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Category: Conrad


USCIS Announces Extension of J-1 Entry Date for International Medical Graduates to Qualify for “Conrad 30”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder (PDF) that the date by which international medical graduates must have been granted J-1 nonimmigrant status to later qualify for the “Conrad 30” program has been extended to September 30, 2009. Before this latest extension was granted, the most recent sunset date for qualifying J-1 admission… Read More

E-Verify, EB-5, Religious Worker and Conrad 30 Programs Extended to September 30

Congress recently extended until September 30, 2009, four immigration programs: E-Verify, the EB-5 immigrant investor pilot program, the religious workers program and the Conrad State 30 program. The first two provisions were extended as part of the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations law in early March; the other two provisions were extended in a separate bill (H.R.… Read More