U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today through the Federal Register that it will begin offering an electronic version of Form I-94, Entry-Departure Record, to streamline the admissions process for nonimmigrants traveling to the United States. This change ... Read more
This week in my column in LaOpinion.com and other impreMedia online publications, I answer questions from readers. Each case is different and the answers vary according to each person's immigration history. Here I provide general answers to your questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive personalized legal advice ... Read more
More than 469,530 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 469,530 requests between August 15 and March 14, 2013. Of that figure, the USCIS ... Read more
This week in my "Immigration Consultation" column published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I explain how to apply for an H-1B visa. Here is the column: One of the ways to legally enter the United States on a temporary basis is through the H-1B visa that is extended to professional foreign workers in specialty occupations. A ... Read more
More than 438,372 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 438,372 requests between August 15 and February 14, 2013. Of that figure, the USCIS ... Read more
More than 407,899 requests for deferred action have been submitted since USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided yesterday by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 407,899 requests between August 15 and January 17, 2013. Of that figure, the USCIS has ... Read more
The announcement that the new penalty law regulations will go into effect on March 4, 2013 is cause for much optimism for immigrants who want to legalize their status in the United States. But the announcement also raised many questions and doubts. This afternoon, I was interviewed by MundoFox Channel 22 in Los Angeles ... Read more
President Barack Obama's administration deported 409,849 people during fiscal year 2012 (October 2011 - September 2012), almost 13,000 more than the previous year. This, despite announcing in mid-2011 that it would suspend the deportation of 300,000 undocumented immigrants in the process of being removed from the country while they conducted an evaluation of each ... Read more
More than 360,000 requests for deferred action have been submitted since USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided today by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 367,903 requests between August 15 and December 13, 2012. Of that number, USCIS has ... Read more
More than 300,000 requests for deferred action have been submitted since the USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided Friday by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 308,935 requests between August 15 and November 15, 2012. Of that figure, the ... Read more
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