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PROVISIONAL UNLAWFUL PRESENCE WAIVER: Q&A (Part I)

Tatyana Edwards March 1, 2013

Many of our clients ask about the new Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver that goes into effect on March 4, 2013. The following Q&A, to be published in two parts, explains [...]

PROPOSED LAW WILL GRANT GREEN CARDS TO INNOVATORS & GRADUATES

Tatyana Edwards February 27, 2013

Good news for foreign graduates of U.S. universities: the so-called Startup Act 3.0, a bipartisan bill granting 125,000 more employment-based green cards each year, was last week introduced by four [...]

OBAMA ON REFORM IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Tatyana Edwards February 24, 2013

In his State of the Union address last week President Barack Obama called on Congressional leadership to send him a comprehensive immigration reform bill “in the next few months,” upping [...]

NEW WAIVER TO REUNITE FAMILIES IN THE U.S.

Tatyana Edwards February 18, 2013

U.S. citizens will be united with their immediate relatives sooner according to a rule added to the Federal Register by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. The change, announced by [...]

LATEST POLL ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

Tatyana Edwards February 13, 2013

President Obama’s proposal to introduce immigration reform has found great support among his voters, according to a nationwide poll released last Friday. The poll results, reported on by The Huffington [...]

2012 – A RECORD YEAR OF DEPORTATIONS

Tatyana Edwards December 31, 2012

According to some statistics just released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 2012 stands out for the record number of deportations in the city where ICE ends local law-enforcement [...]

“KNOW YOUR RIGHTS”

Tatyana Edwards December 25, 2012

THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES A NEW PAMPHLET FOR THE PROTECTION OF FOREIGN SPOUSES & FIANCEES. If you are either the spouse or fiance of a U.S. citizen you may [...]

IS COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM ANY CLOSER NOW?

Tatyana Edwards November 23, 2012

Now that President Obama is about to start his second term, it appears that having lost the elections, the Republican Party is finally smarting up by setting aside the proposition [...]

The Importance, for Green Card “DV Lottery” Winners of Filing for AOS in the U.S. Rather Than Risk Denial At A U.S. Consulate Overseas

Giacomo Behar October 19, 2012

Green Card (“GC”) “Lottery” season is upon us again: registration for DV-2014 as it is known this year began yesterday, October 2, 2012. Last Friday was one of the most [...]

The DV-2014 Diversity Visa “Green Card Lottery” Is Here Again! Do You Qualify?

Tatyana Edwards October 2, 2012

Today is the start of the DV-2014 “Diversity Visa” Green Card Lottery Program, run by the U.S. Department of State, which this year runs from October 2 until November 3, [...]

Entering America: The White House’s Measures to Ease the U.S. Visa Application Process

Tatyana Edwards September 6, 2012

On January 19, 2012, unable to wait for action by congress any longer, president Obama took unilateral action and signed an executive order designed to facilitate travel to the U.S. [...]

The Cost of the “Dream”. Pitfalls of DACA immigration program.

Tatyana Edwards August 31, 2012

“Deferred Action of Child Arrivals”, or the “DACA” immigration program, announced by the Obama administration on June 15, 2012, went into effect on August 15th when USCIS, the benefits arm [...]

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