O Visas
Nov 05, 2015O-1 (O1) Visas are for aliens who have extraordinary ability in certain specified fields (O1A) or a record of extraordinary achievement in movie or TV production (O1B). O2 visas are available for cert...
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Alexander Joseph Segal's Legal Guides (117)
New York, NY
Immigration Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration, Family, Asylum
December 11 Expiration Date for Three Immigration Programs (Including EB-5)
Nov 05, 2015Three significant immigration programs are slated to expire on December 11, 2015. These three programs are the: EB-5 Regional Center Program; Conrad 30 J Waiver Program; Special Immigrant Non-Minister...
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Nov 05, 2015The Social Security Administration (SSA) has updated the evidentiary requirements for demonstrating “statelessness” in RS 02640.040 of its Program Operations Manual System (POMS). The SSA will use inf...
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Nov 03, 2015Who Was Eligible to Take Advantage of LIFE Act Adjustment of Status? The Original Filing Requirements for LIFE Act Adjustment of Status and Grandfathering. LIFE Act Adjustment of Status in Proceedings...
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Nov 02, 2015Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) gives the President the authority to allocate a limited number of refugee numbers for each fiscal year (subject to consultation with Congress a...
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Nov 02, 2015I would like to share with you an important decision rendered by Judge Harry Leinenweber of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on August 31, 2015. Important decisio...
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Oct 19, 2015The American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh (ABC) Settlement Agreement was a class action settlement between a class of Guatemalan and Salvadoran nationals and the United States government rendered in...
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Oct 16, 2015The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) established three bars to applying for asylum. The three bars, found in section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nation...
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Oct 16, 2015The American Competitiveness in the Twenty First Century Act of 2000 (AC21) introduced the concept of “enhanced H1B portability.” Prior to the enactment into law of AC21, H1B Visas were portable from...
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Oct 15, 2015U.S. immigration law contains special rules for natives and citizens of Cuba to adjust to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the United States. Generally, so long as a native or citizen of Cuba...
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