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BREAKING NEWS: USCIS reaches CW-1 cap for Fiscal Year 2017

USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the numerical limit of 12,998 workers who may be issued CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) visas or otherwise provided with CW-1 status for fiscal year 2017. Oct. 14, 2016 was the final receipt date for CW-1 worker...
Posted On Oct 22 2016 11:29
, By Press Release

CW1 cap has 262 slots left

There are only 262 slots left in the CNMI-Only Transitional Worker Nonimmigrant Visa program or CW-1 cap for fiscal year 2017, based on information on the website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Last month, USCIS reduced by one the fiscal year 2017 cap from 12,999...
Posted On Oct 21 2016 06:06
, By Jon Perez

DHS: Advance filing prevents unscrupulous employers

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp.’s assertion that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ rule requiring the filing of CNMI-only transitional workers visa (CW-1) extension petitions earlier than six months in advance of the requested worker’s start date results ...
Posted On Oct 19 2016 06:06
, By Ferdie De La Torre

Sirok: USCIS CW-1 regulation results in preferential treatment

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. has stated that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ regulation and policy on the CNMI-only Transitional Workers (CW-1) nonimmigrant visa program have resulted in unequal and preferential treatment. CUC legal counsel James S. Sirok...
Posted On Sep 30 2016 06:06
, By Ferdie De La Torre
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