medicalMonitor

the monthly healthcare immigration eZine

                                   published by Hammond Law Group, LLC

OCTOBER 10, 2006 VOL. III ISSUE 10 (OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE)  

 

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USCIS ALLOWS PREMIUM PROCESSING OPTION FOR THREE ADDITIONAL I-140 CATEGORIES
The USCIS has announced that starting September 25 it will begin accepting premium processing requests for the following I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker categories:
- EB-1, outstanding professors and researchers
- EB-2, members of professions with advanced degrees or exceptional ability (does not include National Interest Waiver petitions)
- EB-3, workers other than skilled workers and professionals (i.e. unskilled labor requiring less than two years of training or experience)
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/09.27.2006_alert.htm


LOBBYING CONTINUES
HLG continues to lead a team of immigration attorneys on the fight to reduce the impact of the looming retrogression. If you are interested in keeping up on the news of the fight, please visit our Healthcare and Immigration Blog.
http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/


ARREST MADE IN MANILA EXAM LEAK CASE
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Friday that it has arrested on charges of estafa (fraud) and illegal recruitment a Board of Nursing examiner accused of leaking test questions in the 2006 Nursing Licensure Examination.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/sept/23/yehey/top_stories/20060923top4.html


WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN
AILA has created a handy tool that allows one to easily let their Congressional representatives know how they feel about immigration. It takes under 3 minutes! Why not take a minute (or three) and let your representatives know that you support CIR (Comprehensive Immigration Reform), the SKIL Bill and H-1 Cap relief? You can find the tool on our blog.
http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/2006/08/write-your-congressmanaila-has-created.html


HLG’S IMMIGRATION OUTLOOK: OCTOBER 17 – EDISON, NJ
The Seminar, which is free to all HLG clients and friends, is set for October 17, 2006. HLG’s Mike Hammond, Chris Musillo, and Amy Dalal will all be speaking.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/immigration_outlook102006.htm

 

PROCESSING TIMES CHART

(Note that as of April 1, 2006, all Schedule A cases must be filed at the NSC)

 

SERVICE CENTER

PROCESSING DATES

California Service Center ( CSC )

Not Processing

AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV

 

 

 

Nebraska Service Center ( NSC )

March 20, 2006

AK, CO, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, ND, OH, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY

 

 

 

Texas Service Center ( TSC )

March 20, 2006

AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NM, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX

 

 

 

Vermont Service Center (VSC)

March 20, 2006

CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, VT, VA, VI, WV

 

 

 

VISA BULLETIN  

 

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIP-PINES

Employ-ment
-Based

 

 

 

 

 

1st

C

C

C

C

C

2nd

C

01APR05

15JUN02

C

C

3rd

01MAY02

01MAY02

22APR01

01MAY01

01MAY02

Schedule
A
Workers

C

C

C

C

C

Other
Workers

01JAN01

01JAN01

01JAN01

01JAN01

01JAN01

4th

C

C

C

C

C

Certain Religious Workers

C

C

C

C

C

5th

C

C

C

C

C

Targeted Employ-ment Areas/
Regional Centers

C

C

C

C

C

 
 

 

 

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Hammond Law Group has a team of attorneys and legal staff who work with leading hospitals, recruiting agencies, and other healthcare providers to handle the immigration processing of cases for professional nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists and other healthcare providers. This eZine is designed to provide our clients with only the information they need. For more detailed information about any of the topics discussed, please contact us and a member of our healthcare team will be happy to speak to you.