On December 22, 2010, the Department of State announced the implementation of a newly redesigned Consular Report of Birth Abroad Certificate. (CRBA). In the past, CRBAs have been printed at US Embassies and Consulates but beginning January 3, 2011, all CRBAs will be printed at the passport facilities in Portsmouth,…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is offering a Spanish-language only event called “Enlace” where agency updates will be given, a presentation will be shown, and an open forum for general questions will be conducted. The topic for the event is “How Do I Help My Relative Become A…
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently updated the list of Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) approved schools. The schools listed have all been certified to participate in the program. The program allows foreign students interested in obtaining an education in the United States to complete a…
The Global Entry Trusted Traveler Pilot Program launched by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on December 27, 2010 that membership has surpassed 100,000 individuals. The Global Entry program was launched by CBP in hopes of streamlining the process at airports for pre-approved travelers through the use of…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the February 2011 Visa Bulletin. The February 2011 Visa Bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for…
On December 21, 2010 the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) released its first ever E-Verify news publication called “E-Verify Connection.” Highlighted in the newsletter was the new photo matching capability to help confirm the authenticity of documents, the new E-Verify seals and the invalid status of birth certificates of…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of January 7th, 2011 58,700 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. *USCIS will continue to accept…
For those individuals taking naturalization tests AFTER January 5, 2011 please note that there are some changes to the civics test answers due to the recent federal elections. Questions 20, 23, and 47 will have different responses. For question 20 which asks: “Who is one of your State’s US Senators…
On December 22, 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee ruled that two men with severe disabilities must be provided with representation in their deportation cases. The ACLU of Southern California is optimistic after the ruling as they hope someday all mentally disabled detainees will receive representation. Immigration courts are…
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