By Richard Hanus|2006-08-16T14:00:36-05:00August 16th, 2006|Categories: Asylum in the United States, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
Justice Department Initiative to Improve Immigration Courts and BIA August 16, 2006 After ordering the review of almost 20 immigration courts and conducting extensive field research and interviews, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced that the Department of Justice will [...]
By Richard Hanus|2006-07-10T14:00:36-05:00July 10th, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
CIS Chicago’s New Facility July 10, 2006 In the coming month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Chicago office will be moving to a new facility downtown at 101 W. Congress, Chicago – the southwest corner of Clark and Congress. [...]
By Richard Hanus|2006-06-15T14:00:36-05:00June 15th, 2006|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
Premium Processing to be Extended to Certain I-140, I-539 and I-765 Filings June 15, 2006 For the past few years, companies seeking to employ foreign workers in a variety of temporary work visa categories (including H-1B, L-1 and R-1) have [...]
By Richard Hanus|2006-06-08T14:00:36-05:00June 8th, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas|
1,100 Approved Fiance Petitions are Recalled June 8, 2006 Speaking of criminal background checks, as of March 5, 2006, US CIS was mandated by federal statute to conduct background checks on all U.S. citizens seeking to petition their foreign fiancés. [...]
By Richard Hanus|2006-05-11T14:00:36-05:00May 11th, 2006|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees|
Immigration Security Checks May 11, 2006 “Everything looks o.k. with your case, but we are awaiting final FBI clearance on your name check before we can approve you.” This may sound familiar to many of you who have recently appeared [...]
By Richard Hanus|2006-04-27T14:00:36-05:00April 27th, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
CIS Continues to Shift Processing Sites April 27, 2006 In the past year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has continued its initiative toward establishing centralized processing for various types of immigration applications and petitions. For all family based applicants seeking [...]
By Richard Hanus|2006-03-30T14:00:36-06:00March 30th, 2006|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
The Protests, The Debates March 30, 2006 Immigration talk is everywhere these days. Local news, national news, Yahoo.com, and perhaps even at dinner tables across America. And what about those big protests in Chicago, Detroit, L.A. and in other cities [...]
By Richard Hanus|2006-03-01T14:00:36-06:00March 1st, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law|
New Poverty Guidelines In Effect for 2006 March 1, 2006 Before any intending family-based immigrant is issued their visa, or approved for adjustment of status, the petitioning U.S. family member or their joint co-sponsor will have to submit an I-864 [...]
By Richard Hanus|2006-02-15T14:00:36-06:00February 15th, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
Waiver of Adjustment of Status Interview Becoming More Common February 15, 2006 With the exception of marriage based filings, as of late the Citizenship and Immigration Service is more frequently approving, without interview, more categories of adjustment of status filings [...]
By Richard Hanus|2005-12-22T14:00:36-06:00December 22nd, 2005|Categories: Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
CIS Eases Affidavit of Support Requirements for Adjustment of Status Applicants December 22, 2005 For applicants undergoing permanent residence processing within the U.S. (aka adjustment of status), the Affidavit of Support component just got easier. With the exception of employment [...]
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