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Change of Filing Location for Certain I-601 and I-212 Waiver Applications
By Tiyalaw at May 23, 2012 | 10:05 am | 0 Comment
Change of Filing Location for Certain I-601 and I-212 Waiver Applications As of June 4, 2012, foreign nationals abroad who have applied for certain visas (immigration visa, or nonimmigrant K or V visa) and who have been found ineligible for inadmissibility by a U.S. Consular Officer may file their requests to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility directly to a more...
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New Filing Location for Certain I-130 Petitioners Residing Abroad
By Tiyalaw at May 17, 2011 | 10:06 am | 0 Comment
New Filing Location for Certain I-130 Petitioners Residing Abroad On May 16, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new regulation stipulating that, effective August 15, 2011, I-130 petitioners residing in foreign countries without international USCIS offices must file their Forms I-130 Petition for Alien Relative with the USCIS more...
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Errors in 2012 DV Green Card Lottery Results in Early May 2011. New DV Results Available on or around July 15, 2011
By Tiyalaw at May 15, 2011 | 5:31 pm | 0 Comment
Errors in 2012 DV Green Card Lottery Results in Early May 2011. New DV Results Available on or around July 15, 2011 As a result of computer programming problem, The U.S. Department of State (DOS) will conduct new selection for 2012 diversity green card lottery applications that were submitted from October 5, 2010 to November 3, 2010. The new selection results are more...
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Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Foreign Nationals Affected by Civil Unrest or Natural Disasters
By Isabel Davila at April 17, 2011 | 7:33 pm | 0 Comment
Temporary Immigration Relief Measures for Foreign Nationals Affected by Civil Unrest or Natural Disasters On April 13, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced temporary immigration relief measures for foreign nationals affected by their home country conditions, such as civil unrest or a severe environmental disaster. For examples, home more...
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Additional U.S. Immigration Relief for Those Stranded Due to Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
By Isabel Davila at March 18, 2011 | 2:44 pm | 0 Comment
Additional U.S. Immigration Relief for Those Stranded Due to Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan Tragedies are escalating in Japan as a result of its recent earthquake and tsunami. With many U.S. citizens or residents having loved ones in Japan, and Japanese nationals already in the United States, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a news more...
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Avoid Diversity Visa (DV) or Green Card Lottery Fraud or Scams
By Tiyalaw at March 13, 2011 | 9:05 am | 0 Comment
Avoid Diversity Visa (DV) or Green Card Lottery Fraud or Scams Recently, the Department of State (DOS), Office of Visa Services, issues another fraud warning advising the public of a substantial increase in fraudulent emails and letters sent to Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) program (Visa Lottery)(also known as “green card lottery”) applicants. Posing as the more...
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Processing Delays for Some I-130 Immediate Relative Petitions Pending with the USCIS Texas Service Center or California Service Center
By hurlocka at February 28, 2011 | 12:53 pm | 0 Comment
Processing Delays for Some I-130 Immediate Relative Petitions Pending with the USCIS Texas Service Center or California Service Center Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a notification indicating delay in their processing of approximately 36,000 immediate relative petitions (Form I-130) that were transferred from the California more...
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U.S. Consular Instructions on Applications for I-601 Extreme Hardship Waiver in Certain European Countries. What are Extreme Hardships?
By Tiyalaw at January 27, 2011 | 2:47 pm | 0 Comment
Certain foreign nationals may be required to file for a Form I-601 Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility when applying for immigrant visa at the U.S. Consulate abroad. Immigrant visa is one of the processes for obtaining green card status in the United States. An I-601 extreme hardship waiver is required, for example, when an applicant was unlawfully more...
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Immigrate to the U.S. via Green Card Lottery (DV Lottery): Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program
By Isabel Davila at January 19, 2011 | 11:46 am | 0 Comment
Each year, the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program (DV lottery)(also known as green card lottery) makes 50,000 immigrant visas available to eligible applicants who are selected in the lottery. To qualify for the lottery, an applicant must be a native of one of the listed country; and have the U.S. equivalent of a high school diploma, or have 2 years of related more...
