USCIS announced today that Green Cards will go through a major re-design. Permanent residents to the United States will now be given a more security enhanced card that encompasses features such as: Secure optical media will store biometrics for rapid and reliable identification of the card holder. Holographic images, laser engraved fingerprints, and high resolution [...]

As of March 15, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) has ensured that all citizenship test questions (oral and written) are based on information provided in the new study guide, Discover Canada. If applicants do not pass the written test, CIC will send the applicant a Notice inviting them to appear for a hearing/oral interview [...]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released an updated H-1B visa cap count.  As of April 27, 2010, USCIS has received approximately 16,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 6,900 towards the H-1B advanced degree cap.