Lockbox
USCIS announced that it will change the intake task from the Service Center to the Lockbox Network. This change is scheduled for the Forms I-129F, I-140, I-526, I-539, and I-817. The USCIS is currently receiving input from users of lockbox issues as they occur.
Information Session
USCIS will hold a session on May 27, 2010 for stakeholders to learn about the Validation Instrument for Business Enterprise (VIBE) which is an on-line method of professing nonimmigrant petitions and employment-based immigrant petitions. The Service Center Operations (SCOPS) will be leading this information session
EAD Modification
USCIS announced revisions of the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) [Form I-766] which now has a machine-readable zone at the back of the card. These modified cards have been issued since May 11, 2010.
2010 H-1B Cap
The USCIS updated the count of advanced degree cap-exempt petitions and FY 2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions receipted. About 19,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been receipted as of May 21, 2010 and about 8,200 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees were receipted.
2011 H-2B Cap
The USCIS updated the count of FY 2010 cap-restricted H-2B petitions receipted. About 26,422 H-2B petitions have been receipted as of May 21, 2010.
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