There may be no immigration reform coming up but, new—and potentially costly—demands on employers to ensure that their workforces are legal are coming up. The New rules describe the obligations of employers when they receive no-match letters from the Social Security Administration or receive a letter regarding employment verification forms…
A crackdown on illegal immigration will have to go forward without help from Congress, the Bush administration said Friday. At a joint news conference, Secretary Chertoff and Gutierrez put the onus on Congress for any consequences that may be suffered by employers as result of the stepped-up enforcement effort. “Our…
I have been following the latest BBS world reports about the fact that Pop star Lily Allen has had her US work visa cancelled after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport. Well now we know it, even big stars can not have their way with our USCIS agency (unless your…
The Dream Act is a bill that has been introduced several times in the United States Congress that would provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrant students. ILW.com the leading immigration online news source reported the following, and you can see why we need this act to pass ASAP.…
We have learned from AILA member Jan Peterson that the following might happen once the October Visa Bulletin will be published: The priority date information listed is to be taken as educated predictions, not carved in stone. Expect the following: 1. Worldwide, other than India and China, EB1, EB2, EB4…
From time to time clients contact me trying to determine if they still qualify for a visa, despite some criminal activity in the past. ” I was young and stupid and now I will be paying for this”. I learned recently that the Department of State is implementing a new…
For those of you that listen to NPR here is an interesting story. It was recently reported by National Public Radio that: “This week, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano signed a tough immigration law, penalizing companies that knowingly employ illegal workers. The law goes into effect in January 2008. Napolitano, who…
According to ilw.com the biggest immigration law publisher online, USCIS’s immigration forms page [last visited 07/31/07, 3pm ET] http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD states that Form I-129F Fiancee Petition and Form I-290B Notice of Appeal require the new 7/30/07 version and that all previous versions will be not accepted (the I-765 Form now states…
We were really busy this past week trying to get our cases filed before the July 30th deadline. It’s funny that as the dead line was approaching last minute filers were calling our office and seeking last minute service. We took cases all through Thursday and were able to file…
USCIS issued today Q & A memo about the adjustment filing procedures in the next 30 days or so under the July visa Bulletin. All Labor Certification exempt applicants (Nurses, NIW’s etc.) must file I-140’S by the end of the week. All other cases can do so by August 17,…