On September 1st, 2017, the Department of State (DOS) updated the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) with new guidance on the term "misrepresentation" for purposes of determining inadmissibility under INA §212(a)(6), which provides: "Any alien who, by fraud or willfully misrepresenting a material fact, seeks to procure (or has sought to procure or has procured)...
Indians May Soon Find It Easier to Immigrate to the U.S.
How would the proposed new U.S. immigration system work?
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New legislation backed by President Trump could drastically alter the current immigration system. Under the new system, highly educated, English speaking immigrants will be given priority to immigrate to the U.S. While potential immigrants in many countries fear these changes to come, Indians...
Our Immigration Lawyers Discuss the Fate of the Dreamers
What will happen to the Dreamers?
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The DACA program has been much discussed in the news in recent months. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced recently that the administration is rescinding the DACA program with a six-month delay. It is believed that about 750,000 people could be affected by the decision. With so...
Inscrições para a loteria do green card começam em 3 de outubro e vão até 7 de novembro
O Programa Loteria de Diversidade de Vistos (DV) 2019, conhecida como loteria para o green card, começará ao meio-dia (EDT) de 3 de outubro de 2017 e se encerrará ao meio-dia (EDT) de 7 de novembro de 2017.
Os aplicantes devem fazer sua inscrição eletronicamente durante esse período usando o formulário E-DV no endereço www.dvlottery.state.gov....
Novo plano de imigração de Trump pode reduzir imigração legal pela metade
Os advogados especializados em imigração do NPZ Law Group discutem as potenciais mudanças na legislação de imigração nos Estados Unidos e seus efeitos.
Como o plano de imigração de Trump pode afetar a possibilidade da minha família imigrar para os EUA?O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, recentemente anunciou uma proposta de imigração que pode ter...
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Categories of Applicants Seeking H-1B Visas.
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...
The P-1A Visa: Allowing Talented Athletes to Come to the U.S.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced updated guidance for adjudicating requests for P-1A nonimmigrant classification for internationally recognized athletes.
The guidance clarifies the meaning of the phrase “major United States sports league or team” as used in the regulations, 8 CFR 214.2(p)(4)(ii)(B), and specific to internationally recognized athletes, a category that is distinct from the...
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Categories of Applicants Seeking H-1B Visas.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year year (FY) 2018 cap. The FY 2018 cap has been set at 65,000 visas. Premium processing has also resumed for the annual 20,000 additional petitions that are set aside to hire workers with a...
Trump’s New Immigration Plan Could Cut Legal Immigration in Half
How might Trump’s immigration plan impact my family’s ability to come to the U.S.?
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President Trump recently announced an immigration proposal which could have a significant impact on the future of immigration in America. The bill would create a merit based...
U Nonimmigrant Status (U Visa) Victims of Criminal Activity, Part I
This is the concluding part of a series of articles on U nonimmigrant visas which can be granted to individuals and their families who may fall victim to many types of crime in the U.S., such as rape, murder, manslaughter, domestic violence, sexual assault,...
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