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...
Risks of Dual Citizenship claims
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...
US stamping can be tricky
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...
PROVISIONAL UNLAWFUL PRESENCE WAIVER, PART II
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...
NACHMAN PHULWANI ZIMOVCAK APPLAUDS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S STATEMENT ABOUT IMMIGRATION REFORM DURING HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.
RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY - The immigration lawyers and attorneys at Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C. commend President Obama for emphasizing the need for immigration reform in his State of the Union address on February 12th 2013. Focusing on the economic benefits of immigration and...
PRESS RELEASE – IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN: H-1B FILING SEASON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 10th, 2014 -
On April 1, 2013, the U.S Department of Homeland Security's (DHS), Citizen and Immigration Services (CIS) will start accepting H-1B petitions. H-1B visas are for nonimmigrants who...
SEC Halts $150 Million Investment Scheme to Dupe Foreign Investors and Exploit Immigration Program
Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2013 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges and an asset freeze against an individual living in Illinois and two companies behind an investment scheme defrauding foreign investors seeking profitable returns and a legal path to U.S. residency...
CHILD LEFT BEHIND
PROVISIONAL UNLAWFUL PRESENCE WAIVER, PART I
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created a new process that will allow certain spouses, children, and parents of a U.S. citizen (immediate relatives) to apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver while they are still in the United States and before departing for their immigrant visa interviews abroad.
Why did...
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 30th, 2013 – President Obama’s Immigration Speech Highlights Key Principles at the Heart of Immigration Reform.
Ridgewood, NJ - Today, President Obama called for common sense, comprehensive immigration reform, saying unequivocally that now is the time for action. He noted that most Americans agree that it is time to "fix the system that has been broken for way too long" and that immigration reform will strengthen our economy and our...