U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

The United States is establishing an in-country refugee/parole program in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to provide a safe, legal, and orderly alternative to the dangerous journey that some children are currently undertaking to the United States. This program will allow certain parents who are...

The REALLY BIG news is that President Obama is poised to announce unilateral reforms to the U.S. immigration law as early as next week. It appears that this will be done through the grant of "Administrative Relief". This information was leaked to the press last week and the news references a "memo" that will...

Un extranjero que ha sido víctima de alguna actividad criminal puede calificar para un Estatus U Estatus de No inmigrante. El Estatus de No inmigrante se reserva para víctimas de ciertos crímenes, quienes han sufrido abuso mental o físico sustancial y quienes están dispuesto a asistir a los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la...

El programa de Lotería de Visa de Diversidad 2016 (DV-2016) comenzará a las 12 del mediodía, (EDT) (GMT), el Miércoles, 1 de octubre de 2014, y cerrará a las 12 del mediodía, (EDT), el Lunes, 4 de noviembre de 2014. Todo aplicante deberá someter su planilla electrónicamente durante el periodo de inscripción usando el...

Primero de octubre marca el inicio del "abordaje" de los nuevos empleados H-1B en muchas empresas en todo Estados Unidos. Ganar la lotería y tener peticiones H-1B aprobadas por el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS)[1]1 fueron sólo dos pasos iniciales envueltos en el proceso de retención y contratación de...

October 1st marks the beginning of the "onboarding" of new H-1B employees at many companies throughout the United States. Winning the lottery and having H-1B Petitions approved by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)[1] were just two initial steps involved in the hiring and retaining process of talented foreign nationals in the United...

The 2016 Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2016) will commence at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 1st, 2014, and will close at noon, EDT, Monday, November 3rd, 2014. Applicants must submit entries electronically during this registration period using the electronic DV entry form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Paper entries will not be accepted....

Section 106(c) of AC21, commonly known as the job flexibility provision, was enacted as Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 204(j). This portion of the INA states as follows: "A petition under subsection (a)(1)(D) [redesignated as (a)(1)(F)] for an individual whose application for adjustment of status pursuant to section 245 has been filed and...