With bank financing for new construction in short supply, real-estate developers are turning to a federal program that grants green cards to foreign nationals who invest at least $500,000 in a project. The new attention has turned a once-obscure alternative source of funds into a viable route toward development. Use of the 20-year-old program...
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The I-485 adjustment of status form is undergoing changes which must be noted because of its widespread use and because failure to adhere to the new procedures could cause filings to be rejected that in some cases could cause applicants to fall out of legal status. In addition to change of address for certain...
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The US citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have started accepting the H1B Visa applications for the next fiscal year from Wednesday. An overall 65,000 applications are offered excluding 20,000 H1B visas for applicants of US masters’ or higher degree. In 2009, due to the downturn the filed applications were fewer and to meet the...
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The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a child of a fiancée of a United States Citizen or K-2 visa holder can adjust his or her status to Greencard holder or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) even though the child turns twenty-one while the application is pending. The court’s ruling comes from the matter...
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Coaching in the U.S. for the past 10 years, Olympic gold medalist Natalia Laschenova said she will continue her quest to earn a green card despite the denial letter she recently received from immigration officials. “I am not going anywhere,” Laschenova told IG. In January, Laschenova’s employer, Integrity Gymnastics in Plain City, Ohio, received...
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UNDER CURRENT U.S. immigration law, there are three primary ways to gain legal entry into the country other than for a limited stay as a tourist. • The first is through the annual “green card diversity lottery,” held each year by the Department of Homeland Security, for citizens of countries that have “low rates...
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Sarah Farnan used to dream of working the Shamu show at Sea World. Now she just wants a way to stay in the United States, at least until her college graduation. A Bright Futures scholar in her junior year at the University of South Florida, Sarah could be deported back to England when she...
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Newlyweds Matt and Heather Lopresto knew that every marriage has its ups and downs; they didn’t know that living together would be so difficult. Matt, originally from Corning and now living in Rochester, is a U.S. citizen. Heather, who met her husband in 2005 when both were students at the Elim Bible Institute in...
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An increasing number of Koreans are immigrating to the U.S. through an investment program as the U.S. has loosened immigration restrictions in order to boost its economy hit hard by the global economic crisis. In 1990 the U.S. government began granting permanent residency, or greencards, to immigrants who invest over US$1 million in the...
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The following is part of an article written by MAYA KARA and BRUCE MAILMAN Special to the Saipan Tribune: The following is the advice we give to our clients who have an upcoming interview: If you were both free to marry (not married to someone else at the time), neither of you have a...
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