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New I-140 Form Introduced

The USCIS has introduced a new I-140 form. The I-140 form is used by foreign nationals seeking permanent residency in the United States through an employment-based visa. For example, the I-140 is used in conjunction with the extraordinary abilities visa (EB 1-1) and the national visa waiver visa (NIW).

The USCIS periodically issues new versions …

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The Blue Moon of Immigration Law: EB-2 Priority Dates Not Current Across the Board

In nature, the Blue Moon is a rare occurrence – it happens only when there are two full moons during one calendar month. Since it takes 28 days to complete a moon cycle, it does not happen too often.

In immigration law, the Blue Moon occurs even more rarely – it is when the Employment-based …

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Aerospace Teacher of the Year Seeks Immigrant Visa To Stay In United States

CBS Sunday Morning Show recently reported a feel good story about a high school rocket science club from Presidio, Texas. The club, from an impoverished part of Texas appeared a bit out of place as it competed in a national rocketry competition with clubs from well-off school districts. Despite their appearance, the club competed just …

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Cornell, Technion, and New York City Get It, Will the U.S. Government?

Yesterday, New York City Mayor Bloomberg announced that the joint team of Cornell University and Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology had won the city’s competition to develop a world-class technological institute on Roosevelt Island. It is hoped that it will be a catalyst to creating new and innovative companies in the New York City …

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Entrepreneurs As Government Employees?

A few months ago the USCIS announced that it would launch a new initiative to have “Entrepreneurs in Residence” at the immigration agency. The initiative was meant to help clarify and streamline paths within current immigration law that would enable foreign national entrepreneurs to come to the United States and help the nation’s economy grow.

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National Interest Waiver for Entrepreneurs

The United States has long been the land of opportunity for ambitious individuals who could make it big with a little bit of smarts, elbow grease and luck. Yet, the United States has no entrepreneur visa. Instead, entrepreneurs are often forced to fit their ambitions into the confines of visa categories that don’t really fit. …

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Monthly AAO Processing Times Report

The USCIS has issued its AAO processing times report for July 2011. AAO stands for Administrative Appeals Office and is the part of the immigration agency that reviews appeals to certain immigration decisions made by the immigration agency. A few of the more popular immigration categories are listed below (along with the processing time):

K-1 …

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Attracting the Best and Brightest – An Immigration Article Published By Chris Gafner

Immigration attorney Chris Gafner has published an immigration law article entitled Attracting the Best and Brightest: A Critique Of The Current Immigration System. Published in the Fordham Urban Law Journal,the article provides an in-depth analysis of the current U.S. immigration system for attracting the best and brightest immigrants to the United States. The article also …

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EB1VisaLawyer.com Launched for High Priority Immigrant Workers

Gafner Law Firm has launched a new website, EB1VisaLawyer.com. The website focuses on the immigration options for the best and brightest immigrants that want to come to the United States. The site provides general information about the EB 1-1 Visa for individuals with extraordinary abilities, the EB 1-2 Visa for Outstanding Professors and Researchers, the …

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