05 Apr

Selecting the Right Immigration Law Firm

Choosing the right immigration law firm is critically important, and a decision that can not be taken lightly. With so much variety in quality in this field of practice, you need to be highly selective. Ideally, you will want to retain a law firm that possess the following characteristics: 1) Successful experience in your area of…

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04 Apr

Consular processing v/s adjustment of status

We frequently get the question whether someone should go for consular processing or adjustment of status. Often it is choice but sometimes there are no choices. This guide does not cover all the issues but quickly covers few of the situations when one is preferred onto the other When Can I file adjustment of Status?…

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04 Apr

E3-An Alternative to H1B for Australian Nationals

The REAL ID Act of 2005 established a new non-immigrant visa category: “Reciprocal Visas for Nationals of Australia,” otherwise known as “E-3 Visas.” There are 10,500 E-3 visas allotted annually to qualified individuals. Though the E-3 Visa is classified in the same category as E-1 (treaty trader) and E-2 (treaty investor) visas, E-3 visas share…

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04 Apr

Employment agency owner sentenced in scheme to recruit undocumented workers in Atlanta, Southeast US

ATLANTA – Chun Yan Lin, 44, of Doraville, Ga., was sentenced Thursday in federal court for conspiring to transport and harbor illegal aliens, following a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lin was sentenced to two years…

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04 Apr

Options for Laid off or Benched H-1B Workers

So you’ve been laid off or have been benched without pay, and you’re concerned about your H-1B work status. Perhaps you’ve been without employment for months, and finally found an interested employer who told you that they would hire you, but their attorney told them that you were not fine to transfer because you don’t…

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04 Apr

Legal Guide for VAWA petitions – what to do if you are abused and is not a permanent resident

VAWA is a very powerful piece of legislation that has been successful in protecting abused spouses and children. Moreover, VAWA has very definite provisions to protect immigrants in abusive relationships. Below are the three main components of VAWA1 Who can use or benefit from VAWA? Although VAWA stands for “Violence Against Women Act”, it applies…

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