Archive for the ‘Immigration and Nationality Act’ Category
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a list of Question and Answers regarding the H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions for work performed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The Q&As cover details of H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions contemplated under the Consolidated Natural ...
Posted in CNMI, CNRA, DHS, H-1B and H-2B Cap Exemptions, H-1B Visa, H-2B Visa, Immigration and Nationality Act, INA, Natural Resources Act of 2008, Non-Immigrant Visas, Northern Mariana Islands, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The Acting Associate Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Donald Neufeld has issued field guidance regarding eligibility for L nonimmigrant status for certain aliens who have been employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) before the CNMI became subject to the Immigration and Nationality Act ...
Posted in AFM Update, Donald Neufeld, Guidance Memorandum, Immigration and Nationality Act, L Visa, L Visa in CNMI, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Announcing that it will grant parole on a case-by-case basis to qualifying individuals in certain groups of aliens in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on November 30, 2009, have released Question and Answers. The Q&As clarify various doubts pertaining to the ...
Posted in Enforcement, Filing Fees, Grant of Parole, Immediate Relative, Immigration and Nationality Act, Parole Authority for Certain Aliens in CNMI, Parole Status, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Monday, November 9th, 2009
The American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center has issued a latest practice advisory for lawyers on Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) on September 9, 2009, updating and replacing three earlier advisories.
The CSPA provides relief to children who “age-out” as a result of delays by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
Posted in American Immigration Council, Asylum and Refugee Applications, Child Age-Out, Child Status Protection Act, CSPA, Immigrant Visas, Immigration and Nationality Act, INA, Legal Action Center, USCIS, Visa Petitions | No Comments »
Friday, October 16th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has issued a fact sheet on its Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO). OCAHO heads a staff of administrative law judges (ALJs) who are responsible for presiding over hearings and deciding cases arising from alleged violations ...
Posted in ALJs, Department of Justice, Document Fraud, DOJ, Employer Sanctions, EOIR, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Fact Sheet on OCAHO, Immigration and Nationality Act, International Marriage Broker provisions of IMBRA, International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, OCAHO, Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, Related News, Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Exercising powers under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, President Barack Obama has made certain determinations and authorizations concerning refugee admission numbers during FY 2010. The number is fixed at 80,000 refugees allocated among refugees of special humanitarian concern to the U.S. in accordance with the following regional ...
Posted in Asylum, Determinations and Authorizations Concerning Refugee Admission Numbers During FY 2010, Immigration and Nationality Act, President Barack Obama, Refugee Admissions Authorization for FY 2010 | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
The recent outbreak of H1N1 virus (commonly known “Swine Flu”) rang alarm bells in U.S. The timely response from frontline agencies helped in controlling the disease from taking huge death tolls. However, it was a very scary situation for majority of Americans, since their close proximity with Mexico and the ...
Posted in Congressional Research Service, H1N1, Health and Human Services, Immigration and Nationality Act, Immigration Policies, Issues on Health-Related Grounds for Exclusion, Sea and Landports of Entry, Swine Flu, US Travel | No Comments »
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Giving respite to alien widow(er)s of U.S. citizens, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano granted deferred action for two years to them and their unmarried children below 18 year, whose stay in U.S. was in peril after the demise of their U.S. spouses before completing two ...
Posted in Circuit Courts, Deferred Action, Green Card & Citizenship, Immediate Relatives, Immigration and Nationality Act, Janet Napolitano, Legal Status, Widow Penalty | No Comments »
