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Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on December 5, 2012 with processing dates as of October 30, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
USCIS Develops Tools to Help Foreign Entrepreneurs Create and Grow Businesses in the United States
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas marked a significant milestone for the USCIS Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) initiative by launching an online resource center today at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship in Cambridge, Mass. The resource center, Entrepreneur Pathways, provides entrepreneurs who seek to start…
ACHIEVE Act
On November 27, 2012, Senators Kyl (R-AZ), Hutchison (R-TX), and McCain (R-AZ) introduced the ACHIEVE Act. The ACHIEVE Act will allow individuals who meet the established criteria to obtain a series of conditional nonimmigrant visas designated as W-1, W-2, W-3. Key differences from the DREAM Act: – ACHIEVE Act does…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 7, 2012
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 answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
USCIS Reminds Eligible Nationals of Haiti to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status
Eligible nationals of Haiti (and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) who currently have Temporary Protected Status (TPS) must re-register for TPS by November 30, 2012. Failure to re-register by this deadline may result in the loss of your TPS status. If you re-register after November 30…
USCIS Releases New DACA Statistics through November 15, 2012
These USCIS statistics on DACA cases from 8/15/12 to 11/15/12 show a total of 298,834 DACA requests accepted for processing, 273,203 biometric services appointments scheduled, 124,572 requests under review, and 53,273 requests approved. View the (.PDF) USCIS Report, “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process (November, 2012)” Source of Information: “AILA…
CBP Global Entry Trusted Traveler Program Arrives at BWI
Baltimore – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched the Global Entry program at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) Wednesday allowing trusted travelers to speed their processing upon international arrival. Global Entry is a voluntary expedited clearance program that allows pre-approved, low-risk international travelers the ability to bypass…
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, November 23, 2012
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Of all the holidays acknowledged and celebrated in the United States of America, Thanksgiving is the one which, perhaps, can most easily be embraced by all who live here – wherever their origins, whatever their beliefs. Most countries or cultures have a harvest festival in their yearly cycle. While turkey…