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6 06, 2003

The Office of Visa Compliance: A New Division of the Department of Homeland Security

By |2003-06-06T14:00:36-05:00June 6th, 2003|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

The Office of Visa Compliance: A New Division of the Department of Homeland Security June 6, 2003 With the elimination of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), a slew of new government agencies were created to take its place and assume its functions. The Office of Visa Compliance is set to be one of those new agencies, except that the functions it will be assuming were pretty much ignored by the agency previously charged with such responsibilities. Under the umbrella agency of the Department of Homeland Security, 3 separate agencies were created to replace the INS: 1) the Bureau of Citizenship […]

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2 05, 2003

DHS to Unveil New “VISIT System” for Travelers to the U.S.

By |2003-05-02T14:00:36-05:00May 2nd, 2003|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law|

DHS to Unveil New “VISIT System” for Travelers to the U.S. May 2, 2003 By years end, look for the Department of Homeland Security to implement a new entry/exit system that will allow for better screening and tracking of foreign nationals entering the U.S. on nonimmigrant visas, such as student, visitor and work visas. The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indication Technology system, VISIT – for short, is designed to allow those with legitimate visas and purposes to enter the U.S. more efficiently and with more security, and detect and deny entry for those trying to enter the U.S. with fraudulent […]

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13 12, 2002

Decisions Halted on Applications for U.S. Permanent Residence and Citizenship

By |2002-12-13T14:00:36-06:00December 13th, 2002|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|

Decisions Halted on Applications for U.S. Permanent Residence and Citizenship December 13, 2002 A new security initiative put in place by the INS in the past 2 weeks has led to a halt in the issuance of final decisions on applications for adjustment of status (permanent residence) and U.S. citizenship. This initiative impacts only applications pending in the U.S., such as at local INS District Offices like Chicago’s, and does not have a direct effect on overseas consular processing of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. Q: Why has this initiative been put in place? A: Security. The initiative stems from a November […]

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18 07, 2002

INS Chicago Implements New Advance Parole Procedures

By |2002-07-18T14:00:36-05:00July 18th, 2002|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

INS Chicago Implements New Advance Parole Procedures July 18, 2002 In the past month INS Chicago announced new procedures for the processing of requests for advance parole travel documents, with the major change being a 30 day processing time, rather than the previous 1 day, walk up service. Firstly, what is an advance parole travel document? The advance parole document, also referred to as a “parole visa” in some communities, is a document that allows individuals residing in the U.S. with pending I-485 applications for adjustment of status (for permanent residence or “green card”) to reenter the U.S. after traveling abroad […]

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6 06, 2002

New Security Protocols to Cause Processing Delays at INS

By |2002-06-06T14:00:36-05:00June 6th, 2002|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, 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., Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

New Security Protocols to Cause Processing Delays at INS June 6, 2002 Whether you are applying to extend your nonimmigrant tourist status or to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, the time U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service will take to process your case will no doubt take longer as a result new security measures now being put into place. The Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS) is a U.S. government database and program originally implemented less than a year ago in order to scrutinize prospective applicants for U.S. permanent residence or immigrant visas. However, with increased national security concerns arising after September 11, […]

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12 04, 2002

New INS Regulations Severely Impact Visitors to the U.S.

By |2002-04-12T14:00:36-05:00April 12th, 2002|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., United States Embassies Abroad|

New INS Regulations Severely Impact Visitors to the U.S. April 12, 2002 In response to several recent highly publicized bureaucratic blunders, the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service has taken dramatic action in announcing the implementation of several new rules that will significantly impact those entering the U.S. on nonimmigrant B-1/B-2 visitor visas. Under the new rule, visitor visa holders will now have far fewer options to extend their stay, or change the terms of their stay. Restrictions For Those Entering on Visitor Visas The B1/B-2 visa, commonly known as the tourist or visitor’s visa, has many purposes. Individuals seeking entry into […]

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22 02, 2002

More Observations on the Effects of September 11

By |2002-02-22T14:00:36-06:00February 22nd, 2002|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, United States Embassies Abroad|

More Observations on the Effects of September 11 February 22, 2002 It is widely believed among the general public that since September 11 things must be tougher, all around, when it comes to obtaining any immigration benefit or just dealing with the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service. Some believe that the immigration laws have gotten much stricter, while others assume that the application and enforcement of immigration laws have tightened considerably. Both suppositions are true in some respects, however for most individuals seeking immigration benefits, whether in the U.S. or abroad, not much has changed. For individuals in the U.S. seeking […]

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24 01, 2002

New Provisions Signed into Law Granting Employment Authorization to Spouses of International Executives and Entrepreneurs

By |2002-01-24T14:00:36-06:00January 24th, 2002|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

New Provisions Signed into Law Granting Employment Authorization to Spouses of International Executives and Entrepreneurs January 24, 2002 Spouses of E and L visa holders are now entitled to obtain employment authorization pursuant to a bill signed into law by President Bush on January 16, 2002. Such spouses were previously only entitled to enter the U.S. to accompany their work visa holding husband or wife but without the right to work (they would need to find their own work visa petitioning employer). With the new bill signed into law, these spouses now have an opportunity to be granted an unrestricted authorization […]

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16 11, 2001

Immigration Law in the Wake of September 11

By |2001-11-16T14:00:36-06:00November 16th, 2001|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Green Cards, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Immigration Law in the Wake of September 11 November 16, 2001 If there is one word I can use to describe the mood in the immigrant communities I have contact with on a day to day basis, it would be – panic. What new immigration laws have been passed since September 11? What new enforcement measures have been implemented? Of what consequence are these new laws and measures to me as an immigrant, or as an “illegal” – present in the U.S. in violation of our immigration laws? People are confused and rumors are rampant. Given the television and radio’s mostly […]

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26 09, 2001

Terrorism, Human Nature and U.S. Immigration Law

By |2021-09-12T14:44:16-05:00September 26th, 2001|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

  Terrorism, Human Nature and U.S. Immigration Law September 26, 2001 By: Richard Hanus, Esq. Earlier this month, our nation was victimized by acts that we could only imagine taking place in the movies or our worst nightmares. Cowards, in the name of their god and religion, plan an extensive operation that would take their own lives as well as those of thousands of others they never met.  Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and children, whether they be the victims who died, or those surviving, never saw it coming. Our view of the world is changed. Everything from how we think about […]

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