The US announces new social media screening for immigrants; included are permanent residents and naturalized U.S. citizens.


Beginning October 18, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will collect and store “social-media handles and aliases, associated identifiable information and search results” of all immigrants in the country – even green card holders and naturalized U.S. Citizens. This constitutes a tremendous violation of privacy not only for the foreign-born but for any...
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Entenda as diferenças entre os vistos de trabalho disponíveis


Imigrar para os Estados Unidos pode ser particularmente difícil e o atual clima político aparentemente não tornará as coisas mais fáceis no curto prazo. Para as pessoas que querem se mudar para os EUA devido a trabalho ou negócios ainda há várias opções disponíveis — e saber a diferença entre elas é extremamente importante...
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Illegal Immigration Declines in California, Increases in Texas

Why are more illegal immigrants coming to Texas instead of California?

New data has emerged showing a shift in areas in which immigrants enter the United States illegally.  Undocumented immigrants today are heading to Texas instead of California.  In 2014, about 2.9 million illegal immigrants lived in California.  The undocumented immigrant population...

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USCIS reverte o teste de naturalização cívica para a versão 2008


RIDGEWOOD NJ - Os Advogados de Imigração e Nacionalidade do Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) denunciam a decisão do presidente Trump de bloquear o acesso a certos trabalhadores não imigrantes até pelo menos o final do ano, incluindo H-1B, H-2B, J-1 e L-1 não imigrantes e seus familiares.

Essa proibição, que tem poucas exceções, prejudicará...
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Autorização de trabalho e cartão do seguro social podem agora ser tirados juntos com um único formulário

Com base em novas informações compartilhadas entre o Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos (USCIS) e a Administração do Seguro Social (SSA), cidadãos estrangeiros que se enquadram em certas categorias ou classificações podem agora aplicar para obter autorização de trabalho e o número de seguro social usando um único formulário: a versão atualizada...

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New USCIS Form Streamlines Process to Obtain a Work Authorization Document and Social Security Number Simultaneously

Based on a new information-sharing partnership between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA), foreign nationals in certain categories or classifications can now apply for work authorization and a social security number using a single form – the updated Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.

To lawfully work in...

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Introduces Provisional Waivers


The U.S. Department of State announced that, effective immediately, the DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application will replace the DS-156 Electronic Visa Application form (EVAF), the DS-156K (Nonimmigrant Fiance Visa Application), and the paper-based DS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration (parts I and II) for processing K-1 and K-2 nonimmigrant visa (NIV) applications.

The...
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FACT OR FICTION: USCIS TO RESUME PREMIUM PROCESSING FOR ALL H-1B PETITIONS BY OCTOBER 3RD.


It was recently announced that USCIS Service Center Operations indicated that it is on track to resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions on or before October 3rd, 2017.

On September 18th, 2017, USCIS issued a press release stating that it resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year...
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