The following information has been provided by AILA, the American Immigration Lawyers Association. As Congress continues its budgetary deadlock, the possibility of a government shutdown looms larger by the minute. If Congress is unable to reach accord on Friday, the government will close at midnight, Saturday April 9. In general,…
Fifth part of our ten part series examining the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) publication of “What to Watch Out for in Immigration in 2011.” Topic #5: Punitive Enforcement Approaches In the 112th Congress violations of immigration laws are expected to have stricter penalties and further legislation is likely to…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 1st, 2011 We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will…
Fourth part of our ten part series examining the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) publication of “What to Watch Out for in Immigration in 2011.” Topic #4: State and Local Authority to Enforce Immigration Law The role state and local officials should play when enforcing immigration laws has been a…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on March 14, 2011 with processing dates as of January 31, 2011. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
Third part of our ten part series examining the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) publication of “What to Watch Out for on Immigration in 2011.” Topic #3: Restrictions on State Identification Cards (REAL ID) The REAL ID Act was brought up after national security concerns grew in the aftermath of…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 18th, 2011 We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will…
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of March 1, 2011. If you filed an appeal, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The current processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 4th, 2011 We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will…
Over the course of the 2010 fiscal year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalized over 676,000 individuals. 6.6 million individuals have been naturalized in the United States in the last decade. To become naturalized, an individual must file an Application for Naturalization (Form N-400) and meet the following requirements…