Pearl Law Group Business Immigration NewsFlash Vol. 85

Latest PLG NewsFlash Headlines (August 5, 2008)

• Bill Would Extend E-Verify for Five Years — With E-Verify set to expire in November, some lawmakers feel there is insufficient time to do anything other than pass a five-year extension.
  
  
• EB-2 Numbers for India and China Advance in August; Employment Third Preference Category for "Other Workers" are Unavailable — The EB-2 visa category for India and China advances in August to June 1, 2006, a jump of more than two years.
  
  
• USCIS Adds Vaccines to Requirements for Permanent Residents — USCIS revised the list of vaccines required for applicants seeking permanent resident status.
  
  
• USCIS Updates Cap Info for H-1B Workers for FY 2009 — USCIS has added 5,800 unused H-1B1 Chile/Singapore visas to the FY 2009 H-1B cap.
  

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