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December
12.20.2003	U.S. FTC Warns Immigrants Who Bought DV Lottery Services from "USA Immigration Services" that Applications Were Not Filed
12.16.2003	USCIS Confirms that H-1B Cap is Not Near Being Reached at this Time
12.05.2003	TRAVEL ADVISORY - Processing Backlogs for Important Travel Documents
12.02.2003	Government Retracts Controversial Policy Requiring Visa Screen Certificates at the Time of Filing for Healthcare "Green Card" Applicants
12.02.2003	SPECIAL REGISTRATION UPDATE - DHS Suspends 30-day and Annual Interview Requirements
November
11.30.2003	Berry Appleman & Leiden Attorney Receives “Top Immigration Attorney” Recognition
11.25.2003	Update on Labor Certification Applications Previously Remanded to the California SWA (EDD)
11.20.2003	DOL Provides Guidance on RIR Labor Certifications
September
09.30.2003	Certification Requirements Tighten for Nurses and other Healthcare Workers
09.29.2003	Restrictive H-1B Cap Returns and H-1B Surcharge Ends October 1
09.24.2003	Visa Waiver Program - Machine Readable Passport Deadline Extended for 21 Countries
09.15.2003	Visa Waiver Program Update: Waiver of October Deadline for Machine Readable Passports Possible
August
08.19.2003	Diversity Visa Lottery Program Goes Electronic
08.02.2003	Visa Free Air Transit Programs Suspended
July
07.22.2003	Last of SARS Travel Alerts Lifted
07.18.2003	Serious Restrictions to the L-1 Visa Classification Proposed
07.16.2003	Visa Waiver Program: Machine Readable Passports Required by October 2003
07.07.2003	New Personal Appearance Visa Requirement Effective in August: Visa Delays at U.S. Consulates Anticipated
June
06.11.2003	Extra Visa Revalidation Delay for Some March Applicants
May
05.30.2003	BCIS E-Filing Offers Little to Applicants
05.13.2003	BCIS to Offer Online Filing for Two Important Applications
April
04.30.2003	U.S. Immigration Inspections - "Countries of Interest" List
04.15.2003	Justice Department Inspector General Criticizes INS Premium Processing Program
March
03.25.2003	Visa and Travel Warning: Closure of U.S. Embassies and Consulates Due to War in Iraq
03.07.2003	Uruguay De-Listed from the Visa Waiver Program. Updates on Belgium, Italy, and Portugal
03.01.2003	Bureaus Take Over as INS Transitions into Department of Homeland Security
February
02.26.2003	INS Assures Immigrants of Smooth Transition to Department of Homeland Security
02.19.2003	INS Extends Special Registration Deadline for Groups 3 and 4
02.06.2003	U.S. Visa Exemption for Canadian Landed Immigrants Ends in March [Updated 2.24.03]
02.03.2003	INS Offers to Settle Lawsuit to Reclaim H-1B Time Spent Outside of U.S.
January
01.24.2003	Special Registration - Second Chance for Group 1 and 2 Nationals to Register
01.17.2003	Special Registration Expanded to Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan and Kuwait
01.13.2003	BAL Files Class Action Lawsuit to Reclaim H-1B Time Spent Outside of U.S.
01.10.2003	U.S. Visa Issuance Shutdown in Caracas, Venezuela
01.06.2003	INS Expands Special Registration to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

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