United States Department of Health and Human Services
News Release
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002
Contact: HRSA Press Office
(301) 443-3376

HHS To Expand Access To Care In...

The Immigration and Naturalization Service recently announced that males age 16 and above from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan who entered the U.S. as nonimmigrant visas on or before 9/30/02 must appear...

Some call it a “freeze”. Some say “halt”. Some refer to a “delay”. But it is all the same thing: INS District Offices and Service Centers are not issuing approvals on any adjustment of status...

The Waiver Review Division of the State Department is interpreting the recent legislation extending the "Conrad" J-1 physician waiver program to permit an additional 10 waiver numbers to the states...

The Office of Special Counsel of the Immigration and Naturalization Service hears cases involving immigration discrimination in the workplace. On November 4, 2002, the OSC announced the largest settlement of a workplace discrimination claim against Swift & Company.

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All categories of business immigration, including unskilled workers, continue to be current, which means that all workers with approved visa numbers can apply for adjustment of status or consular processing. If you have an approved I140 and have not applied for adjustment of status (the final phase of the permanent residence application), now is the time to do it.

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