U.S. immigration laws specifically authorize the issuance of E visas to nationals of a country that has qualifying treaty[i] of commerce and navigation with the United States. Such qualifying treaties may include treaties of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation (FCNs) and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs).

A BIT is an agreement establishing the terms and conditions for...

On November 5, 2013, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued an unpublished decision that reverses the denial of an adjustment application and holds that the respondent was not required to obtain an employment authorization document as the spouse of an E-2 treaty investor (Matter of Lee, November 5, 2013). While this may seem...

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

CONTACT: David Nachman, Esq. - Managing Attorney - Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C.

RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY - The House of Representatives' Republican leadership released a set of standards related to immigration reform. The release of these standards is a sign of movement on the issue of immigration. The...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Ridgewood, New Jersey - January 9, 2014 - This week, as the Senate decides whether to extend unemployment benefits, some Senators are looking for "offsets." Unfortunately, a fallback for some members of Congress has become targeting programs for immigrants, without regard to the true fiscal or social impact.
One recurring target...

Several years ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the release of revised Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, for those seeking an exception from the English and civics requirements for naturalization because of disabilities. Immigration law requires that individuals applying for Naturalization/Citizenship must exhibit proficiency of U.S. civics and the...

The "Green Card" is the permanent resident card that is issued to a foreign national who has immigrated permanently to the United States. As many foreign nationals think, immigrating to America and getting a Green Card to remain permanently in the country is not an easy task. The United States welcomes foreign nationals but...

The federal government has already reached its limit on the number of U visas-a special category for crime victims-available for the 2014 fiscal year. After only two months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials have already filled the 10,000 visas available this year. Every year since the visa program began in 2008, USCIS...

Ridgewood, New Jersey - December 26th, 2013 - U.S. Consulate Office in Mumbai, India - Notice to Immigrant Visa Applicants

Effective December 23, 2013, all immigrant visa applicants must complete the DS-260 online immigrant visa application at https://ceac.state.gov/ceac and login to https://www.ustraveldocs.com/in to schedule an appointment at Visa Application Center(VAC) for biometric fingerprint and photograph...

Have you had an issue with an Application at the U.S. Consulate abroad? Has your case been placed into a 221(g) Administrative Hold? Are you waiting and waiting and now and feeling like there is nothing that you can do? Well, . . . we have some recent guidance that may be helpful to...