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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Immigration Update: H-1B Cap, Annual Green Card Lottery, And Changes In Visa Processing At U.S. Consulates Abroad
The purpose of this advisory bulletin is to provide a brief update on recent changes in U.S. immigration law. Effective Oct. 1, 2003 (the start of the U.S. government's new fiscal year), the annual cap on the number of new H-1B petitions reverted ...
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INS Changes its Policy on Visa Voidance Under INA 222(g) for Aliens Who Have Filed Timely Extension or Change of Status Applications
In a very welcome development, the INS has announced in a recent field memorandum that it has revised its policy with respect to the automatic voidance of nonimmigrant visas under section 222(g). This change in policy affects persons issued B, H, L ...
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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), who are to travel outside the United States obtaining "advance parole" (form ...
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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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Interim Guidelines on the Implementation of Section 411 of the IIRAIRA: The Virtue Memorandum
This article analyzes the March 6, 1997, memorandum drafted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service's ("Service's") Office of Programs to discuss Section 411 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1996 ("IIRAIRA"), Pub. L. No ...
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International Adoptions: Guidelines on Immediate Relative Petitions
Bureau of Consular Affairs February 1997Only US citizens may petition for the immediate immigration of foreign adopted children. There is no provision in US immigration law for the entry of newly adopted children of legal permanent residents (green ...
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International Adoptions
The State Department -- Provide information about international adoption in foreign countries -- Provide general information about U.S. visa requirements for international adoption -- Make inquiries of the U.S. consular section abroad regarding ...
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Know the Visa Requirements before Sending Personnel to Mexico
The sharp increase in trade between South Carolina and Mexico over the last several years has created a greater need for executive, managerial, marketing, and technical employees from South Carolina to travel to Mexico on business. Many employers in ...
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Liability in More Ways Than One: Employing Undocumented Workers
The restaurant industry’s recent push to liberalize immigration laws has been a hot topic in light of the after-effects of September 11 and the resulting clampdown on immigration in the United States. Although immigration status of a worker may make ...
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Mandatory Detention: Serious Consequences
In 1996, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act ("IIRIRA"). One of the major provisions of this act, which went into effect in October 1998, is known as the "mandatory detention" provision. The gist of this ...
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