Removing Conditional Resident Status for Marriage Based Immigrants September 22, 2000 Obtaining U.S. lawful permanent residence by way of a marriage is not a terribly complicated process, in theory. However, in many ways, the immigration process for foreign spouses can often be a confusing and anxious experience on many levels. Below I will... Read more →
U.S. Department of Labor Proposes “Reengineering” of Employment Based Immigration Process September 1, 2000 No question about it, the most complex avenue toward lawful permanent residence in the U.S. is by way of the “sponsorship” of a current or future employer. In most cases, individuals seeking permanent residence, or... Read more →
INS Softens its Position on Some Criminal Aliens July 28, 2000 Immigration laws enacted in 1996 practically wiped out the rights of permanent resident aliens to remain in the U.S. following the INS’ initiation of deportation proceedings because of a criminal conviction, including some misdemeanors. As recently touched on in this column and... Read more →
Chicago’s INS Office Apparently Lifts Hold on Processing of R.N. and P.T. Permanent Residence Applications June 22, 2000 For more than a year, the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service’s Chicago District Office had been refusing to decide hundreds, if not thousands, of permanent resident applications of registered nurses (and... Read more →
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Healthcare Workers Awaiting Immigration Benefits June 9, 2000 In November of 1996 the U.S. Congress enacted into law Section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act which requires all health care workers applying for lawful permanent residence in the U.S. to obtain special certification... Read more →
More Amnesty Talk in Congress May 26, 2000 It is just talk at this point, but that is what Congress and the Clinton Administration are doing with regard to proposals that could benefit as many as 500,000 undocumented or “illegal” aliens. The fact that the talk is continuing does not mean that a bill will [...] Read more →
Consequences of “Whistle Blowing” Can Be the Basis of a Political Asylum Claim May 5, 2000 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which has jurisdiction over cases filed in California – among other west coast states, generally can be expected to issue decisions providing aliens with the most protection in the face [...] Read more →
INS Provides Clarification for Affidavit of Support Confusion April 21, 2000 It doesn’t take too long to start cringing once you have taken a look at the relatively new I-864 Affidavit of Support form now required of all family based immigrant visa applicants. As many readers have already experienced, individuals who apply for immigrant... Read more →
Organized Labor Calls for Limited Amnesty – Is the Mood of our Nation Changing? March 31, 2000 As featured in a previous edition of the Philippine Weekly, the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) has announced its support for the enactment of amnesty legislation for certain undocumented workers... Read more →