Immigration
Changes Regarding Information on Immigration Asylum Policies and Issues
Central Florida Chapter met with EOIR,Changes current policy procedure. To discuss current plans and information; exodus asylum clock issues and updated information on office location and plans.
US citizen is charged with defrauding foreign national employees
After a long investigation on 02/10/10, a grand Jury in Denver, CO, indicted a US Citizen from Boulder Colorado on charges of defrauding his foreign national employees, falsifying documentation, undocumented people, and other immigration and tax related charges. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced multiple measures to further deter and detect H-1B visa …
Major Changes Ahead for Mexican Immigration Policies
The government has On 01/29/10, Mexico’s National Migration Institute produce its Manual of Criteria and Migration Procedures. The Manual will be apply as of 5/1/10 throughout the 32 commission of the National Migration Institute in Mexico.
US have decreased the number of unauthorized immigrant population
Number of unauthorized immigrant population. The lessen available jobs in the US. have also lessen the number of illegal migrant. DHS released a report that the illegal migrant, population living in the U.S. lessen to 10.8 million. In January 2009 and grew by 27 percent between 2000 and 2009. Unauthorized Immigrant Population. Border Patrol apprehensions …
New Changes in Forms Regarding Various Applications for Certain Visas
New Changes in Forms for Visa Applications — What Applicants Need to Know U.S. immigration forms change frequently. Using an outdated edition or sending a packet to the wrong place can mean rejection. Here’s a practical, always-current checklist you can rely on. 1) Verify the edition date before you fileUSCIS regularly updates forms and may …
Family and Employment based applicants on the rise
Family and employment based applicants. The DOS offers an Annual Report of immigration visa applicants in both the family and employment based on preferential categories. Family-based green card applicants under this category may also experience quite a long processing time of up to 12 months and above. And in some cases, it may be as long …
Proposed 2011 budget for homeland security
Context & why it mattered The Department of Homeland Security’s 2011 budget was part of a long trend of funding immigration functions such as border and port-of-entry operations, application processing at USCIS (largely fee-funded), detention and alternatives to detention, and immigration courts/Enforcement support. For families and employers, budgets like this affect processing capacity, timelines, staffing, …
What Happens After a Marriage-Based Visa Denial?
Marriage-based visa denial procedure: what happens and what to do A marriage-based immigrant visa (CR-1/IR-1) can be refused at the consulate for missing items (§221(g)) or denied for inadmissibility (§212(a)). However, most cases can be fixed with documents, waivers, or a USCIS review. We map next steps so you respond fast and correctly. First, identify …
Rules for Applicant Representatives: Ensuring Clarity and Accountability
In light of recent changes in policy USCIS issued.A list of questions and answers on the new DHS Regulation that clarifies, Authorized to represent applicants and petitioners.In cases before DHS and updates in policy standards and disciplinary procedures for these immigration practitioners.
Latest Immigration Policy Updates and Clarifications Explained
Policy regarding recent immigration perimeters and changes in governmental resources and adaptation will also be the topic of discussion. Immigration policies generally respond to labour market needs and demographic objectives of destination countries. Immigration fuels the economy. When immigrants enter the labor force, they increase the productive capacity of the economy and raise GDP. Their incomes …
Pro Bono Immigration Lawyers Offer Hope in Haiti
Attorneys who are willing to work pro bono to join the effort to help immigration to the US for residents of Haiti devastated by the recent earthquakes. Details about a pro bono training for volunteer attorneys and a weekend pro bono TPS workshop to assist Haitians in preparing TPS applications. Multiple workshops at multiple locations …
E-2 Investor Visa Approved for Foreign Entrepreneur
E-2 Treaty Investor Visa Granted for person who bought a Quiznos
What is happening in immigration
What’s happening in Immigration? Question: I have heard a lot is happening in Congress about various immigration bills relating to the rights of immigrants. Update of what types of bills are currently in Congress and what may have recently passed? Answer: House members have secured a significant victory. They defeated a proposed amendment that would …