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Family Sponsored Preferences For Permanent Residence
IMMEDIATE RELATIVES Spouses, parents or children (under 21 years of age) of U.S. citizens FIRST PREFERENCE Unmarried sons and daughters (over 21 years of age) of U.S. citizens SECOND PREFERENCE Spouses and unmarried children (under 21 years of age) ...
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ILIFE Act Makes Adjustment of Status Possible For Aliens
The Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act of 2000 ("LIFE Act") makes Adjustment of Status possible for aliens who would otherwise be unable to convert from nonimmigrant to immigrant status, provided that a labor certification application or an ...
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H-1B Cap Update 4
Effective today, the H-1B cap of 115,000 visas for Fiscal Year 2000 has been reached. There are enough H-1B petitions pending at the INS Service Centers (45,000) to reach the cap, when added to those already approved this year (74,300). INS has ...
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INS Issues Interim Rule on Acceptable Documents for Employment Verification
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has recently issued an Interim Rule that seeks to implement the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act's (IIRIRA's) changes to the I-9 employment eligibility verification process ...
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U.S. Tax Rules Applicable to Foreign Nationals
Anyone who has income from U.S. sources may be obligated to pay U.S. income taxes. A foreign national's federal income tax is determined by the individual's tax status, resident alien or nonresident alien. A foreign national's tax status is ...
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Revalidation of E Visas
CA/VO/P/D - VISA SERVICES U.S. Department of State 2401 E Street, NW (SA-1 L-703) Washington, DC 20522-0106 Tel.: (202) 663-1213 (2pm-4pm) Fax: (202) 663-1608 Your application for revalidation (or renewal) of an 'E' visa will be considered upon ...
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Permanent Residency Options
Becoming a resident is a two-step process: An immigrant petition may be filed on behalf of the spouse, parent, child or a sibling of a US citizen, or the spouse or son/daughter of a permanent resident. There are different processing times for each ...
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Extension Stay in the United States
Many individuals have difficulty understanding the difference between the validity of a visa, which is a stamp placed in a national passport or in a laisser-passer, and permission to remain in the United States. This page is designed to clarify the ...
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Cooley Alert: INS Eliminates the Need for Certain H-1 and L-1 Adjustment Applicants (and Derivative Family Members) to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Outside the United States
The INS has issued an Interim Rule (64 Fed Reg. 29208) that allows H-1 and L-1 adjustment applicants (green card applicants) and their family members (H-4) and (L-2), to travel outside the United States without obtaining "advance parole" (form ...
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The Evolving Definition of an Aggravated Felony
The term of "aggravated felony" first appeared in immigration law in 1988 under the piece of legislation known as the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (ADAA).1 At that time, it simply created a separate ground of deportation for serious crimes such as ...