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DOS Final Rule on Schedule of Fees for Consular Services

DOS final rule on Schedule of Fees for Consular Services. Specifically, the rule made changes to the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (Schedule) for a number of different fees. This final rule became effective 02/02/12.

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/apply-for-citizenship

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/child-citizenship-act/

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/acquisition-of-u-s-citizenship/

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BIA Holds IJs Can Grant Opposed Motion for Administrative Closure

DHS press release outlining Obama administration reforms that would help attract new businesses investment to the U.S. and ensure that the U.S. has the most skilled workforce in the world, including the commitment to attracting and retaining highly-skilled immigrants.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/agricultural-visa/

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/a-visa/

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/55-million-visa-fraud-conspiracy/

USCIS Presentation for Teleconference on Consular Notification Process

USCIS presentation for the 2/1/12 teleconference with stakeholders on the consular notification process for immigrant and non-immigrant approvals as related to visa issuance. Original invitation and call-in information included.

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card

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https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/extgension-of-green-card/

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/biden-green-card-ban-ban-visa-lottery-diverity-lottery/

CA7 on Withholding of Removal and China’s “One-Child” Policy

The court found that the petitioner did not prove that it was more likely than not she would be persecuted because of her opposition to China’s “one child” policy if she returns to China.

https://www.uscis.gov/

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https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/best-immigration-attorney/

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CA1 Denies El Salvadoran Asylum Claim

The court found the petitioner, who argued he was persecuted by the FMLN guerillas in El Salvador, did not produce convincing evidence of a causal connection between his political beliefs and the harm he suffered.

https://www.cbp.gov/

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CA1 Denies Guatemalan Withholding Claim

The court found the Guatemalan petitioner did not show a connection between her feared harm and her membership in either of two social groups: single women perceived to have substantial economic resources or former children of war. 

https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/african-asylum/ 

https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/adjudication-of-asylum/ 

https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/asylum-2/ 

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum

FY2012 H-2B Cap Count

As of 1/27/12, USCIS receipted 29,301 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of the fiscal year. This count includes 21,689 approved and 7,612 pending petitions. This also includes 1,705 approved and 931 pending petitions for second half of FY2012.

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship

https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/certificate-of-citizenship/

https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/acquisition-of-u-s-citizenship/

https://cbocalbos.wordpress.com/tag/derivative-citizenship-under-former-ina-%c2%a7321a/

USCIS Asylum Division Training Program

USCIS Asylum Division Training Section of the USCIS website provides the training courses required for asylum officers both on a national level and at the field offices.

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https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/adjudication-of-asylum/

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/asylum/

https://californiaimmigration.us/asylum/

TRAC Report on Federal Criminal Prosecutions Statistics

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) report showing that the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to enforce immigration and customs laws accounted for 59 percent of all federal criminal prosecutions in October 2011.

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https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/transactional-records-access-clearinghouse-trac/

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigrationlawyer/

https://californiaimmigration.us/abogado-de-inmigracion/

HHS Poverty Guidelines Annual Update

Health and Human Services (HHS) notice that provides an update of the HHS poverty guidelines to account for the last calendar year’s increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/department-of-human-and-health-services-hhs/

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigrationattorney/

https://atomic-temporary-10880024.wpcomstaging.com/tag/immigrationlawyer/

https://californiaimmigration.us/abogado-de-inmigracion/