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About immigration law.

Author: Jacob J. Sapochnick practices at the Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick in San Diego.

Blawg Related Categories: Immigration Law • States • California • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Visa Lawyer Blog

San Diego Immigration Attorney - Winning a Marriage Adjustment Denial
An anxious and worried couple consulted with me recently. The spouse is American and the Husband Filipino who we will call Mr. M. They presented me with a decision from the local Immigration office intending…
H2B Visas - 2009 Cap Update
A few days ago USCIS updated the count of H-2B petitions received and counted towards the H-2B cap. As of July 1, 2008, 17,305 petitions have been counted towards the 33,000 cap for the first…
B2 Visas - Visa Rejections must be disclosed
Due to the large number of visa refusals (mostly non immigrant) in many Consulates around the world, we can not stress to clients to be honest about past visa refusals. For more than 25 years,…
Artist Visas - Boy George Denied Visa to the US
I am a big fan of the 80's music and was pleased to learn of Boy George's upcoming Concert Tour, passing through San Diego as well in July. Now it seems that we will be…
July 2008 Visa Bulletin Update
This week I am attending the National American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference in Vancouver,BC. The setting is perfect as 11,000 immigration lawyers gather to discuss the most pressing issues in immigration law today. I attended…
I-140 Premium Processing for Certain Cases is now effective!
I-140 Premium processing is back, but wait not so fast. The USCIS issued an official notice informing that, as of June 16, 2008, premium processing will be available for I-140 petitions on a limited basis.…
San Diego Citizenship Lawyer - N400 Processing update
Per the USCIS announcement on June 5, 2008, USCIS is centralizing the processing of N-400’s at NBC, with one exception. Military naturalization applicants will continue to file with the Nebraska Service Center until further notice.…
Deportation Order Upheld Against Former Natzi officer
Our country's commitment to bring to justice criminals against humanity is remarkable. The pursuit of Holocaust criminals shows that even after 60 years, they will face justice and be deported. The Board of Immigration Appeals…
San Diego Deportation Lawyer - The interplay between the voluntary departure provision and the motion to reopen provision
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dada v. Mukasey, No. 06-1181, 554 U.S. ___ (June 16, 2008), addresses the interplay between the voluntary departure provision, INA § 240B, and the motion to reopen provision, INA §…
H1B visas - Cap-Subject H-1B Update
The American Immigration Lawyers Association reports that USCIS Service Center Operations has provided the following information to AILA liaison regarding processing cases under the FY2009 H-1B cap: 1. Except for cases that were being reviewed…