16 Apr

Press Release – RE: Finding the Truth about the University of Northern New Jersey (UNNJ)

For Immediate Press Release April 16 2016 Newark CA – We would like to bring to you a pressing story because it is affecting the lives of 1500 to 6000 foreign students. The story has been mostly unfolding as a that of a big and successful sting operations conducted by the Department of Homeland Security…

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07 Apr

Updates on University of Northern New Jersey

On April 5th 2016, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) closed down a school known as the University of Northern New Jersey (UNNJ). UNNJ was set up by the government as a sting operation to “trap” both brokers and foreign students on possible visa fraud. The operation had twenty-one brokers charged with several counts of visa…

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05 Apr

University of Northern New Jersey – A Sting Operation by the Federal Government

 Breaking News From ICE website: 21 charged with fraudulently enabling hundreds of foreign nationals to remain in US through fake “pay-to-stay” New Jersey college  NEWARK, N.J. — Twenty-one brokers, recruiters, and employers were arrested Tuesday from across the United States, who allegedly conspired with more than a thousand foreign nationals to fraudulently maintain student and…

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03 Apr

USCIS Accepting H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2017 as from April 1, 2016

Release Date: March 16, 2016 WASHINGTON – On April 1, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2017 cap. U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in occupations that require highly specialized knowledge in fields such as science, engineering and computer…

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31 Mar

Report says H1B visas do not drive down wages!

According to a report by the American Immigration Council, H1B visa does not drive down the US wages. The myths associated with the H1B visas are really mind-blowing, especially when we, practitioners know exactly how strict are the H1B rules. Excerpt from the report mentions: How do H-1B visas impact wages? Despite suggestions to the…

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30 Mar

USCIS transferring cases from VSC to NSC – no need to panic!

USCIS recently began transferring certain casework from the Vermont Service Center (VSC) to the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) to balance workloads and decrease processing times. The NSC will now process some: • Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for petitioners requesting H-1B nonimmigrant classification; • Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, for the H-4 nonimmigrant…

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