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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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U.S. Work Visas and Options for Nurses
By Tiyalaw at July 13, 2012 | 6:14 pm | 0 Comment
U.S. Work Visas and Options for Nurses Many foreign nurses in the U.S. have expired or expiring work visa/status since H-1C nonimmigrant visa program for nurses sunset (expired) on December 20, 2009. Eligible foreign nurses may considered other work visas/status options such as: TN under NAFTA: Registered nurses from Canada or Mexico may consider utilizing TN 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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USCIS Not Yet Accepting Deferred Action Applications From Certain Young People But Will Be Soon!
By Tiyalaw at July 8, 2012 | 8:34 am | 0 Comment
USCIS Not Yet Accepting Deferred Action Applications From Certain Young People But Will Be Soon! On June 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced, effective immediately, certain young people who were already brought to the United States as young children may be considered for prosecutorial discretion of deferred action (temporary discretionary more...
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London E Visa Services Temporary Closure Due to 2012 Olympics
By Tiyalaw at July 5, 2012 | 8:00 am | 0 Comment
London E Visa Services Temporary Closure Due to 2012 Olympics The E Visa Office of the Embassy of the United States of America in London, England will be closed from July 16, 2012 to August 17, 2012 due to the 2012 Olympics. This E Visa Office will provide very limited or possibly no services in the months of July and August 2012. Normal services are expected to more...
Quota for H-1B Cap Work Visas Has Been Reached for FY2013 (June 11, 2012)
By Tiyalaw at June 12, 2012 | 12:39 pm | 0 Comment
Quota for H-1B Cap Work Visas Has Been Reached for FY2013 (June 11, 2012) What is an H-1B? H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for positions requiring theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields for qualified foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone on to apply for and obtain lawful permanent more...
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48,400 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 17,500 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 25, 2012)
By Tiyalaw at June 2, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
48,400 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 17,500 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 25, 2012) What is an H-1B? H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for positions requiring theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields for qualified foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone more...
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New PERM Labor Certification Update: Supervised Recruitment
By Tiyalaw at May 29, 2012 | 6:54 am | 0 Comment
New PERM Labor Certification Update: Supervised Recruitment In the recent months, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has indicated it will expand its use of DOL-supervised recruitment in the PERM permanent labor certification program as a PERM system “integrity” measure. PERM is DOL labor certification program and stands for Program Electronic Review more...
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