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National Leaders Call for Immigration Reform – Quotes
With more than 70% of Latino voters helping to reelect President Obama on Tuesday, leaders on both sides of the aisle are now calling for immigration reform. Below are quotes from President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
President Obama (D)
• “And in the coming weeks and months, I am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. Reducing our deficit.
USCIS Publishes Improved Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
A new Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, is now available. USCIS changed the format to improve intake processing and added Adobe fillable format features to make it easier for you to complete the form. USCIS encourages you to download the form from their website and complete it on a computer to take advantage of these new features. Editions dated Jan. 06, 2010, and later will be accepted until Dec. 30, 2012. After this date, USCIS will only accept the Oct. 1, 2012, edition.
Source: “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12110241. (Posted 11/2/12)”
Green Card Through a Job Offer
The new USCIS Employee Rights Webinar for Form I-9 and E-Verify
Workers and Worker Advocates – Learn more about Employee Rights!
The new Employee Rights Webinar will help you help others to understand their rights in the Form I-9 and E-Verify processes.
USCIS and the DOJ Civil Rights Division are co-presenters of this free live webinar that explains employee rights and employer responsibilities in the employment eligibility verification process. This webinar also includes a review of Self Check and materials to educate and assist workers. Don’t forget to view and download the creative resources in the Employee Rights Toolkit to share with those you serve.
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, November 9, 2012
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Question #1 – General
I have less than 6 months remaining on my passport. May I apply for my U.S. visa?
AILA Calls on President Obama to Move Forward on Bipartisan Immigration Reform
American Immigration Lawyers Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2012 Contact:
George Tzamaras or Belle Woods 202-507-7649 – 202-507-7675 gtzamaras@aila.org – bwoods@aila.org
Diversity Visa 2014 (DV-2014) Program is now closed
Registration for DV-2014 is now closed – additional entries cannot be accepted. Online registration for the DV-2014 Program began on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concluded on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4). DV-2014 entrants will be able to check the status of their entries as of May 1, 2013 through Entrant Status Check (ESC) on the E-DV website. See the Diversity Visa Program Instructions webpage for the DV 2014 Instructions and any available translations.
If qualified, you will be able to apply next year for DV-2015!
Source: “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12110543 (posted 11/5/12)”
USCIS Reminds Individuals Affected by Hurricane Sandy of Temporary Immigration Relief Measures
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds customers affected by Hurricane Sandy of certain U.S. immigration benefits or relief that may be available to them.
USCIS understands that a natural disaster can affect an individual’s ability to maintain lawful immigration status or obtain certain other immigration benefits. Eligible individuals may request or apply for temporary relief measures, including:
– A change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States, even when the request is filed after the authorized period of admission has expired;
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, November 9, 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 Blog.
If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, November 9, 2012. Act now and submit your questions!
Kansas corporation admits knowingly hiring illegal alien to run McDonald’s franchise
A Kansas corporation agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to an immigration charge after a federal investigation showed that the manager of one of its McDonald’s restaurants in Wichita was an illegal alien. This announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, District of Kansas.
This guilty plea agreement resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with the assistance of the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General.
McCalla Corporation, a McDonald’s restaurant franchisee with offices in Wichita, was charged Oct. 31 with one felony count of knowingly accepting a fraudulent identification document offered as proof that an employee was eligible to work. As part of the plea agreement, the corporation agreed to pay a $300,000 fine, and an additional $100,000 forfeiture judgment.