Archive for the ‘Immigration Law’ Category
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released a fact sheet clarifying the state benefits that are subject and not subject to public charge. Being part of U.S. immigration laws for over 100 years, public charge makes individuals, who are primarily dependent on the government for subsistence, as demonstrated ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
The Center for American Progress has come out with some interesting facts and figures on contributions made and likely to be made by the Immigrants in the United States. According to it, the immigrants in the United States contribute $80,000 more per capita in taxes then they consume in government ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Due to some recent traveling and international relocation, I have been unable to post since January. Beginning today I will have much more time to devote to immigrantdaily and will be frequently posting. As we return from our hiatus, it looks as though common sense may be returning to our ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
On Monday, President Bush signed a tougher Freedom of Information Act bill into law without any comment. This legislation creates a system allowing the public to track the status of their FOIA requests. The system is required to show when the request was initially received and the estimated date that ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
In Neang v. Chertoff, the District Court of Massachusetts agreed with the Ninth Circuit’s interpretation of INA §201(b)(2)(A)(I) in Freeman V. Gonzales, holding that an I-130 beneficiary remains an “immediate relative” after death of the spouse if the petition has been pending prior to the spouse’s death. This ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
ILW.com has reported that FBI name check delays may soon not be an issue for I-485 applicants. The site claims that the executive branch is working on developing a new procedure, by prescribing a period of time after which USCIS will make a decision on the case regardless of whether ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Here is a brief summary of international F-1 student employment regulations. I hope that you all find it helpful.
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The F-1 student employment regulations state that students are no allowed to be employed during their first academic year, except for on-campus work which can begin as soon as the ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
For those that have filed their I-485, but have not received their receipt notice, and do not have Advanced Parole - one thing has gotten easier - you no longer need your I-485 receipt notice with you when you travel on an H or L visa.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Late last week, the Senate passed an amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill (H.R. 3043) that would increase the H-1B fees paid by the employer from the current $1,500 to $5,000. This amendment was authored by Senators Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sanders (I-VT), who sponsored ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Here is a letter I received today from one of my senators.
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Dear Mr. Krasny:
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