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USCIS National Customer Service Center is Now Opening on Saturdays as Well
By Tiyalaw at August 10, 2012 | 3:50 am | 0 Comment
USCIS National Customer Service Center is Now Opening on Saturdays as Well The telephone services offered to the public by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) National Customer Service Center with live agents is now also available on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in addition to Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., in each time zone. NCSC more...
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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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USCIS Expects to Accept Deferred Action Applications From Certain Young People on August 15, 2012!
By Tiyalaw at August 3, 2012 | 11:19 am | 0 Comment
USCIS Expects to Accept Deferred Action Applications From Certain Young People on August 15, 2012! U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today (08/03/2012) that on August 15, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expecting to begin accepting deferred action applications from certain young people who were already brought to the United 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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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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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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