently, the Employee Rights Section (IER) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a ne

06/06/2018

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published the annual report for fiscal year (FY) 2017 that details characteristics of H1B petitions. FY17 ran from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The report provides data related to H1B petitions filed during FY17, including the