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With Momentum Building for Immigration Reform, the Time to Prepare is Now!
Many people have been patiently awaiting comprehensive immigration reform for many years. They have been lulled to sleep by legislative inactivity, politicians’ broken promises, political posturing, and constant baseless rumors of change that have given rise to hopes that come crashing down time and time again when nothing comes to fruition. To those that have…
Read MoreWhite House immigration plan offers path to residency
The legislation is being developed as members in both chambers of Congress are drafting their own immigration bills. WASHINGTON — A draft of a White House immigration proposal obtained by USA TODAY would allow illegal immigrants to become legal permanent residents within eight years. The plan also would provide for more security funding and require…
Read MoreUSCIS will begin collecting a new fee of $165 from foreign nationals seeking permanent residence in the USA
On February 1, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin collecting a new fee of $165 from foreign nationals seeking permanent residence in the United States. This new fee was established in USCIS’s final rule adjusting fees for immigration applications and petitions announced on September 24, 2010. The agency said it has worked…
Read MoreGreen Card Through Investment
Entrepreneurs (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) who make an investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States and who plan to create or preserve ten permanent full time jobs for qualified United States workers, are eligible to apply for a green card (permanent residence). Up to 10,000 visas may be authorized…
Read MoreMyths and Facts
Myths and Facts about the historic Passage of the Bill to end the Widow PenaltyFor further information, please visit ssad.org. MYTH: The Government gives Social Security benefits to “illegal” aliens who have never contributed to the SystemCite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 09021163 (posted Feb. 11, 2009)”. FACT: Contrary to what people think, undocumented workers…
Read MoreGrandfathering of Non-Hague Adoption Cases
Focusing on China and Guatemala this Tuesday January 31, 2012 on a national stakeholder teleconference. This Tuesday January 31, 2012 at 2:00 PM EDT, you are all invited to a national stakeholderteleconference. What the USCIS wants to achieve with this is to discuss the “grandfathering”process as well as some other adoption cases as orphan immigration…
Read MoreMore time for El Salvador TPS
The Secretary of Homeland Security has extended the designation of El Salvador for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months (from March 9, 2012 to September 9, 2013) due to the conditions in El Salvador resulting from a series of earthquakes in 2001 and the inability to handle the return of its nationals. This Notice…
Read MoreFighting the Immigrations Scams
An unprecedented effort is taking place between the DHS, DOJ and FTC to fight against the scams in the immigration services. The U.S. government has united three great agencies to fight back the scams going on in the immigration services. Every year more people come to the U.S. looking for the citizenship or the naturalization and…
Read MoreUS Visa Waiver Program
US Visa Waiver Program: Risks and Benefits. The VWP gives many unique security benefits, for example all the VWP travelers, no matter where they come from, must use secure travel documents, e-passports, and meet the security standards that the U.S. Embassies have updated for the law enforcement. Also a critical innovation has been the requirement…
Read More58 Countries nationals are eligible for H-2A and H-2B
We bring you the list of the 58 countries that were qualified as eligible to be a part of the H-2A and H-2B programs The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State had announced a list of 58 countries whose nationals will be able to participate on the H-2A and H-2B programs next year. This information…
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