U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has rejected many applications for the provisional waiver of punishment law (Form I-601A) because people are not following instructions. For example, many people have not sent proof that they have already paid the immigrant visa fee to the Department ... Read more
In my "Consulta Migratoria" column this week published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I answer several questions about the new comprehensive immigration reform bill. Here is my column: Last week, a group of senators known as the "Gang of 8" - four Democrats and four Republicans - introduced a new immigration ... Read more
Last week I reported to you that a bipartisan group of Senators, known as the "Gang of 8″ introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate. The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744). In Spanish it would be: ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration ... Read more
A bipartisan group of Senators, known as the "Gang of 8″ introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate early this morning. The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744). The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act'' (S. 744). Read more
More than 488,782 requests for deferred action have been submitted since the USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 488,782 requests between August 15 and March 31, 2013. Of that figure, the USCIS has ... Read more
Millions of immigrants come to the United States in search of a better life than they have in their home countries. Their goal is to work and improve their quality of life. But to achieve this, they need to have legal status that allows them to work in the country. Although there are visas that allow temporary stays, the best option is to build a legal ... Read more
A few days ago I reported that H-1B visas sold out in less than a week. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) this is the first time this has happened since 2008. USCIS received approximately 124,000 applications within 4 days. The agency already conducted the lottery to select ... Read more
This week in my column "Consulta Migratoria" published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I explain the process that Hondurans and Nicaraguans must follow to re-register for TPS. Here is the column: Last week the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Hondurans and ... Read more
Yesterday I reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had decided to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Honduras and Nicaragua. Today DHS published an official notice in the Federal Register for each country and provided instructions on how to ... Read more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Honduras and Nicaragua. Individuals from these countries will be able to remain under the program's protection for another 18 months beginning July 6 ... Read more
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