Preface

Index

DEPARTMENT OF STATE CABLES*

Deciphering the Date Code in DOS Cables

Guidance on Processing Mexican TNs

Standard Operating Procedures on OPT and the I-20

B-1 in Lieu of J-1 for U.S. Government Funded Travel

Machine-Readable Passports and Biometric Requirements for NIV Applicants

Defining Students for Summer Exchange Programs

Biometrics/Press Coverage Abroad by U.S. Consulates

Visa Applications and the Olympic Games in Greece

L-1 Standards and Use of Ls in Light of the H 1B Cap

Jurisdiction for Libyan NIV Applications

Petitions Returned for Revocation

FAM Notes Revisions on FTA H 1B1 Visas

Machine-Readable Passports and Biometric Requirements for VWP Travelers

Prevailing Wages for Domestic Employees

H-1B and H-2B Visas with Deferred Validity Dates

Prospective Students Entering on B Visas

FAM Revised to Include Poland in NATO Countries List

USCIS Sending I-129s to Kentucky Consular Center Rather Than to Posts

Timing of Issuance of F and J Visas

I Visas for Foreign Media Employees of Independent Production Companies

Key Visa Processing Information on Post Websites

New Initiative to Facilitate Business Travel

Nonimmigrant Travel Initiative

Key Visa Processing Information on Post Websites—Follow-Up Implementation of SEVIS Fee

VWP Imminent Dates and Important Facts

Update on the 2006 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

Rollout of Biometric Visa Program

Facilitation of Business Travel

Reminder to Posts to Prioritize Student Visas

AGENCY MEMOS AND LETTERS

Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)

*Petitions for Professional Sports Leagues

*Obtaining Employment Authorization

Validity of Medical Examinations

Mexican NAFTA Nonimmigrant Professionals and Chile/Singapore FTAs

Medical Re-examination, Alcohol-Related Driving Incidents, and Inadmissibility

IBIS Records Check Requirements

Special Immigrants Concurrent Filing

NSC Motions and Appeals Processes

Part-Time L-1 Employment

Interpretation of “Religious Organizations”

Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act

I-94 Errors Issued by USCIS

Concurrent Adjudication of Concurrently Filed I-140 and I-485

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003

Adjudication of Petitions and Applications by Transsexual Individuals

Petitions for Alien Relative Pending at Service Centers

Readjudication of Previously Approved Petitions

Requests for Evidence

Determination of Ability to Pay

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Petitions

H-1B Petitions for F-1 and J-1 Affected by FR Notice of July 23, 2004

Child Status Protection Act: Children of Asylees and Refugees

Interpretation of Specialized Knowledge for L-1B Chefs and Specialty Cooks

NSEERS Noncompliance and Other Evidence of Inadmissibility or Deportability

Exception to HIV Waiver Policy for K and V Nonimmigrants

Extension of Validity of Medical Certification on Form I-693

EB-3 Retrogression/Rescission of Concurrent Adjudication Memo

Border and Transportation Security (CBP & ICE)

US-VISIT Implementation Plan

Detention Policy Where IJ has Granted Asylum and ICE has Appealed

Policy on Appeals of CAT Grants

ICE Implementation of Recommendations by DOJ Inspector General

ICE Detainee Transfer Standards

Collection of Fee Levied on F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications

Guidance on Professionalism Training

Department of Justice
(Including EOIR)

DOJ Office of Legal Counsel
*Exception to 90-Day Removal Period and No Reasonable Dispatch Required

Legal Standards Applicable Under 18 USC §§2340–2340A

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)

Electronic Devices in the Courtroom

Video Teleconferencing in Immigration Court Removal Proceedings

Establishment of HQ Immigration Court

Alien Children in Immigration Proceedings

Hearings Conducted by Telephone and Video Conference

Immigration Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied Alien Children

U.S.-Canada “Safe Third Country” Agreement

Department of Labor

“No Expedite” Policy for Labor Certifications

FY 2005 Transition Guidance

GAL Checklist

Permanent Labor Certification Cases: SWAs to Backlog Processing Centers

Department of State

Discontinuance of Visa Reissuances in E, H, I, L, O, and P Categories

LIAISON MINUTES

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)

Department of Labor

Social Security Administration

*Pre-2004 document not available until recently