U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was established in 2003 as an arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It combined agents from the U.S. Customs Service, the former Immigration and Naturalization Service and agricultural inspectors, who monitor the ports of entry, and...

WASHINGTON- Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the designation of Taiwan into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)-streamlining travel for thousands of eligible Taiwan passport holders, while maintaining strong security standards.

"Today's announcement is...

E-Verify, the free online service that allows employers to verify the employment eligibility of their new hires, has reached an important milestone. Employers have enrolled to use E-Verify at more than one million worksites. That's quite an accomplishment considering...

Canadian Immigration lawyers often warn foreign nationals against hiring an uncertified Canadian Immigration consultant. A recent story uncovered in Montreal, Quebec, gives a good explanation for that attitude.

Montreal Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted...

Due to abuse of the spousal sponsorship applications, CIC has already made an important change to the sponsorship program for spouses. In order to help prevent marriages of convenience, as of March 2012 a Canadian spouse is barred from sponsoring a second spouse in...

On June 1, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration in Canada announced a freeze to the Foreign Skilled Worker (FSW) program in Canada. This came as a surprise to many, including immigration lawyers. We are told that the program will re-open on January 1, 2013 with...

RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2012 - The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers has recognized David H. Nachman, Esq. of the NPZ Law Group, P.C. as one of the world's leading business immigration lawyers.

The United States Embassy in India today announced it is implementing a new visa processing system throughout India that will further standardize procedures and will simplify fee payment and appointment scheduling through a new website at www.ustraveldocs.com/in. Minister Counselor for...

This is the continuation of a series of articles on Legislation vs. Administrative Reliefs and the Memo of March 2, 2011 issued by John Morton, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to all concerned officials with regards to Civil Immigration Enforcement -...