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Tiya Attorney USA Immigration Services

By at May 12, 2012 | 2:15 am | 0 Comment

Choosing the correct and most suitable immigration classification and category when initiating and applying for green card status in and to the U.S. is extremely important.  Depending on the type and/or classification of the green card, the wait time to obtain green card status varies tremendously, and the difference can be several months, to several years or even more...

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Stephen Colbert Opening Statement

By at September 26, 2010 | 11:45 am | 0 Comment

Stephen Colbert gives his opening statement during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security (from C-SPAN 9/24/10 more...

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Obama Immigration Reform

By at September 26, 2010 | 11:43 am | 0 Comment

At American University today, President Obama outlines a road map for immigration reform that includes holding businesses, illegal immigrants responsible and fixing the broken legal immigration more...

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Considering Filing H-1B or L-1? Additional Fee Applies to Certain New or Change of Employer Petition (Effective August 14, 2010)

By at August 20, 2010 | 3:41 am | 0 Comment

Considering Filing H-1B or L-1? Additional Fee Applies to Certain New or Change of Employer Petition (Effective August 14, 2010)

Effective August 14, 2010, there will be an additional fee for filing certain H-1B or L petitions; $2000 for H-1B and $2250 for L-1. This new fee, where applicable, is in addition to the existing government immigration fees applicable to H-1B and L-1 work visas. This new fee will remain effective until September 30, 2014. This additional fee requirement applies to new more...

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ICE: Prison Terms for Employers/Conspirators for Harboring, Transporting and Employing Illegal Aliens

By at July 23, 2010 | 4:40 am | 0 Comment

5 residents pled guilty, on July 16, 2010, to knowingly harboring, transporting and employing illegal aliens, as a result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents (such as special agents).ICE’s, an investigation agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), functions are to protect more...

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Haiti TPS Registration Extended Till January 18, 2011 (Can Apply for EAD & Advance Parole; Based on Separate Immigration Eligibility/Application, Approved TPS Beneficiary May Apply for Nonimmigrant Status or Green Card)

By at July 14, 2010 | 10:39 am | 0 Comment

On July 12, 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the registration period for Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for eligible foreign nationals from Haiti has been extended from July 20, 2010 until January 18, 2011; allowing Haitians up to January 18, 2011 to apply for registration of TPS. Eligible Haitian applicants must have been more...

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TPS for El Salvadorians Until March 9, 2012

By at July 13, 2010 | 8:57 am | 0 Comment

On July 12, 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend the temporary protection status (TPS) for another 18 months for eligible El Salvador nationals, from the current expiration date of September 9, 2010 to the new expiration date of March 9, 2012. To qualify, eligible applicants more...

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ICE Immigration Enforcement & Compliance with U.S. Immigration Law

By at June 30, 2010 | 8:39 am | 0 Comment

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a department within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for a broad-range of civil enforcement of U.S. immigration law such as the apprehension, detention and/or removal of non-U.S. citizens or foreign nationals. Given its finite resources, scope of enforcement actions, and the enormous immigration more...

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U.S. Citizen Pled Guilty to Marriage Fraud & Sponsored Wife is Now a Fugitive

By at June 25, 2010 | 4:15 am | 0 Comment

As a result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on June 22, 2010, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen pled guilty to marriage fraud in that he entered into a phony marriage with a Cambodian national for the purposes of assisting her to evade U.S. immigration law and to obtain U.S. permanent residency. In exchange for entering into more...

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U.S. Consulates in China are Opening on Saturdays for Several Weeks!

By at June 23, 2010 | 12:25 am | 0 Comment

Business and tourism between China and the United States have grown dramatically (especially in 2010) and they are expected to continue growing, over the years. As a result, the U.S. consulates across China have also seen a corresponding rise in visa applicants and wait times for visa appointments. In 2009, 66% of the visas issued by the U.S. consulates in China were more...

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