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January
01.19.2001	New DOL Regulations for H-1B Employers
01.29.2001	H-1B Portability: INS Interim Guidance for Travel
February
02.01.2001	INS Processing Times May be Averages, Not Actual Time
02.19.2001	Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE Act)
02.28.2001	System Bugs Slow LCA Faxback System
March
03.07.2001	New Rules for H-1B Employees Who Travel Off-Site
April
04.04.2001	Warren Leiden tells Senate, "U.S. Policy Structure Needs Modernization"
May
05.04.2001	Advocates Sharply Criticize H-1B Regulations; Public Comments Filed April 23, 2001
05.15.2001	INS Memo Regarding H-1B Cap
05.17.2001	FAQ: Impact of Layoffs on H-1B and other Nonimmigrant Workers
05.21.2001	House Passes Bill to Extend LIFE Act’s April 30 Deadline
June
06.01.2001	2002 Diversity Visa Lottery Winners Notified!
06.01.2001	INS Launches Premium Processing Program
06.04.2001	INS Conducting Random I-9 Compliance Audits In Bay Area
06.28.2001	H-1B Cap Update
06.29.2001	Premium Processing Expansion to H-1B
July
07.18.2001	Most Family-Based Immigrant Categories Retrogress or Become Unavailable
August
08.06.2001	INS Data Show Decline in Workplace Enforcement
08.06.2001	DV-2003 Diversity Visa Program Announced; Instructions Released
08.08.2001	Update on H-1B Visas Issued for Fiscal Year 2001
08.17.2001	Department of Labor: Investigations on the Rise
September
09.10.2001	INS Clarifies Position Regarding Travel During Pendency of COS Applications
09.17.2001	INS Temporarily Halts Processing Pending Visa Petitions; Premium Processing Continues
09.18.2001	Upsurge in H-1B Enforcement Actions in 2001
09.25.2001	Update on Immigration Processing and Travel After the World Trade Center Tragedy
09.26.2001	Work Authorization for L and E Nonimmigrant Spouses Nears Enactment
09.27.2001	URGENT: Travel Advisory for All Immigrants and Nonimmigrant Foreign Nationals
October
10.04.2001	California EDD Still Working on RIR Cases Filed on April 30, 2001
10.05.2001	K-3/K-4 Visa for Spouses/Children of US Citizens Abroad
November
11.14.2001	Delays in Nonimmigrant Visa Processing for Certain Countries
11.14.2001	Ashcroft Announces INS Reorganization
11.16.2001	Biotoxin Monitoring Bill Affecting H-1B Workers in Healthcare and Biotech Fields
11.19.2001	Visa Processing for Third Country Nationals Temporarily Suspended in Mexico and Canada
11.20.2001	Third Country Nationals May Be Able to Proceed with Already Scheduled Nonimmigrant Visa Interviews at U.S. Posts in Canada and Mexico
11.21.2001	Severe Revalidation Delays at the Department of State
December
12.05.2001	LCAs May Soon Be Filed Over the World Wide Web
12.06.2001	Visa Processing Resumes for Many Third Country Nationals in Canada and Mexico
12.17.2001	Visa Revalidation Delay Update - 300 Applications Held for Decontamination
12.19.2001	Bill for Six Month L-1 Authorization and Work Permits for L and E Spouses Moves Forward
12.20.2001	Quarantined Visa Revalidation Applications Update
12.21.2001	INS Announces New Fee Increases
12.21.2001	Bills for Six Month L-1 Authorization and Work Permits for L and E Spouses Approved by Full Senate
12.26.2001	Updated Biographical Visa Form Mandatory - Form DS-156

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