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Online or Paper Filing, or Both, for Change-of-Address Forms AR-11 and AR-11 SR?
By hurlocka at March 11, 2011 | 6:57 pm | 0 Comment
Online or Paper Filing, or Both, for Change-of-Address Forms AR-11 and AR-11 SR? During an open house informational session held on March 5, 20 11 by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Fairfax, Virginia, it is suggested that, due to system-interface issues, Change-of-Address applicants should consider filing paper change-of-address forms in more...
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Changes in Filing Location for Form AR-11, Change of Address Requirement
By Tiyalaw at March 1, 2011 | 9:10 am | 0 Comment
Changes in Filing Location for Form AR-11, Change of Address Requirement Starting March 15, 2011, all Change of Address forms (AR-11 and AR-11 SR) must be sent to a new location in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Most foreign nationals and each dependent family member in the United States are required to notify the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 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 Immigration Resource at August 20, 2010 | 3:41 am | 0 Comment
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 Immigration Resource 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 Immigration Resource 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 Immigration Resource 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 Immigration Resource 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 Immigration Resource 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...
U.S. Consulates in China are Opening on Saturdays for Several Weeks!
By Immigration Resource 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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Improvements in I-601 Waivers May Be Soon: Standards for Extreme Hardships, Concurrent Filings With I-130 Alien Relative Immigrant Petition, Adjudication, Processing Time!
By Immigration Resource at June 15, 2010 | 7:57 am | 1 Comments
On June 10, 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman has made formal recommendations to the USCIS to enhance its efficiency in processing applications for I-601 waivers of inadmissibility. USCIS Ombudsman is an independent agency of the Homeland Security to assist individuals and employers in resolving, and identifying areas of, problems more...
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