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USCIS has recently released their weekly update on the number of cap-subject H-1B applications that have been filed for this fiscal year. As of May 28, 2010 – 20,800 H-1B petitions have been received for the 65,000 cap and 8,700 H-1B visas have been received for the U.S. Masters cap of 20,000. Dozens of protesters in the city are going without food for three days to protest the federal government’s inaction in addressing immigration reform. Some protesters are threatening to strike until Senator Schumer, chairman of the Senate Immigration subcommittee addresses their concerns. Another protester, Oswaldo Cabrera, has been on a hunger strike since last month. Protesting … Did you know that certain qualifying military personnel and veterans can apply for naturalization without having to pay any government filing fees? Qualifying foreign nationals can save up to $675 by using one of the special military naturalization provisions. Sections 328 and 329 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) are the special naturalization provisions … Arizona Governor Brewer has told CNN that she is ready to “meet [the Federal Government] in Court” if it decides to bring court proceedings against the state. Governor Brewer, with a sense of arrogance, stated that she has a pretty good record in court. Unfortunately for Governor Brewer, and the rest of the Arizona populace, … Continue reading “Arizona Governor Ready To Spend Money Fighting Federal Government In Court” USCIS has announced that the K1 visa will soon be submitted to a USCIS lockbox instead of being submitted directly to a USCIS service center. This change will occur within the next couple of weeks and will be announced by a USCIS update posting. This change is meant to streamline the K-1 visa application process … On June 4, 2010, the non-immigrant visa application fee for K1 category visas will increase to $350. This increase is a part of a system wide increase in visa application fees by the Department of State. These fees are collected when an applicant applies for K-1 visa at a consulate. The visa application fee for … On June 2, 2010 USCIS Director Mayorkas is scheduled to address a teleconference concerning temporary protected status for Haitians. The teleconference is scheduled to begin at 2 PM. The teleconference is meant to address questions and concerns about TPS status for Haitians. Temporary protected status (TPS) provides immigration status to individuals for patients suffering from … Continue reading “USCIS Teleconference on Haitian TPS on June 2, 2010” It has been about eight months since Director Mayorkas officially took over the USCIS. In that time he has initiated many positive programs – and his work has not gone unnoticed. Director Mayorkas has attempted to listen to and hear about what parts of the Service that are not as fair and open as they … I often describe the immigration process as a long, arduous road. Immigrating to the United States is a process that has many hoops and pitfalls. Unfortunately, many would-be immigrants are not aware of the pitfalls until it is too late. Here is just one Australian’s long path to American permanent residency. The Department of Homeland Security has recently announced that it will begin issuing newly designed Permanent Residency Cards. Commonly known as Green cards, the permanent residency card allows foreign nationals to live and work in the United States. Among many security features, the new cards will also actually be green. There … Continue reading “New Design for Lawful Permanent Residency Card” Many foreign nationals enter the United States and marry their U.S. citizen sweetheart without much forethought about the specific immigration details involved. Many believe that it is simple for a foreign national to obtain a green card once he or she is married to a U.S. citizen. It is not. As a recent New York … Continue reading “Marrying On a Visa Waiver? Problems May Await” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently stated that the U.S. has three options when it comes to food prices and immigration. Pay substantially more for food if more unauthorized workers are removed from the United States Import substantially more food from outside of the country (and worry more about food safety and contamination) if … Continue reading “Immigration Reform and Food Prices Are Linked” Obama’s recent comments on the need for Immigration Reform. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been extended for an additional 18 months for qualifying Nicaraguans and Honduran. Both have been extended until 2012. TPS is granted to nationals of certain countries that are facing national disasters. TPS allows qualifying nationals to stay in the United States and gain work authorization until the United States determines … Continue reading “TPS For Nicaragua and El Salvador Extended 18 Months” On Monday, Governor Paterson announced that New York State would create a five member panel that would review and pardon immigrants who had minor or old convictions. This step is great news and may potentially help many immigrants who fear they may be removed from the United States because of relatively minor criminal offenses that … Continue reading “New York State Parole Board To Help Immigrants” |
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