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DHS Advises on Fee Waivers for Hurricane Katrina Victims AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 05092340, Sep. 23, 2005 U.S. Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachustts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20529
This notice serves to advise the field to be sensitive to the fact that Hurricane Katrina victims may in fact have no documentation to submit in [...]

The US Department of State (DOS) recently announced it is going to introduce cut-off dates for status adjustment (I-485) applications that will come into effect on October 1.
These changes are expected to impact employment-based visa applicants from China, India, Philippines, and Mexico in the immediate future. The DOS may also include other foreign nationals [...]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it will increase filing fees for immigration applications and petitions filed on or after October 26, 2005.
Fees will be increased by an average of $10, though most business immigration filings will incur increases of $5. For more detailed information, please check www.uscis.gov
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US Department of State has announced that registration for the 2007 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery will begin at noon on October 5, 2005.
Persons seeking to enter the lottery program must register online through the designated Internet website during the registration period. The website for registering for the 2007 DV Lottery, www.dvlottery.state.gov, will be available [...]

We have learned that the 20,000 Masters Quota H1b is still open for both the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 and Fiscal Year 2006.
The 20,000 Masters Quota is an H-1B cap exemption for foreign nationals holding advanced degrees from U.S. universities. According to reliable sources, approximately around 13 thousand visas have been used against the [...]