Immigration Law
If your practice involves immigration, you’ve come to the right place. FindLaw’s collection of Immigration Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library, contains a wealth of information covering key topics like the manner in which the United States federal government controls the flow of foreign nationals into our country to the nuances of obtaining legal status of persons born outside the U.S. If you need more information on distinctions between natural born citizens and foreign nationals seeking immigrant or nonimmigrant visas, click on the links below. Keep in mind: states have very little control over visa procedures or regulations, with the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution trumping nearly all attempted state or local legislation surrounding immigration. You will also find articles on H-1B visas and related immigration legislation as well as a useful guide on the steps to help your clients become legal U.S. citizens.
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Immigration Law Articles
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Citizenship and Naturalization
The issue of whether on is a US citizen is not always so cut-and-dried. If you were born on US soil, or you became naturalized, or you were born of US parents and have been living in the US, then your US citizenship is clear. Many people however ...
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Classes of Aliens Ineligible to Receive Visas
The following sections of the law are taken from the immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1001, et. seq., as amended by Public Law 101-549 of November 29, 1990. of the Immigration and Nationality Act reads as follows: No visa or other ...
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Clinton Administration Releases Semi-Annual Report on the U.s.-Japan Auto Agreement
Yesterday the Clinton Administration released its fifth semi-annual report on the U.S.-Japan Automotive Agreement which calls on Japan to "take concrete steps to further open and deregulate its automotive sector." The report, which was drafted ...
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Congress Revises Immmigration Law
Most new proposals damaging to businesses were defeated, but drastic penalties for errors in maintaining immigration status were enacted. The 1996 Congress considered proposals for sweeping changes to the immigration laws, many of which would have ...
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Congressional Resolutions on Deregulation of Japan’s Markets
On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives approved Rep. Doug Bereuter's (R-Nebraska) resolution (H.Res. 392) "relating to the importance of Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan to more effectively address its economic and ...
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Cooley Alert: Delays in Naturalization Processing Causing Big Problems for Applicants Traveling Abroad
Naturalization cases are taking as long as three years to process in certain jurisdictions. This presents a series of problems for our clients who apply for naturalization and then subsequently travel abroad for lengthy periods of time. The most ...
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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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Cooley Alert: INS Issues Guidance on Processing of H-1B Petitions Affected by the Reaching of the 115,000 Cap
The Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") yesterday issued guidance to employers on how it will treat H-1B petitions affected by the anticipated reaching of the 115,000 H-1B cap. The INS has indicated that, as of February 29, 2000, it had ...
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Cooley Alert: The DV-2001 Lottery Program
The State Department has announced its seventh Diversity Visa Lottery Program ("the DV-2001 Program"). Applications for this program must be received between noon on October 4, 1999, and noon on November 3, 1999. Successful applicants will be ...
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Deportation and Exclusion
Aliens may be subject to exclusion or deportation if included into one or more of the statutory classes. Grounds for exclusion or deportation generally can be categorized as economic, criminal, moral, health related, or due to violation of ...
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