Immigration Status—It’s Not Really One Simple Question
Jun 04, 2012
Every day I get calls and emails from people and businesses asking about immigration status and immigration benefits. Most times people start by saying they have Just a simple question or only one quic...
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Social Security No-Match Letters Are Back—Employers Must Re-Consider Worksite Compliance Procedures
Sep 26, 2011
The Social Security Administration (SSA) resumed issuing Social Security No-Match letters to employers in April 2011 after a multi-year hiatus. The SSAs purpose in sending these letters is to provide n...
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Permanent Resident’s Guide to Travel and Preventing Loss of Permanent Residence
Jun 17, 2011
As an immigration lawyer, I
see too many people who do not take care to protect their permanent residence
(green card) status after USCIS grants permanent resident status. Permanent resident status i...
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In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
Mar 30, 2011
Generally,
financial aid is not available for undocumented students and illegal aliens.
The majority of federal student aid requires the recipient to be a US citizen
or permanent resident (green card h...
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Petitioning for Papers for "Illegal" Relatives
Mar 30, 2011
I meet with too many clients who want to get their relative "papers" and who have made a huge mistake in sending their "illegal" relative to the Consular Visa Interview. Undocumented or illegal foreign...
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Feds Record-Breaking I-9 Enforcement Policy Requires Employers Review I-9 Practices
Oct 07, 2010
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director
John Morton recently announced what they described as record-breaking
immigration enforcement statistics under the Obama administration worksit...
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Always Consider the Diversity Visa Lottery Program as an Immigration Strategy
Oct 05, 2010
Whenever a client who is in the U.S. and wants to reside in the U.S.
has no immigration strategy available, or their options are limited and may time years to fully process, I recommend the Diversity...
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Visitors in B Visa Status Are Not Authorized to Attend School
Oct 04, 2010
A Visitor in
B-1/B-2 status is NOT authorized to attend school.
A nonimmigrant admitted into the United
States in B-1 or B-2 Visitor status is prohibited from study while in B-1 or
B-2 status.
A n...
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Understand Your Priority Date and Why It Is Important
Oct 04, 2010
Understanding Priority Dates
Your priority date is a critical piece of information for many people applying for permanent
residence (green card). The term priority date is used in employment-based (E...
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Employers Petitioning for H-1B Professional Occupation Visas Must Plan for a USCIS Fraud Detection Site Visit
Sep 01, 2010
The H-1B Professional Specialty Occupation work
visa program has enabled many employers to hire the best workers available,
even when there are not enough U.S. citizens and permanent residents availa...
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