Biometrics Appointment Options for Reentry Permit Applicants Living Overseas
Jul 29, 2013
So you have a U.S. green card but youre living temporarily overseas. You want to avoid losing your green card, so youve decided to apply for a reentry permit.[1]
Now you realize that you have to b...
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New USCIS Immigrant Fee
Jul 29, 2013
Frankly, Id forgotten that USCIS announced in September 2010 that there would be a new Immigrant Visa DHSDomestic Processing Fee of $165. (See the Federal Register). USCIS is nowbeginning tocolle...
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Your Green Card Is at Risk if You Stay Outside U.S. Over 6 Months
Jul 27, 2013
Alawful permanent resident (LPR) who stays outside of the U.S. for 6 months or moreper yearrisks losing his or her green card when trying to reenter the U.S. This is especially true after multiple prol...
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Update on Predictions for the EB-5 China Wait List
Jul 27, 2013
The U.S. State Department previously predicted, in December 2012, that Chinese EB-5 visa applicants may soon be subject to a wait list. Now, in its March 2013 Visa Bulletin, the State Department is cha...
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New Visa Appointment System at the U.S. Mission in China
Jul 27, 2013
The U.S. Mission in China will adopt a new system for paying nonimmigrant visa application fees, scheduling appointments, and returning passports, effective March 16, 2013. This is part of the State De...
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Judge Orders $147 Million Returned from Chicago Regional Center to Chinese EB-5 Visa Investors
Jul 27, 2013
A federal judge has ordered that Anshoo Sethi and his company, A Chicago Convention Center LLC, return $147 million to Chinese investors.
If youve been following the story, you know that the U.S. Secu...
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Issues for U.S. Expats Filing a Form I-130, Immigrant Petition for Alien Relative
Jul 27, 2013
Heres a readers question:
I am a U.S. citizen and have been living outsidethe U.S. for almost four years for study. I got married a year ago and would like to apply for my husband to immigrate. My...
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Supreme Court Grants Cert in Mayorkas v. Cuellar de Osorio (Child Status Protection Act)
Jul 27, 2013
The Supreme Court has granted the Governments Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, agreeing to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuits decision inMayorkas v. Cuellar de Osorio.
In t...
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Tracking the Status of Congressional Bills (Updated July 12)
Jul 27, 2013
OK, I admit it. As a student, I loved the animated cartoon, Im Just a Bill [and I'm Sitting Here on Capitol Hill], by Schoolhouse Rock. (See it on YouTube or here, if youre in China). In this pos...
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Visa Applications for Same-Sex Spouses at the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China
Jul 27, 2013
In an historic ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has held thatsame-sex spouses are eligible for the same federal benefitsincluding immigration benefitsas heterosexual spouses. (Ive blogged about it he...
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