Immigration-Law-Answers-Blog
Immigration-Law-Answers-Blog has "news, information, opinions and online resources for people with immigration questions."
Author: Author Bob Kraft is a Dallas lawyer practicing personal injury, Social Security disability, and immigration law.
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Recent Posts from Immigration-Law-Answers-Blog
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Honduras Consular Section Closed July 1, 2009 - July 3, 2009
The U.S. Embassy in Honduras announced today that due to the political situation in Honduras, the Consular Section will be closed July 1, 2009 and July 2, 2009. Thus, all non-immigrant and immigrant visa appointments…
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66 Arrested in North Texas Crackdown on Transnational Gangs
The Dallas Morning News reports that 66 gang members have been arrested in a North Texas sweep. This effort is part of a continuing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement project targeting gangs that operate both…
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H-1B Cap Still Not Reached
As of June 26, 2009, approximately 44,800 H-1B petitions have been received and counted toward the 65,000 cap. USCIS continues to accept cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until the 65,000 statutory cap limit is…
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USCIS Accepting Concurrently Filed Religious Worker Petitions Form I-360 and Adjustment of Status Applications Form I-485
Do you have a pending Form I-360 Special Immigrant Religious Worker Petition? If so, you are now eligible to file an application to adjust your status to permanent resident. On June 25, 2009, in response…
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Notice to U.S. Citizens Traveling to Honduras
The U.S. Embassy recently issued a notice advising U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Honduras until further notice. This announcement is in response to the current unstable political and security situations. The U.S.…
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BIA Decision is a Strong Reminder Not to Claim False U.S. Citizenship
A recent Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision addressed the actions of a foreign national who simply claimed on a passport application that she had been born in Texas. In this decision, the BIA emphasized…
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H-1B Cap Not Yet Reached
As of June 19, 2009, approximately 44,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption have been filed. USCIS…
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USCIS Reinstates Premium Processing Service for certain Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
Effective June 29, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) for the following petitioner categories: · EB-1 Aliens with Extraordinary…
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Military Service Offers Fast Track to Citizenship
For many naturalized citizens, service in the United States military was the key to earning that citizenship. In fact, approximately 1,000 foreigners have earned their United States citizenship through military service since the Department of…
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USCIS, FBI Eliminate National Name Check Backlog
On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that a partnership between the two agencies has resulted in the elimination of a large backlog…