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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 … Continue reading “Cornell, Technion, and New York City Get It, Will the U.S. Government?” Each year, the Department of Homeland Security provides statistics from the previous year. These statistics provide great insight into immigration trends – especially when compared to previous years’ statistics. This holds especially true for the best and brightest immigrants – including those applying through the extraordinary abilities visa and the outstanding professors and researchers visa. … Continue reading “Most EB1 Applicants Already In United States” The AP is reporting that a reliever for the Marlins has been using a fictitious name to secure a visa into the United States since the beginning of the last decade. The pitcher has played for a number of major league teams, but is now stuck in the Dominican Republic. According to the report, the … Continue reading “Baseball Player’s False Name Catching Up To Him?” For those that either enjoy statistics or history (or both), the Department of Homeland Security has provided an excellent map and bar graph collection of historical permanent residency levels from different regions and countries throughout the world. Many of the statistics go back to the 1800s. The charts are on the DHS’s website. … Continue reading “Historical Permanent Residency Statistics” 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. … Travel while adjusting status must be done in accordance with stringently enforced restrictions (i.e. advance parole, in certain nonimmigrant visa statuses, etc). However, if done correctly, traveling while adjusting status is not an uncommon occurrence. So what happens if you are traveling overseas when your AOS application is approved? According to recent Customs and Border … What is required for the K-1 fiance visa? There is a lot (a lot) of information out there. If you are confused by it, the following is meant to be a straight forward explanation of what the basic requirements are. For additional questions, please contact a New York City K-1 Visa lawyer. It doesn’t matter … Continue reading “What are the Fiance Visa Requirements (K-1 Visa Requirements)?” In the last few weeks, the controversial Alabama Immigration Law has successfully led to the arrest of two foreign national auto workers. Unfortunately, both auto workers were in the United States lawfully, and their arrest only served to 1) unnecessarily burden Alabama’s police departments, 2) unnecessarily antagonize foreign auto companies who have invested millions (billions) … Continue reading “Alabama Immigration Law Successful In Arresting Lawfully Present Auto Workers” Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs are pursuing a “you-can’t-make-this-up” hack to the notoriously difficult U.S. immigration system. In an attempt to allow more foreign nationals to contribute to Silicon Valley, a group is seeking to buy a cruise ship and convert it into a floating campus of entrepreneurs who will live on international waters off the coast … Despite the nation’s continued economic doldrums, the H-1B cap for the fiscal year has already been met – just two months into the new fiscal year. The H-1B visa has a set annual cap of 65,000 visas that are available each year (disregarding a few, limited exceptions). This cap, which was arbitrarily set by the … Continue reading “H-1B Cap Reached Two Months into Fiscal Year” Each year the U.S. government announces the winners of the U.S. diversity visa lottery. The lottery offers winners the possibility of obtaining a U.S. green card. Unfortunately, many email scammers send out false winning announcements in the hopes that the recipients will eagerly send money without asking questions. To report a scam diversity lottery email, … Continue reading “What Does a Diversity Visa Lottery Scam Email Look Like?” The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has recently stopped performing “transportation center” checks along the northern border. Previously, the CBP often stopped and questioned individuals riding trains and buses that were within 100 miles of the border. Almost always, the trains and buses that were stopped were not crossing the border. Instead they were … Continue reading “Transportation Checks Halted Along Northern Border” Have you ever wondered what the immigration abbreviations meant on your immigration visa? The following is meant to provide an answer to at least some of the abbreviations. If you are unsure what your abbreviations mean, contact a NYC immigration lawyer for assistance. IMMIGRANTS Immediate Relatives Symbol Class Section of Law IR1 Spouse of U.S. … A couple nights ago ABC News ran a report about how the creator of CruiseWise.com was denied a visa even though his company had been named one of the “20 Hot Silicon Valley Startups You Need to Watch,” and had hired nine Americans (and expected to hire many more in the near future). The reason … Continue reading “USCIS Quickly Changes Course When ABC News Gets Involved” A general reminder: The Diversity Visa Lottery Closes on November 5, 2011. If you don’t register by then, you will not be able to register again until next year. If you wish to live in the United States and are not a permanent resident, take a few moments and complete the application form at www.dvlottery.state.gov. … Continue reading “Diversity Lottery Closes November 5, 2011” |
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