By Richard Hanus|2014-05-13T08:42:13-05:00May 13th, 2014|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
Published: May 13, 2014 In the past week, the Obama Administration announced its plan to implement a program allowing qualified spouses of H-1B visa holders to obtain an Employment Authorization Document. The plan has yet to be put into action, [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-04-30T13:50:34-05:00April 30th, 2014|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas|
Published: April 30, 2014 A year ago, Chicago based applicants for Adjustment of Status (for permanent resident, or “green card”, status) were waiting approximately 90 days for their interviews to be scheduled by U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-04-30T13:45:12-05:00April 30th, 2014|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application|
Published: April 30, 2014 Applicants for U.S. Citizenship are reminded that the latest version of the N-400 form now must be used. As of May 5, 2014, older versions of the form will be rejected. The newest N-400 form can [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-04-30T13:39:06-05:00April 30th, 2014|Categories: Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards|
Published: April 30, 2014 Before intending family-based immigrants are 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 Affidavit of Support (or acceptable I-864 variation) [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-03-25T12:20:50-05:00March 25th, 2014|Categories: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), immigration reform, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
Published: March 25, 2014 Almost 2 years after the implementation of the DACA program our nation continues to await enactment of a comprehensive immigration reform measure to allow for a path to legalization for our undocumented population, even those within [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-03-25T10:31:54-05:00March 25th, 2014|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
Published: March 25, 2014 On April 1, 2014, U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) will begin to accept H-1B petitions with start dates of October 1, 2014, the first day of the U.S. government’s Fiscal Year 2015. [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-02-19T09:13:17-06:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
Published: February 19, 2014 Individuals defending against deportation proceedings (now known as removal proceedings) sometimes have a defense available, and other times, they don’t. Sometimes the individual is documented, but is losing their status because of some crime or other [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-02-04T11:09:24-06:00February 4th, 2014|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: bipartisan majority, Boehner, DREAM Act, John Cornyn, legalization path, Mitch McConnell, Obama, omprehensive, piecemeal, provisional status|
Published: February 4, 2014 Not since the days of the “I was for it, before I was against it” explanation, have I gotten such a chuckle from our nation’s political theater. Given the tragic human costs at stake in this conversation though, maybe tears [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-01-20T14:19:39-06:00January 20th, 2014|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
Published: January 20, 2014 Things look to be slowing just a bit when it comes to U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services’ processing of Chicago based applicants for Adjustment of Status (I-485, green card application for individuals living [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-01-12T14:06:34-06:00January 12th, 2014|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings|Tags: certified court dispositions, criminal defense counsel, criminal plea bargain, dismissed, expunged criminal record, FBI analyses, nolle pros'd, stricken|
Published: January 12, 2014 For certain, there continues to be a significant disconnect between criminal defense attorney perceptions and the realities of immigration law. Don’t get me wrong – I am not writing this article to scold, judge or blame [...]
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