By Richard Hanus|2009-02-09T06:11:14-06:00February 9th, 2009|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
The Right to “Effective Assistance of Counsel” in Removal Proceedings Published: February 9, 2009 When a foreign national is prejudiced by the ineffective assistance of his attorney in the context of removal proceedings, the foreign national has historically had a [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-01-20T11:40:37-06:00January 20th, 2009|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Asylum in the United States, Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S., United States Embassies Abroad|
Waiting for Comprehensive Immigration Reform – What Actions Can the Overstay/Undocumented Take in the Meantime? Published: January 20, 2009 So, you have made the decision that being in the U.S. without legal status is better than being in your home [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-01-06T07:51:04-06:00January 6th, 2009|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
Amidst Fear of Terrorism, US CIS Sets Goals for Screening Fraudulent Green Card Applications Published January 6, 2009 Recently, the U.S. Congressional Committee on Homeland Security commissioned a study of fraud among immigrant Adjustment of Status applications, after a 2004 [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-12-08T02:00:10-06:00December 8th, 2008|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
UPDATE: The Truth about Foreign Nurses and US Immigration Law Published December 8, 2008 As of this writing there truly is no speedy and simple way to facilitate the issuance of either immigrant or temporary work visas for Registered Nurses [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-11-24T08:00:37-06:00November 24th, 2008|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, United States Embassies Abroad|
An Alternative to the H-1B Visa for Canadian and Mexican Citizens: TN status now available for 3-year approval Published November 24, 2008 For citizens of North American countries such as Canada and Mexico, the path toward obtaining a nonimmigrant visa [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-11-05T13:46:56-06:00November 5th, 2008|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
Barack Obama and the Future of Our Immigration Laws Published: November 5, 2008 Today’s article is not a political one, especially because I am just as tired as you are of hearing about how wonderful or terrible an Obama presidency [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-10-21T07:12:46-05:00October 21st, 2008|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
New Civics Test Implemented for N-400 Applicants Published October 21, 2008 Beginning Oct. 1, 2008, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is using new questions for the U.S. civics portion of the N-400, Application for Naturalization testing process. Applicants [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-10-10T07:06:17-05:00October 10th, 2008|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)|
Filing Locations for N-400: Applications for Naturalization Stay the Same… For Now Published October 10, 2008 In the past week or so, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service has reversed course and now confirms that the filing locations for N-400 Applications [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-09-25T13:22:31-05:00September 25th, 2008|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Visa Lottery and Diversity Visas to the U.S.|
The New Visa Lottery (DV-2010) Published September 25, 2008 As in years past, millions of people from all over world will submit entries to have a chance at one of 55,000 diversity immigrant visas and obtain “green card” status in [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-09-15T13:16:36-05:00September 15th, 2008|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
Now is the Time for Employers and New Foreign National Employees to Start Thinking about H-1B Petitions Published September 15, 2008 65,000 and 20,000. As of this writing, those are the numbers for the annual allotment of new H-1B visas [...]
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