Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The DOS Liaison Committee reminds members that despite visa retrogression for various immigrant visa categories, posts should issue immigrant visas with a full six-month validity, even if the applicant’s immigrant visa category will retrogress.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS has discretion to permit immediate relative VWP overstays to adjust status regardless of when the I-485 is filed.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court denied rehearing and rehearing en banc where the attorneys failed to inquire into and raise FGM as a basis for asylum from Eritrea. Judge Pregerson dissented, citing the adverse effect the decision will have on asylum seekers.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Adopting the approach of the Second, Third, and Fifth Circuits, the court held that a guilty plea and a finding of guilt, with a sentence of time served, qualifies as a “conviction” under INA §101(a)(48). (Rodriguez v. USCIS, 1/4/11)
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
U.S. Embassy London remind members of the Border Security Fee now in effect for certain H-1B and L-1 cases. Although the fee in most cases is usually paid to USCIS when the petition is filed, blanket L-1 fees are collected at the Embassy or Consulate.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
ICE press release announcing that Secure Communities is now activated in Saline County, Kansas. With the expansion of Secure Communities to Saline County, ICE is now using this capability in two Kansas jurisdictions.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS inventory of employment-based AOS cases pending at the Service Centers and Field Offices as of 1/5/11.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS provides e-mail addresses for inquiries involving lockbox-filed forms.
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