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Recently, the NPR show, This American Life, broadcast a report from Alabama that discusses the fallout from that state’s passage of a restrictive immigration law. The report, entitled “Ripe What You Sow“, provides an in-depth review of what consequences have developed since the law’s enactment. Most disturbing to me was not what was actually written … Continue reading “NPR Reports On Alabama Immigration Law Fallout” The USCIS recently released EB-5 adjudication statistics to the public. The statistics show an increase in the use of the EB-5 visa, including I-924 applications for regional center recognition, I-526 applications to initiate individual EB-5 Immigrant Investor Petitions, and I-829 application to Remove Conditions to EB-5 permanent residency. According to the USCIS: 92% of all … Due to the continued violence in Syria, the U.S. Consulate in Damascus has closed to visa applicants and processing. Individuals with current applications at the Damascus Consulate have had their cases transferred to the U.S. Consulate in Amman, Jordan. Additionally, individuals who would normally be able to file I-130 family immigration petitions at the U.S. … Overview: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published its poverty guidelines for 2012. These guidelines determine the level of support needed for the I-864 affidavit of support and the I-134 affidavit of support. What is the I-864, Affidavit of Support? The I-864 affidavit of support is required for certain family-based immigration … The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service recently announced the opening of its newest New York City Immigration office. The Queens Immigration Office is located at 27-35 Jackson Ave. and is open from 7 a. m. to 3:30 p.m. The immigration office contains waiting rooms, an Application Support Center (for biometric interviews), and a naturalization ceremony … Immigration garnered a mere paragraph or two in President Obama’s State of the Union on Tuesday night. Given the scope of the topics discussed during the speech, it wasn’t expected that immigration (or any other subject) would garner much more than a few moments of focus. However, what was surprising about President Obama’s immigration comments … The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released naturalization processing statistics for every USCIS local office in the United States. The report includes statistics from fiscal years 2010, 2011 and 2012. The report includes statistics on the number of applications accepted, approved and denied. Additionally, the report indicated that normal naturalization cases are … Continue reading “National Naturalization Processing Time is 4 months” In the rush to get foreign national fiances and fiancees into the United States, U.S. citizen sponsors sometimes do not realize, or just simply over look, what steps must be taken once a loved one enters the United States on a K-1 fiance visa. the following are a few of the steps that must be … Continue reading “When K-1 Visa Holders Arrive In The United States” On January 6, 2012, the USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and immigration Services) announced its intentions to “reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from their spouses and children” when certain unauthorized immigrants are in the United States and face the possibility of the 3/10 year bar if they depart the United States. The USCIS made … Continue reading “Some I-601 Extreme Hardship Waivers May Soon Be Filed While In United States” Recently, the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) released a question and answer worksheet about the process for its acceptance and adjudication of L-1 visas from Canadians. Unlike other nationalities, Canadians are able to apply for the L-1 visa for intracompany transferees at the border. Normally, the L-1 visa must be submitted to the USCIS … Continue reading “CBP Releases Information on Canadian L-1 Visa Process” The U.S. State Department has released the February 2012 Visa Bulletin. This month’s bulletin is highlighted by significant forward movement in EB-2 India and China and forward movement in FB-1. Employment-Based (EB) Summary of the February 2012 Visa Bulletin EB-1 remains current. EB-2 India and EB-2 China both move forward to January 1, 2010 … In a bizarre statement, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency recently reaffirmed that there are certain documents that are required for entrance into the United States – and that a scanned copy of a passport that is visible on an iPad is not sufficient. In an apparent attempt to squash what has become an … Continue reading “CBP: Scan of Passport on iPad Not Sufficient For Admission” Republican Presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney recently announced that he would veto Dream act Legislation if he is elected president. The Dream Act, as many know, would allow young immigrants who came to the United States as minors to gain a path to lawful residency if they complete certain requirements (i.e. graduate from college, join the … Continue reading “Frontrunner Romney Goes Rigid On Immigration…but for how long?” On December 29, 2011, the DHS Ombudsman issued a report highlighting the inadequacies of the current extraordinary abilities visa and outstanding researcher/professor visa adjudication process. Additionally, the report recommended numerous improvements to the adjudication process. The report highlighted that many employers and potential applicants have complained about their inability to truly understand the requirements of … Continue reading “DHS Ombudsman Recommends Improving Extraordinary Abilities Visa’s Objectivity” The USCIS has announced that effective January 1st, 2012, it will begin accepting stand alone I-130 petitions at two different lockbox locations. The I-130 petition is used to file for an immigrant petition based upon family relationships, such as being a spouse of a U.S. citizen, child of a U.S. citizen, parent of a U.S. … Continue reading “New Filing Location for Stand Alone I-130 Filings” |
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