Congressmen Jared Polis and Mark Amodei Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Permanently Authorize EB-5 Program on January 28, 2015 With the regional center program set to expire in September 2015, the EB-5 industry has been given new life in the form of the American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015. The...
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USCIS Renews the El Salvadore TPS on January 7, 2015
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, effective March 10, 2015, through Sept. 9, 2016. Current TPS El Salvador beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs...
The New Fiance Visa Process
The new fiancé visa process replaced the old in October of 2013 when the DS-230, DS-156 and DS-156K were replaced by the DS-160. The DS- 230, DS-156 and DS-156K were all filed by mail. But the DS-160 is now required to be filed online once the petition to classify the alien fiancé is approved. ...
Obama Deferred Action Plan (DAP) Saves five Million Undocumented Immigrants from Deportation
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced, under his executive action powers as president of the United States, that he has decided to extend immigration deportation relief to some undocumented immigrants currently present in the United States. He made the announcement admist strong opposition to granting immigration relief without the...
USCIS Grants TPS to Ebola Striken Countries
Due to the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has announced his decision to designate Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. As a result, eligible nationals of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone who are currently...
Making your Adopted Child into a Permanent Resident in the United States
A permanent resident or a United States citizen can bring a child from a foreign country that he or she has adopted to the United States under a permanent resident status. The adopted child must be a “child” as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Under the INA,...
A Valid Wiretap Must Conform With the Law
Wiretapping is the act of listening in on another person’s electronic communication whether by phones, computers and other devices. In the United States, governments have used it as a law enforcement and espionage tool. The listening is usually covert, and unknown to the target, and with the purpose of getting...
China EB-5 “Unavailable” for Remainder of FY2014 – What Does This Mean?
All information on this story taken from ILW.com by Bernard Wolfsdorf 08/26/14 On Saturday, August 23, 2014, Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Department of State Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, announced that, effective immediately, the EB-5 preference category had become “unavailable” for Chinese applicants. This announcement was made at...
Paternity: Forced to be a Father?
Do you know that you can be legally forced to continue to be the biological father of a child in Minnesota if the child was born while you were married to the mother but the mother slept with another man to give birth to the child? This has happened to many...
American Citizenship: The Golden Gate to a Rich North American Lifestyle
There are two general ways that a person can become an American citizen. One of them is by birth in mainland United States or its territorial possessions or to a United States citizen that is living in a foreign country. The United States citizen living in a foreign country should...