What Is New

New BIA Location

Effective August 29, 2005, the Office of the Clerk, Board of Immigration Appeals is moving to a new location at:

5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2000

Falls Church,  VA 22041

Tel No. (703) 605-1007

The above new address should be used for courier, overnight delivery and in-person transaction. However, the mailing addres will still be the same at :

Board of Immigration Appeals

Office of the Clerk

P. O. Box 8530

Falls Church , VA 22041

For more information, please visit the web at www.usdoj.gov/eoir/ 

USCIS Implements L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004

On June 23, 2005, the USCIS issued the following press release, among others:

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" The L-1 Visa Reform Act amends previous legislation to address the "outsourcing" of L-1 temporary workers. An L-1B nonimmigrant is an alien who has been employed overseas by a firm with an affiliated entity in the US, who comes to the US to perform services for the international entity that involve specialized knowledge. L-1B temporary workers can no longer work primarily at a worksite other than that of their petitioning employer if either : (a) the work is controlled and supervised by a different employer or (b) the offsite arrangement is essentially one to provide a non-petitioning party with local labor force for hire, rather than a service related to the specialized knowledge of the petitioning employer.

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" The "outsourcing" provisions described above apply to all L-1B petitions filed witht he USCIS after June 6, 2005, and include extensions and amendments involving individuals currently in L-1 status.

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For more  information, please contact the USCIS or you may consult Fel E. Tabangay Law Offices.

Electronic Filing of I-90

On August 3, 2005, the USCIS issued a press release  to the effect that I-90 (Application To Replace Permanent Resident Card) may be done throught he internet at ww.uscis.gov.

Should you need assistance, you may contact Fel E. Tabangay Law Offices.

For more information, please visit the related sites below:

Department of State

Department of Labor

Department of Justice

Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

Social Security Administration

Texas Workforce Commission

8700 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 101, Houston TX 77036    |     www.global-immigration-central.com