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Immigration News

Immigration is constantly being reformed and altered in the United States. Whether these changes are for better or for worse, Shabani & Associates stays one step ahead and guarantees to continue representing you and your case effectively. We believe that education enhances performance, and to better educate our clients about what is going on around them, we post the latest immigrstion news on this page for all of our clients to see, as some clients may be affected while others may be unaffected.

The New Provisional Waiver – What it Means and Who Can Use It

There is a great deal of confusion about the new provisional waiver regulation published by the Obama administration. Let’s be clear, this new regulation is ...

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 ...

White 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 ...

USCIS 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 ...

Green 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 ...

Myths 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 ...

Grandfathering 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 ...

More 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 ...

Fighting 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 ...

US 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 ...

58 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 ...

Latinos against Obama as Deportation Rises

More than two to one Latinos are against Obama administration as thedeportations get to record levels Under President Obama administration, the deportations are getting over ...

Promoting the Family Unity with the New Waiver Policy

This new proposal would let thousands of spouses of U.S. citizens applyfinally for green cards Keeping the purpose of promoting family unity and despite the ...

All that glitters… the story of Obama Amnesty

The reality behind this “too good to be true” story of the immigrationregulation issued by the Obama administration During the last two weeks we have been ...

Form I-601 is NOT in effect

USCIS is considering modifications that would allow immediate family (spouse, children or parents of U.S. citizens) who can prove extreme hardship of the U.S. citizen ...

CSC Provides Religious Worker Filing Tips

In a recent USCIS Stakeholders Meeting at the California Service Center (CSC), the CSC shared various practice and case preparation tips for nonimmigrant I-129R and special immigrant ...