On Nov. 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the circumstances when USCIS will find applicants ineligible for naturalization because they were not lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Applicants are ineligible for naturalization if they obtained lawful permanent residence (LPR) status in error, by...
VISA BULLETIN FOR OCTOBER 2013
The following information is provided by the Visa Office regarding the cut-off dates for the month of August 2013.
FAMILY PREFERENCES
F1-Family first preference: Unmarried sons and daughters over the age of 21 years of U.S. Citizens. The cut-off date has moved forward by twelve (12) weeks for most of the countries including India to September...
VISA BULLETIN FOR OCTOBER 2013
The following information is provided by the Visa Office regarding the cut-off dates for the month of October 2013.
FAMILY PREFERENCES
F1-Family first preference: Unmarried sons and daughters over the age of 21 years of U.S. Citizens. The cut-off date has moved forward by two (2) weeks for most of the countries including India to October...
HOUSE IMMIGRATION REFORM PART III 2013
This is continuation of serious of articles providing AILA's (American Immigration Lawyers Association) on various tops as contained in Senate Bill S. 744 passed by the Senate, action or inaction in the House and AILA's position of these issues.
Border
The U.S. border is safer and more secure than it has ever been, and in recent...
U Visas for Victims of Crime (Part 1)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved the statutory maximum 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status (U visas) for fiscal year 2013. This marks the fourth straight year that USCIS has reached the statutory maximum since it began issuing U visas in 2008....
2015 DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY PROGRAM REGISTRATION
Immigration & Nationality Act makes available up to 55,000 permanent resident immigrant visas each year by random selection through a Diversity Visa lottery (DV). The annual DV program makes permanent residence visas available to persons meeting the simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. Diversity Visa...
U Nonimmigrant Status (U Visa) Victims of Criminal Activity, Part – II
This is the continuation of a series of articles on U nonimmigrant visas which can be granted to individuals and their families who may fall victim to many types of crime in the U.s., such as rape, murder, manslaughter, domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, etc.
Q: Can a Foreign National Petition for U Nonimmigrant...
PRESS RELEASE: TAKING AIM AT FALSE CLAIMS TO U.S. CITIZENSHIP – DHS & DOS Seek to Amend Policies For False Claims by Minors.
Ridgewood, N.J. - One of the major reasons that Citizenship is denied to applicants is because they have made a "false claim to U.S. Citizenship".
Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak Law Group, P.C., an international Immigration Law Firm (with Offices in NY, NJ and affiliated offices in Canada and Mumbai) recently heard that the U.S. Department of...
USCIS ANNOUNCEMENT: Updated Guidance on Form I-9 Temporary Flexibilities
All Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, requirements remain in effect for areas affected by natural disasters and other unforeseen circumstances. All employers must continue to complete and retain Form I-9 for all individuals they hire. DHS will continue to monitor the situation and provide updated guidance, as needed.
See below is the link, our Natural...
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