Ridgewood, New Jersey - Beginning March 4th, 2013, certain immigrant visa applicants who are the spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens (immediate relatives), and have been unlawfully present in the United States, can start applying for provisional unlawful presence waivers through a new...

The USCIS advises that H-1B nonimmigrant professional and specialty occupation work visas must be filed on April 1st (cap cases) with requests for an October 1st start date. Remember that there are 65,000 visas for Bachelor Equivalent holders and 20,000 H-1Bs for U.S. Master...

BREAKING FORM I-9 NEWS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for use. All employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for each employee hired in the United States.

As the fiscal cliff deal left the debt ceiling and so-called sequestration disputes unresolved, pundits speculated that immigration might get pushed to the side. But congressional aides, lawmakers, and advocates say the plans are on track and we should expect to see the first...

You may encounter a situation in which you need the assistance of an immigration attorney and you may realize that despite the number of qualified and competent immigration attorneys, there are also some that are not as good. But how do you determine this? This article will serve as a guide to help you...

On December 14, 2012, CIC announced a new list of countries whose citizens' claims for refugee status in Canada will be rejected through expedited processing. The idea behind this list is that those countries are known NOT to produce refugees and in a given...

Our office frequently assists people who are interested in "dual-citizenship", or citizenship in both USA and Canada. The good news is that both countries recognize the right of an individual to have this duality of nationality. The bad news is that obtaining, and maintaining...

Many of our clients contact us from the U.S. because they received an approval notice for a U.S. visa in the USA and now need to get the formal visa placed in their foreign passport. These clients are usually employed in the USA and hope to make a quick trip to Canada to process...

This is the second and concluding part of the series of articles pertaining to the provisional unlawful presence waiver.

Will I have to be fingerprinted or appear for an interview as part of the provisional...