06 Jun

9th Cricuit court of appeals – on Employment Authorization (EAD)….

The grant of employment authorization, pending theapproval of adjustment of status to that of a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) under 8 U.S.C. § 1255, does not confer admission status on an undocumented alien (one who enteredwithout inspection or authorization and has not otherwise been admitted) for purposes of calculating seven years of continuous residence under…

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06 Jun

USCIS Policy Memo – Requests to Expedite Application Form I-601 Waiver for applicants (May 9, 2011)

Requests to Expedite Adjudication of Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, filed by individuals outside the United States; Adjudicator’s Field Manual(AFM) Update AD11-10 Purpose This Policy Memorandum (PM) provides guidelines on how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes requests to expedite the adjudication of Forms I-601 filed by individuals outside the United States.  These…

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02 Jun

USCIS Temporarily Suspends VIBE in the H-2A Program

Due to the time-sensitive nature of agricultural work, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) expedites all H-2A “temporary or seasonal agricultural worker” petitions. However, somerecent H-2A petitions have experienced unexpected delays due to Requests for Evidence (RFEs)resulting from the use of the Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE). As delays inadjudication are especially burdensome for H-2A…

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30 May

Did you know that men can also benefit from VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Petitions?

Among the reported domestic violence cases, 50 to 60% of abuses are against women, the other 40% are against men. Many will see this 40% as a “laughing matter”, yet this is not the case because most people will be surprised to know that there are around 300,000 men abused in the United States every year.

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