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

Deportation Defense under 1996 Immigration Laws

Since the passage of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA), both in 1996, deportations of foreigners have increased exponentially. According to the INS ...
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Documentary Evidence Needed to Establish a Citizenship Claim

Please submit the following checked item(s) to the Consular Section, American Citizens Services Section of the U.S. Embassy/Consulate ________________________ or the appropriate geographic division of the Office of American Citizens Services and ...
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Doing Business in the United States? Nonimmigrant Visa Categories Commonly Used by International Corporations

Foreign nationals must engage in an "acceptable" B-1 activity relating to business. Generally, engaging in productive work is not permissible. The principal benefit of the business activity must accrue to the foreign national or corporate entity ...
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Dual Nationality

The concept of dual nationality means that a person is a citizen of two countries at the same time. Each country has its own citizenship laws based on its own policy.Persons may have dual nationality by automatic operation of different laws rather ...
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Employers May Utilize Electronic I-9 Forms

President Bush recently signed into law HR 4306, allowing for the electronic storage of, and new electronic signatures on, I-9 forms. This law will immediately go into effect on April 28, 2005, unless the Department of Homeland Security issues ...
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Employment-Based Immigration

allows certain immigrants to obtain permanent residence ("green cards") in the United States to work. Currently, immigration law allots 140,000 employment-based visas to immigrants. These employment-based visas are divided into the following ...
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Employment-Based Permanent Residency Categories

Congress has designated preference groups for purposes of immigration. The first three employment-based preference groups are subject to an overall numerical limitation of 120,000 per year. The fourth and fifth preference groups are allotted 10,000 ...
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Employment of Foreign Scientific Personnel in the Biotechnology Industry

The dynamic growth of the U.S. biotechnology industry through the end of the last decade into the new millennium has brought with it the need for the most highly skilled scientific personnel. In an era when pursuit of cutting-edge R&D requires ...
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Ever-moving Target: USCIS Issues Memo Regarding Some Provisions of AC21 Including Portability

The USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service) has just issued a new memorandum regarding certain provisions of AC21 (The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act). AC21 provided H-1B extensions beyond six years and ...
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Expatriate Compensation/The Accompanying Spouse

With the advent of a global economy, American multinational companies more and more are asking United States citizens to go overseas to assist in managing their offices and facilities located there. Often, such relocation results in the employee ...
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