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K-4 Visa Holder (Child of K-3 Visa as Spouse of US Citizen) Who Was Over 18 When K-3 Parent Married US Citizen Cannot Apply to Adjust to Green Card Status
By Tiyalaw at August 9, 2012 | 4:00 am | 0 Comment
K-4 Visa Holder (Child of K-3 Visa as Spouse of US Citizen) Who Was Over 18 When K-3 Parent Married US Citizen Cannot Apply to Adjust to Green Card Status The BIA held that a K-4 derivative child of a K-3 nonimmigrant who married the United States citizen K visa petitioner after the K-4 child reached the age of 18 is ineligible for adjustment of status because (s)he more...
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USCIS Centralized I-601 and I-212 Inadmissibility Waiver Filings
By Tiyalaw at August 7, 2012 | 4:53 am | 0 Comment
USCIS Centralized I-601 and I-212 Inadmissibility Waiver Filings Individuals outside the U.S. who have been found inadmissible by a U.S. consular officer for an immigrant visa or a nonimmigrant K or V visa, must now (since June 4, 2012) file their waiver applications directly to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by mailing the application to a USCIS more...
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Citizenship Civics Test in 7 Languages & Exemption for Green Card Holders of at Least 20 Years Who Are Over 65 Years Old
By Tiyalaw at August 4, 2012 | 4:00 am | 0 Comment
Citizenship Civics Test in 7 Languages & Exemption for Green Card Holders of at Least 20 Years Who Are Over 65 Years Old U.S. citizenship applicants (N-400 applicants) are required to attend N-400 interviews. Citizenship applicants are required to undergo, among other things, English and Civics tests (certain exceptions apply). U.S. Citizenship and Immigration more...
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Washington Examiner Does Not Meet the Mandatory Print Ads Requirement for PERM Recruitment Process
By Tiyalaw at August 2, 2012 | 5:10 am | 0 Comment
Washington Examiner Does Not Meet the Mandatory Print Ads Requirement for PERM Recruitment Process In the Matter of Intercontinental Enterprises, 7/30/12, BALCA found that the Washington Examiner was not the newspaper of general circulation “most appropriate to the occupation and the workers likely to apply for the job opportunity” and does not meet the basic PERM more...
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PERM Lawful Job-Related Rejection
By Tiyalaw at August 1, 2012 | 5:15 am | 0 Comment
PERM Lawful Job-Related Rejection In Matter of JP Morgan Chase & Co., 7/16/12, a PERM case on lawful rejection, where there is no finding of job requirements being unduly restrictive, BALCA found an employer may reject job applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements listed on PERM form ETA 9089 without interview. BALCA stands for Board of Alien Labor more...
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Sponsor of Green Card Affidavit of Support Must Still Support Sponsored Ex-Spouse Who Has Refused to Look for Jobs
By Tiyalaw at July 31, 2012 | 5:01 am | 0 Comment
Sponsor of Green Card Affidavit of Support Must Still Support Sponsored Ex-Spouse Who Has Refused to Look for Jobs The United States Court of Appeals of the 7th Circuit found that sponsor’s support obligation under form I-864 continues even if the divorced sponsored immigrant failed to mitigate damages by active job search. Liu v. Mund, 7/12/12 July 26, 2012: By more...
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BIA on Qualifying Relative “Child” for Cancellation of Removal
By Tiyalaw at July 27, 2012 | 5:00 am | 0 Comment
BIA on Qualifying Relative “Child” for Cancellation of Removal In the Matter of ISIDRO-Zamorano, 25 I&N Dec. 829 (BIA 2012) Interim Decision # 3756, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) stated that an applicant for cancellation of removal whose child met the definition of a "child" when the application was filed but turned 21 before the Immigration Judge more...
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Washington, DC USCIS in Fairfax, Virginia: Saturday I-485 and I-751 Interviews
By Tiyalaw at July 26, 2012 | 10:09 am | 0 Comment
Washington, DC USCIS in Fairfax, Virginia: Saturday I-485 and I-751 Interviews In the summer months of 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Washington District Office in Fairfax, Virginia, had started scheduling naturalization interviews on Saturdays. It has now also stared to schedule Adjustment of Status for the coming months. Even I-751 more...
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USCIS Immigration Policy Changes for P-1 Entertainer of Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group
By Tiyalaw at July 14, 2012 | 9:52 am | 0 Comment
USCIS Immigration Policy Changes for P-1 Entertainer of Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new immigration policy changes for P-1 work visa/petition for: (a) P-1A: internationally recognized athlete, or a member of an internationally recognized athletic team; or (b) P-1B: entertainer of an more...
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The New Provisional Extreme Hardship Waiver for Unlawful Presence is Not Effective Yet
By Tiyalaw at July 9, 2012 | 1:16 pm | 0 Comment
The New Provisional Extreme Hardship Waiver for Unlawful Presence is Not Effective Yet Not too long ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made a proposed change to allow certain immediate relatives (spouse, parent and/or children of a US citizen) who can demonstrate the required extreme hardships to apply for a provisional extreme hardship more...
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