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F1 Visas – SEVP FAQs on Form I-17 for Student Visa Schools

The Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) provides for the admission of different classes of nonimmigrants who are foreign nationals seeking temporary admission to the United States. The purpose of the nonimmigrant’s intended stay in the United States determines his or her proper nonimmigrant classification. Some classifications permit the nonimmigrant’s spouse…

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San Diego Removal and Deportation Lawyer – Border Patrol Apprehension Statistics

CPB released a report on 5/19/11 of statistics on U.S. Border Patrol’s total apprehensions of undocumented individuals by fiscal year, from FY1999 through FY2010. The report also includes a breakdown of such apprehensions from Mexico, and from countries other than Mexico. * U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 463,382 individuals smuggled…

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EB5 Visa Attorney San Diego -Significant Enhancements to EB-5 Visa Processing

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today proposed significant enhancements to the administration of the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program, commonly referred to as the EB-5 Program—transforming the intake and review process for immigrant investors as part of the Obama administration’s continued commitment to improve the legal immigration system and meet…

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Visa Waiver Overstay and Marriage Based Adjustment of Status – San Diego Office Update May 16, 2011

We have been following the Visa Waiver Adjustments crisis since it started in July 2010. In a recent meeting between local AILA lawyers and the USCIS San Diego office the following question was raised by the local AILA lawyers: USCIS Headquarters meeting on April7,2011 relating to adjustment following a Visa…

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Does President Obama Have Authority to Act on Immigration?

In a recent Article by David Leopold, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Asscoaition, published in the May issue of Bloomberg Law Journal exploring three concepts — prosecutorial discretion, deferred action, and parole — that are being discussed in public debates but are frequently misunderstood. According to David Leopold, Only…

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List of STEM Degrees Qualifying For Extended Optional Practical Training Expanded

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published on its website an expanded list of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degree programs that will qualify eligible foreign national students for extended optional practical training (OPT). All foreign students in F-1 nonimmigrant status who have been enrolled on a full-time basis…

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Obama on Immigration Reform – What’s Next?

Today, during a speech from El Paso, Texas, President Obama laid out his vision for improving the United States immigration system. While the speech focused on a wide range of immigration reform issues, President Obama highlighted several topics that are of critical importance to the economy and to the business…

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