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Recent Posts from Immigration-Law-Answers-Blog

• Secure Communities Program Update

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the Secure Communities Initiative, which launched this year, has identified more than 110,000 criminal aliens. ICE initiated the Secure Communities Program, which…

• Pilot Program for Travelers on Flight 6

  On November 12, 2009, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a 30 day pilot program to test the entry process for travelers under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) from Auckland, New Zealand to Los…

• Secretary Napolitano Makes the Case for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

  “If we are truly going to fix a broken system, Congress will have to act”   The following is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice: We have entered a new chapter…

• DNA Testing During Visa Application Process

  Individuals unable to provide documentation to prove a biological relationship may prove the biological relationship through DNA testing. The DNA testing is the only acceptable non-documentary method, and only if no other credible proof of…

• DNA Testing During Visa Application Process

  Individuals unable to provide documentation to prove a biological relationship may prove the biological relationship through DNA testing. The DNA testing is the only acceptable non-documentary method, and only if no other credible proof of…

• H-3 Trainee Visa Category

  The H-3 trainee visa is a non-immigrant visa option for foreign nationals seeking training in any field of endeavor, including, but not limited to, commerce, communications, finance, government, transportation, agriculture, or the professions (except physicians).…

• Senate Measure Gives Rights to Widows of Citizens

  In a long-overdue move, the Senate last week approved a law that would stop the so-called "widows penalty" in immigration situations. Until now, if an immigrant had an application for permanent residency on file based…

• Revised Form I-601 to Waive Inadmissible Grounds Under the Immigration and Nationality Act

  Certain foreign nationals who seek to be admitted into the United States or adjust their status in the United States are unable to do so if acts, convictions, or medical conditions make them inadmissible.  There…

• Latino in America - Tonight on CNN

  This excellent program airs tonight on CNN at 8:00 p.m. Central Time. You can read about it at the CNN Web site.

• Don't Try To Use A B-1/B-2 Tourist Visa If You Plan To Become A Student

  Attorney Eugenia Ponce recently had a telephonic consultation with a client who wanted to enter the United States on a B-1/B-2 tourist visa to visit various universities throughout the United States and to attend admissions…