H-1B visa application period begins for fiscal year 2016

Today, Wednesday, April 1, 2015, begins the application period for H-1B visas for fiscal year 2016 (October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016). The H-1B visa allows certain foreign professionals to live and work legally within the United States for an initial period of three years. ... Read more

Green Card can now be renewed using new electronic system

Immigrants who have permanent residency in the United States will be able to renew their green card or replace it using a new electronic system starting Monday, March 30, 2015. Immigration authorities assure that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS, for ... Read more

Man who illegally practiced law and defrauded immigrants to go to jail

The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office announced that Jesus Luna Lozano, also known as Enrique Perez Huerta, was convicted of practicing law without a license, defrauding immigrants by giving false information, and violating a permanent restraining order against him prohibiting him from practicing as an immigration consultant. Lozano did not plead guilty. ... Read more

Do you have TPS and were denied renewal of your driver's license?

In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I explain how people on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) can avoid being discriminated against in their jobs or when trying to obtain or renew their driver's licenses. Here is some general information. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive more information ... Read more

Thank you very much Don Francisco de Sábado Gigante

Yesterday was a very special day for me because I met Mr. Mario Kreutzberger "Don Francisco" from Sábado Gigante at the Hispanicize 2015 conference. The event brings together personalities from journalism, blogging, marketing, entertainment and entrepreneurs. Hispanicize awarded the "Latinovator Award" to Don Francisco for his impressive professional trajectory and his work as a ... Read more

DMV retracts and renews driver's license for Salvadoran with TPS

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wrongly denied the renewal of his license to a Salvadoran on TPS three times at two different offices in Los Angeles. But after my intervention and the help of KMEX Univision in Los Angeles, I can report that Mr. Edenilson Flores Salazar has now been able to ... Read more

Triumph in case of immigrant child detained at the border

I have excellent news about the case of a minor I have been representing in the Immigration Court and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). After four years of hard work, paperwork and filings at federal government offices, yesterday we obtained a great victory for Domingo Lopez. The USCIS finally granted him residency ... Read more

DMV denies license renewal to Salvadorans with TPS

Salvadorans processing their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension are once again having problems renewing their driver's licenses. In California, a man who filed his TPS re-registration electronically early to avoid delays and problems, has been unable to avoid them due to illegal acts of discrimination by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of ... Read more

End of TPS re-registration period for Salvadorans

This Monday, March 9, 2015 marks the end of the re-registration period for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for El Salvador. If you have not started the process, it is important that you do so as soon as possible to avoid losing your legal status in the United States.... Read more

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