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28 Mar 2016, 1:00 pm by Eugene Volokh
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is part of U.S. sovereign territory, but it bans handguns, bans importing handguns into the commonwealth and limits possession of any guns by non-citizens, including lawful permanent residents. [read post]
24 Mar 2016, 6:00 am
The exceptions are listed below: • For FY 2016 only, workers identified as “returning workers” who were previously counted against the annual H-2B cap during FYs 2013, 2014, or 2015; • Current H-2B workers in the U.S. petitioning to extend their stay and, if applicable, change the terms of their employment or change their employers; • Fish roe processors, fish roe technicians and/or supervisors of fish roe processing; and • Workers performing labor or services from… [read post]
18 Mar 2016, 2:01 pm by Jonathan Bailey
The piece expressed Carsons’s views on improving equality and fairness with Americans living in territories and commonwealths, such as the Northern Marianas Islands. [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 12:36 pm
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule, effective on February 16, 2016, revises regulations affecting highly skilled workers in the nonimmigrant classifications for specialty occupations from Chile, Singapore (H-1B1) and Australia (E-3); the immigrant classification for employment-based first preference (EB-1) outstanding professors and researchers; and nonimmigrant workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only… [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 4:36 am by Cornerstone Law Group
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule, effective on February 16, 2016, revises regulations affecting highly skilled workers in the nonimmigrant classifications for specialty occupations from Chile, Singapore (H-1B1) and Australia (E-3); the immigrant classification for employment-based first preference (EB-1) outstanding professors and researchers; and nonimmigrant workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only… [read post]
19 Jan 2016, 11:36 am by Epstein Becker Green
Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued its long-awaited final rule regarding highly skilled workers from Australia, Chile, Singapore, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”), along with amendments favoring employment-based immigration. [read post]
15 Jan 2016, 10:30 am by Minnie Fu
It covers workers who are in the U.S. in H-1B1 (from Chile and Singapore), E-3 (from Australia), temporary workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only Transition Worker (CW-1), and immigrant classification for outstanding professors and researchers (EB-1). [read post]
12 Jan 2016, 9:16 am by Lorraine McGowen
[1] Other U.S. territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S Virgin Islands (U.S. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 5:16 am by Eva Rosenberg
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was hit by Typhoon Soudelor[3]. [read post]
12 Aug 2015, 6:00 am
At the beginning of August, Typhoon Soudelor caused extensive damage in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)! [read post]
5 Aug 2015, 9:30 am by Jim Gerl
: MEETS REQUIREMENTS Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming  NEEDS ASSISTANCE (one year) Delaware, Federated States of Micronesia, Georgia, Ohio, Virgin Islands  NEEDS ASSISTANCE (two or more consecutive years) Alabama,… [read post]
18 Jul 2015, 7:34 pm by Jim Gerl
You can read the Department of Education statement on determination letters to the states here.Here is the report on the Disability Scoop blog.Here is a list of states and the federal government's conclusion regarding their compliance with IDEA:IDEA PART B DETERMINATIONS: Following is a list of each State’s performance in meeting the requirements of IDEA Part B, which serves students with disabilities, ages 3 through 21:  MEETS REQUIREMENTS Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,… [read post]
10 Apr 2015, 6:00 am
Petitions for the following workers are exempt from the H-2B cap: - H-2B workers in the United States or abroad who have been previously counted towards the cap in the same fiscal year; - Current H-2B workers seeking an extension of stay; - Current H-2B workers seeking a change of employer or terms of employment; - Fish roe processors, fish roe technicians and/or supervisors of fish roe processing; and - H-2B workers performing labor or services from November 28, 2009, until December 31, 2019, in… [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 5:20 am by Immigration Prof
Political satirist and comedian, John Oliver, in a recent show drew attention to the fact that U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands and U.S. nationals in American Samoa... [read post]
8 Sep 2014, 10:10 am
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is part of U.S. sovereign territory. [read post]
12 Aug 2014, 4:36 pm
But this issue is even more complicated because there is some authority, such as the Ninth Circuit’s Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. [read post]
31 Mar 2014, 4:24 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: Economic Indicators Since Minimum Wage Increases Began, GAO-14-381: Published: Mar 31, 2014. [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 5:17 pm by Immigration Prof
ABC news recently reported an undercover story about the increasing number of Chinese nationals who are going to Saipan, the capital of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a U.S. territory, in order to give birth to their... [read post]