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No Deadline for H1B Visa Applicants: USCIS
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... »
Greencard for child of a fiancée of a US citizen
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 of... »
Laschenova, Lawyer Renew Immigration Quest
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 a notice... »
Immigration laws quash many dreams
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 of... »
Rules for visa perplex family
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 turns 21... »
More Koreans Choose Investment Option for U.S. Greencards
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... »
Immigration reform again coming into national focus
Patricia Hernandez has the unenviable job of cleaning up the mess left by undergraduates at UC Berkeley. “Whatever they break, we fix it,” she said, sitting on a dormitory couch during her morning break. “Change light bulbs, fix furniture, fix toilets, unclog toilets, replace toilets.” Hernandez, 48, is not complaining, just describing. She is proud of... »
Green Card Through Marriage
You do not have to use a lawyer to apply for a green card through marriage. Easygration offers you a better option! Congratulations on getting married! As part of this exciting time-of-life, you are probably also looking for an affordable, simple and quick option for filing your green card application. Did you know that you do not... »
Immigrants take vows to stay here
Federal agents used old-fashioned detective work to prove that a professional couple from Ghana was trying to dodge immigration laws when they dissolved their marriage and wed U.S. citizens. According to court documents, immigration agents placed the couple’s Blacklick house under surveillance, interviewed their next-door neighbors and sorted through trash bags taken from their curbside... »
Summary of Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Good and Bad
Today Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced theComprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP). Open Market was able to get an advanced outline of the bill. Here are some of its main features: Good: 1. Prohibits creation of a national identification card (this contradicts mandated E-Verify, see below).2. “Recapture” of unused... »