USCIS offers fee waiver application form

[et_pb_section fb_built="1″ admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4″ _builder_version="3.25″ custom_padding="||||" custom_padding__hover="||||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.0.9″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]For the first time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is making available a standardized form for those applying for an immigration processing "fee waiver" - known in English ... Read more

Salvadoran woman under TPS gets her driver's license renewed

I am very happy to inform you that yesterday Susy Alvarez, a Salvadoran girl whom I helped for free, got her driver's license renewed. I met Susy at the Consulate General of El Salvador in Los Angeles, where I periodically give free consultations to people in need. When I met with her on ... Read more

TPS man denied driver's license in North Carolina

[et_pb_section fb_built="1″ admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4″ _builder_version="3.25″ custom_padding="||||" custom_padding__hover="||||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.27.4″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]On Monday I reported that California had mistakenly suspended unemployment benefits for several people protected by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) whose employment authorization cards expired on September 9, 2010, ... Read more

Unemployment benefits wrongly denied to TPS holders in California

Last week I learned that in California, the Employment Development Department (EDD) suspended the unemployment benefits of at least two Salvadorans who are under the protection of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program because their employment authorization cards had expired. A ... Read more

What a company should do if it receives a notice from ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, has been conducting a wave of audits of companies to verify whether they are complying with the law in hiring employees. This affects not only the owners or managers of the companies, but also the employees. ... Read more

TPS re-registration for Salvadorans coming to an end

[et_pb_section fb_built="1″ admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4″ _builder_version="3.25″ custom_padding="||||" custom_padding__hover="||||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.27.4″ background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]There are only 7 days left for TPS-eligible Salvadorans to re-register for the program. The last day is September 7. It is important that the process is done before the expiration date. If the problem ... Read more

TPS can be obtained without paying fees

People who qualify for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program and do not have the money to pay the corresponding processing fees may be able to receive a waiver from the government. So before you go looking for a loan to pay the $$420 ($$80 for the fingerprints ... Read more

TPS late registration requirements

Salvadorans who have not previously enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status program may be eligible for a late initial enrollment. The video explains some of the requirements for eligibility. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26flTfrvPYY&hl=en_US&fs=1]

Important terms and dates of TPS for Salvadorans

There are 217,000 Salvadorans eligible for the extension of temporary protected status. The re-registration deadline is September 7. The following video has important recommendations to complete the process. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-gGoCkDBEY&hl=en_US&fs=1]

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