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DOS Announces U.S.-Russian Agreement on Visa Issuance
Published July 15, 2011 | By glendia
Exciting News Flash from Department of State for Russian Citizens:
Excerpted:
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today announced an agreement on the issuance of nonimmigrant business, tourist, private and humanitarian visas to the Russian Federation, and for business and tourist visas to the United States, as well as short-term official travel visas to both counties in keeping with the joint statement issued during the meeting of President Obama and President Medvedev in Deauville,… Continue reading →
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Helping Our Illegal Children Who are Lost in the System – Special Juvenile Immigrant Visas and Adoption
Published April 25, 2011 | By glendia
The sad reality is that we have innocent children lost in our broken immigration system. With the recent blocking of the Dream Act, it is important to know that there are still remedies for children under the age of 18. The purpose of this blog post is to briefly address a couple of ways that we can help minors achieve status in the United States.
Let’s take the case of a U.S. Citizen (USC) who wants to adopt his or… Continue reading →
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Is There Any Way Out of the Two Year Residency Requirement Etched in My United States J-1 Visa?
Published April 14, 2011 | By glendia
The good news is yes. A special document called a No Objection letter is needed from the Department of State (DOS). It is a complex process requiring an experienced immigration attorney in order to successfully remove the two year residency requirement that accompanies many J-1 Visas.
First, you have to complete the Waiver application online with DOS. This will generate a whole DS3035 packet which you will then have to sign and submit, along with supporting documents, to the Waiver… Continue reading →
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Keeping the L1 Visa Alive for New and Small Companies After the One Year Initial Period
Published March 31, 2011 | By glendia
The initial one year period of approval for an L1 Visa in the U.S. is essentially a “trial period.” The purpose of this article is to explain to our clients the importance of establishing a Dun & Bradstreet report (D&B report) within the first year of an L1 Visa approval. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun using an instrument called VIBE (Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises), a web-based tool using commercially available information from an Independent Information Provider… Continue reading →
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Hope For F-1 Students To Stay In The U.S. Despite Falling Out Of Status Due To Medical Conditions.
Published March 16, 2011 | By glendia
Hope For F-1 Students To Stay In The U.S. Despite Falling Out Of Status Due To Medical Conditions
If you or someone you know initially enters the country on an F-1 student visa, and falls out of status due to medical reasons, there is hope under U.S. Immigration Laws.
Humanitarian Parole may always be a consideration; however, the following legal solutions may prove more successful. It is imperative that a student who falls ill and stops attending classes moves quickly to… Continue reading →
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You and Family Becoming Legal in the U.S.–245i Eligibility and Grandfathering
Published December 22, 2010 | By glendia
INA 245(I)Â is the latest grace extended by the U.S. government to legalize anyone in the United States back in April 2001 who overstayed their current U.S. visa or walked across the border without inspection (EWI).
In order to be considered grandfathered under 245i, an alien must satisfy the following requirements pursuant to 8 CFR 245.10:
1) The alien was the beneficiary of a qualifying immigrant petition or application for labor certification filed on or before April 30, 2001. 2)Â … Continue reading →
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Immigration News- Dream Act
Published December 9, 2010 | By glendia
Imagine, you are 16 years old and excited to finally get your driver’s license but suddenly you find out the worst! Or you have dreamed your entire life about becoming a doctor, nurse or engineer and followed good advise “just get good grades in school” and you will succeed; you do all this only to find out the roadblocks you face to a post secondary education and career are often insurmountable.
Without the Dream Act, millions of undocumented young women… Continue reading →
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H1B Visa Tips on Getting a Fast Approval From U.S. Immigration
Published December 5, 2010 | By glendia
See Important H1B Visa Tips on Getting a Fast Approval from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:
- Have a headhunter verify that your job requires the minimum of a bachelor’s degree and put it in writing.
- Find job Postings on Monster.com or Career Builder.com that clearly states the minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required for the foreign national employee’s position.
- Complete the LCA with the Depart of Labor (DOL) immediately once it is determined that this job is a specialized… Continue reading →
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Immigration Consequences To Criminal Charges Or Convictions – The BIG Mistake—Don’t Rest Easy!—Removability AND Inadmissibility Immigration Considerations Before Pleading
Published December 5, 2010 | By glendia
The purpose of this article is to hopefully reduce the huge mistake that costs U.S. Permanent Residents and Non-Citizens their right to travel back to their home country. Specifically, if a Permanent Resident or Non-Citizen with a brief criminal history travels abroad they are often faced with the surprise of arriving at the airport back in the United States only to be told by Customs Border and Patrol (CBP) that they are “inadmissibleâ€. In other word, they are banned from… Continue reading →
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H1B Visa- The #1 Work Visa H-1B Cap Count
Published October 6, 2010 | By glendia
The H-1B Visa is the number one visa option for professionals with at least a bachelors degree or bachelors degree equivalent. One’s occupation must meet the muster of being classed as a “specialty occupation”.
H1B visas are “capped” visas. A limited number of visas are available each year and once the cap is reached, no further visas are available until the fiscal year reopens each April. Historically, when the fiscal year opens the visa cap has been met in one… Continue reading →
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