Naturalization Test Questions Change

Due to the recent election, the USCIS is reminding naturalization applicants that some of the American civic test question answers will be changing in the coming weeks. Naturalization applicants must pass the American civics test to qualify for citizenship. The changed questions include:

Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? (New York naturalization …

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President Obama Talks Immigration

President Obama’s recent comments on immigration legislation (Starting at Minute 23):

USCIS Delays Implementation of Export Control Questions on I-129

The USCIS has delayed its implementation of section 6 of the new I-129 immigration form for temporary workers in the United States. The new form version was made mandatory for any petition submitted after December 23, 2010. However, due to concerns about the ability of companies to set up internal controls for answering the questions …

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Paterson Grants Pardons to 24 Immigrants on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, Governor Paterson issued pardons to 24 immigrants who faced deportation from the United States for minor criminal actions – most of which occurred many years ago. The pardons are in addition to six that he had granted earlier in the month, and stem from his creation of an immigration pardon review board …

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New I-129 Form In Use For Nonimmigrant Workers

As of today, all nonimmigrant workers who must file the I-129 form must use the new version of the form. This new form is different than previous forms in that it asks additional questions of applicants and the petitioning company or entity. One set of additional questions concerns whether the petitioner will comply with export …

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How Many K-1 Visas Are Issued Each Year?

If you are a U.S. citizen who wishes to marry a noncitizen currently outside of the United States, you probably know what the K-1 visa is. For those of you who don’t know, the K-1 visa allows a fiance or fiancee of a U.S. citizen to enter the United States for the sole purpose of …

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DREAM Act Dies a Procedural Death

On Saturday, the DREAM Act died a procedural death in the Senate. It appears that a majority of the Senators supported the Dream Act. However, before a bill can be put to a proper vote, it is a procedural requirement that it pass a cloture vote. A cloture vote requires three/fifths of voting Senators to …

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Can You Premium Process An EB 1-3 Visa?

The Eb 1-3 visa is a high priority worker visa that allows for multinational executives and managers to gain permanent residency in the United States. As a high priority worker visa, the EB 1-3 visa does not require a time consuming labor certification like the EB-2 and EB-3 visas. However, the EB 1-3 visa is …

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List of Political and Business Leaders Seeking Immigration Reform Keeps Growing

Comprehensive Immigration Reform at the Federal Level seems to be stalled. Neither party has seriously pushed for comprehensive immigration reform in many years. What little debate about immigration that there is focuses on one tiny part of the immigration system.

Out of this void at the Federal level, many local politicians and business leaders have …

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Dream Act Update: Half way Home

Last week, the United States Congress took up voting on the DREAM Act. What is the DREAM Act? If you are reading this then you probably already know. For supporters of the DREAM Act, last week was a victory. However, the victory is not complete and without further action last week’s victory will be for …

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Are All EB-5 Regional Centers the Same?

During the last few years, one of the biggest growth areas in Immigration law has been the expansion of EB-5 regional centers. A regional center is an entity that has been designated by the USCIS immigration agency. The designation means that the regional center can solicit investments from foreign nationals who seek to obtain permanent …

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New Website Combating Fraudulent Immigration Providers

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has launched a new website meant to combat the illegal and fraudulent practices of immigration notarios. The website is Stopnotariofraud.org.

Unfortunately, immigration law is filled with fraudulent immigration providers who will take money and provide no benefits to the applicants. The new website is meant to provide information to …

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New York State Immigration Pardons: Six Immigrants Granted Pardons

Governor Paterson has recently pardoned six immigrants who faced potential removal from the United States due to their previous convictions.

In May 2010, Governor Paterson created an immigration pardon panel to review the petitions of immigrants. Governor Paterson created the panel because he realized that the federal immigration system is unyielding in some of its …

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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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Congressional Budget Office: DREAM Act Would Increase US Government Revenues By 2.3 Billion Dollars

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has released a report that the DREAM Act would increase U.S. Government Revenues by $2.3 billion. The report examines the most recent DREAM Act legislation that was introduced by Senator Reid on November 30th. To read the complete report, please see it on the Congressional Budget Office website.