Talk about the perfect student dream, getting a diploma – but never attending classes. And if you get a free visa with this, even better. A Southern California pastor has been accused by immigration authorities of helping foreigners fraudulently obtain student visas and handing out phony diplomas at a fake…
Stories like this one explain the increase in Mexican nationals fleeing to the US. As drug gangs clashed across Tijuana this week, a San Diego mother of two lost her life in the crossfire. Yajaira Orozco was shot in the head when assailants sprayed gunfire inside a seafood restaurant where…
DOS issued a list of questions and answers on the removal of HIV infection from the CDC list of communicable diseases of public health significance. Issues addressed include the background of the rule change, visa application process, HIV-positive applicants who have previously been refused a visa, and information dissemination about…
Great story from the ABA Journal about this not so covered visa option for victims of crime. This is the story of Sud. Sud was trapped—literally and figuratively. Hers was an arranged marriage. She had immigrated to the United States after her marriage in 2005 on an H4 visa. The…
AILA provided a very important update from the State Department, we wish to share with our readers. The Department of State has issued comprehensive new policy guidance on the use of DNA testing in the visa application process. This new guidance is set forth in a new set of extensive…
Most applicants that are married less than 2 years to a US citizen must file form I-751 to remove the conditions. The Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 (IMFA) contained a requirement to file a Petition for Removal of Condition during the 90-day period preceding the second anniversary of the…
US is finally joining the Civilized world as Obama lifts the 22 year long HIV ban on infected visitors coming to our country. Visitors who have HIV would be allowed to travel and immigrate to the United States. The president signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009…
The November 2009 Bulletin brings mixed news. The State Department’s Visa Bulletin for November 2009 notes that demand from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices has far exceeded earlier indications of cases eligible for immediate processing. As a result, the Department said, it has been necessary to hold most of…
USCIS has revised Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility to make it easier for applicants to complete. Applicants may now select from a list of grounds of inadmissibility on the form itself and mark all which apply to them in order to request a waiver. This was…
The Widow penalty debate has been going on for years. This week the problems of widows have come to an end. The Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would end what has become known as the “widow penalty” — the government’s practice of annulling foreigners’ applications for permanent residency…