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President Obama held a special, closed door immigration meeting yesterday at the White House. The immigration meeting included about sixty leaders from throughout the country, including Mayor Bloomberg, former Governor Schwarzenegger, top police chiefs, business executives, and religious leaders. The meeting did not include Congressional leaders. The specifics of the meeting have yet to come … Continue reading “Obama Calls Immigration Meeting – Much Talk, Any Action?” What happens when an immigrant files for bankruptcy? Can a foreign national file for bankruptcy? What consequences are there to immigrant bankruptcies? The good news is that bankruptcy is generally available to noncitizens. Possible bankruptcy consequences follow: Applying for Citizenship Filing for bankruptcy will not automatically derail a citizenship application. However, any fraudulent activities that … Continue reading “Does Bankruptcy Affect Immigration Status?” The USCIS has recently released its statistics on the approval rates for the EB 11 Visa (Extraordinary Abilities Visa) and the EB 12 Visa (Outstanding Professors and Researchers). These two immigrant visa types are the most enticing immigrant visas that the United States has to offer top notch immigrants. Here are the statistics: EB 1-1 … Continue reading “EB 11 and EB 12 Visa Approval Statistics Released By USCIS” The Social Security Administration (SSA) is reported to have begun sending new “no match” letters to employers who have employees that have social security numbers that do not match the SSA’s database. These letters are meant to put employers on notice about possible discrepancies, and should not be treated as definitive statements about an employee’s … On March 31, the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement held hearings concerning the H-1B visa. The hearing was entitled “H-1B Visas: Designing a Program to Meet the Needs of the U.S. Economy and U.S. Workers,” and can be viewed on the House’s website. Speakers at the hearing included:
Bo Cooper Former INS … Continue reading “H-1b Immigration Testimony Before House Subcommittee” NYC Immigration lawyer Chris Gafner has co-authored a legal brief that has been published in Legal Briefs on Immigration Reform from 25 of the Top Legal Minds in the Country. The book, edited by Deborah Robinson and Mona Parsa, is now available for purchase. Each brief in the book focuses on one piece of immigration … On April 1st, the USCIS began accepting H-1B petitions for the 2012 fiscal year. In past years, the USCIS received more applications in the first few days of April than it had visas available for the entire year. However, this year, the USCIS has reported that it has only received 5,900 applications towards the 65,000 … The possibility of a federal shutdown looms large as the government must reach a compromise by Friday to avoid it. If a shutdown does occur, how it might affect immigration processing is not quite known. However, the following are a few observations. Since USCIS processing is paid for through filing fees, it is expected that … A Federal District Court in Oregon has thrown out a class action lawsuit that was filed there by K-1 visa Petitioners and Beneficiaries. The K-1 visa allows for foreign nationals to immigrate to the United States to marry their U.S. citizen fiance(e)s. The lawsuit was brought because of perceived injustices against K-1 visa applicants by … Continue reading “District Court In Oregon Throws Out K-1 Visa Lawsuit” An immigration judge in Charlotte, North Carolina has allowed a K-2 status holder to adjust status to permanent residency despite the K-2 holder having turned 21 before the adjustment of status application’s submission. K-2 visas are issued to minor children of K-1 fiance(e)s of U.S. citizens. To qualify for the K-2, the child must be … Continue reading “Immigration Judge Adjusts Status For “Aged Out” K-2 Status Holder” |
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