Employment Based Visas
Dec 13, 2010A video introduction of Employment Visas...
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Brian David Lerner's Legal Guides (567)
Long Beach, CA
Immigration Lawyer at Long Beach, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Asylum
Guide on interpreting 'Orphan' for Orphan Petitions
Nov 30, 2010Under INA 101(b)(1)(F), a child is determined to be an orphan due to (1) the death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion of, or separation or loss from both parents, or (2) the fact that the...
See Full GuideDocumenting the Two-Year Joint Residency and Legal Custody Requirements in Adoption Cases
Nov 30, 2010Legal custody refers to the assumption of responsibility for a minor by an adult under the laws of the state and under the approval of a court of law or other appropriate government entity. 8 CFR 20...
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Nov 30, 2010An adopted child is defined as one who is adopted before his or her 16th birthday, and who has been in the joint legal custody of, and has resided with, the qualifying adopting parents or parent for ...
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Nov 30, 2010The United Statess ratification of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) The Hague Conference on Private International...
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Nov 30, 2010As in all immigrant visa cases, consular officers adjudicating adoption petitions must exercise due diligence, carefully scrutinizing the statements made to them and the documents presented to them....
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Nov 30, 2010The regulations require that a valid home study contain a factual evaluation of the financial capabilities of the prospective or adoptive parent or parents to rear and educate the child. Examiners wi...
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Nov 30, 2010When an orphan petition, Form I-600, is received, an "A" file should be opened and the petition processed. If the petition is filed at a stateside office in a case involving travel of the unmarried...
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Nov 30, 2010In discretionary relief cases, the IJ may consider criminal conduct either as a discretionary matter when considering relief or to determine whether relief is barred due to a mandatory criminal bar ...
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Nov 30, 2010The REAL ID Act clarified that applicants for relief or protection from removal have the burden of establishing: (1) Satisfaction of the applicable eligibility requirements; and (2) That a favorabl...
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