Archive for the ‘Permanent Resident’ Category
Friday, August 14th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Acting Associate Director, Donald Neufeld has issued a memo that clarifies and supersedes the guidance provided on June 25, 2009: ” alt=”" />Ruiz-Diaz v. U.S., No. C07-1881 RSL. This memo deals with two crucial aspects of district court’s decision in Ruiz-Diaz case. Firstly, ...
Posted in Neufeld's Memo, Permanent Resident, Ruiz-Diaz, Unlawful Presence, Unlawful Status and unauthorized employment, USCIS | No Comments »
Monday, August 10th, 2009
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a memorandum from Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations Donald Neufeld, Associate Director, Refugee, Asylum & International Operations Lori Scialabba, and Acting Chief, Office of Policy & Strategy Pearl Chang relating to Conditional Permanent Residents (CPR) and Naturalization under Sect. 319 of the ...
Posted in Adjudication of Form N-400, IMFA, Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments, Naturalization, Permanent Resident, Removal of Conditional Resident Status Prior, Section 319(b) of INA, U.S. Armed Forces Personnel, U.S. Government Employees | No Comments »
Monday, July 13th, 2009
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Operating Performance Report- April 2009 there have been changes in filed, pending and completed petitions. It also provides national average for processing times. USCIS used revenue from the revised fee schedule and from the surge in filings in 2007 to hire approximately ...
Posted in EAD and Advance Parole, Family Sponsorship, National Average Processing Time, Naturalization, Other Resident Services, Permanent Resident, USCIS Operating Performance | No Comments »
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The frustrating ordeal of seeking legal residency for the same sex partners will soon be a thing of the past as Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Democrat from Vermont has offered a bill that would allow American citizens and legal immigrants to seek residency for their same-sex partner. The proposed ...
Posted in Chatholic Bishops' Committee, Judiciary Committee, Permanent Resident, Same Sex Partners, Sentor Patrick Leah, Uniting American Families Act | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Highlighting the important role played by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in the advancement of law pertaining to immigration and naturalization, and the facilitation of justice in the field, its President, Charles Kuck will submit a written statement to U.S. Senate Committee on Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). His ...
Posted in AILA, AILA President, Permanent Resident, Sam Sex Partners, Senate Committee, Senator Leahy, UAFA, Uniting American Families Act | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
With the ongoing process of upgrading card production equipment, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that applicants may experience up to an eight week delay in the delivery of their permanent resident card. At the time of their interview, applicants approved for permanent residence may approach USCIS ...
Posted in I-151 Stamp, INFOPASS, National Benefit Center, Permanent Residency, Permanent Resident, Permanent Resident Card, USCIS, USCIS Field Offices | No Comments »
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
A memorandum from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Acting Associated Director, Donald Neufeld has revised guidance relating to the adjudication of Form I-90 (Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card). The new memorandum dated Feb 6, 2009 amends previous guidance established in the policy memorandum titled, Disposition of Cases ...
Posted in Adjudication of Form I-90, Applcation to Replace Permanent Resident Card, Neufeld Memo, Permanent Resident | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Another heartening story of widow penalty victim brought to the fore, this time a young woman from Japan who is struggling to stay in U.S. Miwa Neal, now 26, married Joseph Neal, a US citizen in Japan and issued a US marriage certificate through US. Embassy in Japan. One month ...
Posted in Japanese Woman, Joseph Neal, Miwa Neal, Permanent Resident, USCIS, Widow Penalty | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Office of Immigration Statistics released annual flow report on the number and characteristics of persons who became Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) in the US during 2008. The data presented in the report were obtained from the Computer Linked Application Information System (CLAIMS) of ...
Posted in Computer Linked Application Information System, LPR Immigration Statistics, Office of Immigration Statistics, Permanent Resident | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
The Ninth Circuit accepted Nataliya Strokous’ petition for review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The petitioner argued before the BIA that she was entitled to adjustment to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status based on marriage to US citizen despite not filing her adjustment application before ...
Posted in Adjustment of LPR, Permanent Resident | No Comments »
