Over the next few days many articles with a look back on the year’s biggest immigration stories will be published. If you look through the articles I bet you will see one thing in common: illegal immigration issues dominated the entire 2012 just like they did in 2011. Will we…
Did you know that forty percent of Fortune 500 companies in the United States were started by immigrants or the children of immigrants. From 1995 to 2005, half of Silicon Valley startups had an immigrant founder and in 2005 alone those businesses did $52 billion in sales creating more than…
A Green Card is not for ever. Once a person obtains Permanent Residency there are rules to follow in order to keep that Green Card. The AILA DC Chapter offers this pointer to provide a brief overview on this topic. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) treatment of lawful permanent…
The day has finally arrived!! Effective Dec. 5, 2012, applicants in Mexico may no longer file Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility at the USCIS Ciudad Juarez Field Office or any associated Form I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation…
Nearly 102,965 young undocumented immigrants have been granted temporary permission to live and work in the United States, according to statistics released recent from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Total number of applications received is 367,903. Nationals of Mexico are leading the list with 258,708 applicants. An estimated 1.7…
Canadians have unique procedural options to apply for admission in a status that authorizes employment. The different procedural options primarily are for L‐1 intracompany transferees and TN professional workers. Intracompany Transferees L1 Visa: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), citizens of Canada are authorized to present a petition…
Do you want to become a US Citizen? Foreign nationals who wish to become citizens of the United States may do so through the naturalization process. Citizenship confers many advantages — the right to vote, protection from the government, access to certain jobs and benefits, and the option to hold…
Just a week ago, on November 30, 2012, USCIS adopted new filing policies and procedures regarding the exceptions for permitting filing Form I-601 (Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility) and any associated Form I-212 (Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal)…
On December 3, 2012, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas held a public engagement on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Director Mayorkas provided updates on creation of the separate office for administration of EB-5 Immigrant Investor program. The EB-5 program has spurred the creation of tens of thousands of new jobs and…
Clients and our Blog visitors often ask me about Waivers. What is a waiver, is it a form of punishment, will it cure any Immigration violation? Certain violations of Immigration Law will make the applicant eligible for a waiver. The most common violation is unlawful presence, and there is a…