Mistakes at the National Benefits Center Caused a Huge Error in Scheduled Interviews

NBC confirms that a scheduling glitch caused 2,200 applicants to be scheduled for multiple interviews on the same case.Human error or a computer problem with the centers scheduling program may have been the cause. NBC identified the cases and has re-scheduled all related cases.

I am from Africa and enter the USA on R1/B2 Visa. I am an ex catholic nun can I be legalized in the USA?

 You would first have to be aware of the 3/10 year bar. It is quickly approaching and you may not be able to come back to the U.S. for 3 or 10 years depending. You may qualify for the R-1 Visa (which is not the one you listed above). This is for the Religious Visa. …

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What is REAL ID Act ?

The June 2009 Immigration Briefings, entitled “Credibility, Burden of Proof, and Corroboration Under the Real ID Act,” 09-06 Immigration Briefing 1 (June 2009), discusses credibility determinations as prescribed by the REAL ID Act of 2005, primarily in the context of asylum relief. The Briefing addresses both burden of proof and corroboration as part of its …

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Visa applicants being turned away at the U.S. Embassy in Europe

California Immigration

US Visa Applicants Face Denial in Europe Many non-immigrant visa applicants at U.S. Embassies in Europe are being refused under INA 214(b). This denial is not permanent, but it means the applicant failed to overcome the presumption of being an intending immigrant. The key is proving strong “ties”—like stable employment, a family/home, or financial assets—that …

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Permanent Resident Status H-1B and H-2B program

DOL released public disclosure data files for FY 2009 for Permanent, H-1B and H-2B programs on the DOL Foreign Labor Certification Data Center website. Data released is to assist in H-1B and H-2B applicants.The data files are available on the FLC Data Center website. Starting April 13, 2023, we will begin accepting petitions for workers …

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Adoption of Haitian Orphans in Order to Obtain Lawful Permanent Residents

California Immigration

In regards to Adoption of Haitian Orphans to Obtain Lawful Permanent Residents, USCIS has issued a list of questions and answers that will be used for adoptive parents of paroled Haitian orphans. On obtaining lawful permanent residence (LPR) status and U.S. citizenship. There is a huge need for families in our Haitian Orphans Adoption program. Children …

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Alien criminal privacy act to undergo modification of records system

In response to allegations regarding informational breaches in privacy, ICE published a Privacy Act notice of modification to an existing system of records for the Alien Criminal Response Information Management System of Records.Comments are due 3/26/10.

The validity of the Alien’s appproved employment visa

Immigration Judges have authority to determine whether the validity of an alien’s approved employment-based visa petition is preserved under section 204(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(j) (2006), after the alien’s change in jobs or employers. Matter of Perez Vargas, 23 I&N Dec. 829 (BIA 2005), overruled. https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/employment-visa/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/employment-visas/ https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/work-employment-visa/ https://californiaimmigration.us/regulations-on-agricultural-employment-visa-h-2a-will-receive-a-final-ruling-of-it%e2%80%99s-amended-regulation/

NINTH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

–Criminal Law and Procedure– Hawaii Supreme Court reasonably applied Chambers v. Mississippi to uphold exclusion of testimony regarding third party’s confession at defendant’s trial based on weight U.S. Supreme Court had placed upon reliability for such evidence to be admitted in Chambers; Chambers was reasonably distinguished since excluded testimony at issue in this case was …

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Denial of asylum

Denial of asylum based on adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence where asylum applications omitted mention of petitioners’ alleged participation in a political demonstration that they later testified was the basis for their asylum claim, the only explanation for the omission was the expectation that the matter would be discussed at the hearing, …

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Asylum Application was denied

Denial of asylum based on adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence where asylum applications omitted mention of petitioners’ alleged participation in a political demonstration that they later testified was the basis for their asylum claim, the only explanation for the omission was the expectation that the matter would be discussed at the hearing, …

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Agricultural Workers for Temporary Employment

Hiring of agricultural workers for temporary employment have been an on going issue in immigration where abuse in regulations observed. DOL issued an advance copy of the final rule amending its regulations on the temporary agricultural employment of H-2A aliens in the U.S. A full article regarding hiring procedures will be published in the Federal …

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Can my wife who is illegal in the US be deported when she has a child with a US citizen and what can happen to the baby? 

Can my wife who is illegal in the US be deported when she has a child with a US citizen and what can happen to the baby?  Child status Find a good immigration attorney Why should you hire an immigration attorney? Children in the US    

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