Pres. Obama signed the Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) reversing the rule that visas filed for relatives are revoked upon the death of the Petitioner. Near the end of his first year in office, President Obama signed into law amendments to the Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) reversing the longstanding rule that [...]
An RIR labor certification request requires a showing that the employer has unsuccessfully conducted his own recruitment campaign prior to filing the Labor certification application with the EDD. The Reduction in Recruitment or "RIR" method of filing Labor Certification Applications has been a very popular topic in the press lately. Attorneys tout [...]
The case, INS, v. St. Cyr, held that relief remains available to aliens who pleaded guilty to crimes when 212(c) relief would have been available. Reconciling several years worth of inconsistent Federal Court rulings, Board of Immigration Appeals precedent and contrary argument from the defense bar, the United State Supreme Court issued [...]
The nursing shortage continues to exacerbate the health care crisis, such that no true healthcare reform can occur without immigration law reform. As policymakers, special interest groups, health care professionals and others discuss the need for health care reform in the US and debate how this reform should take place, one of [...]
Pres. Obama signed amendments to the INA reversing the longstanding rule that visa petitions filed for relatives are revoked upon the death of the Petitioner. On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law amendments to the Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) reversing the longstanding rule that visa petitions filed for relatives [...]
The INS published a rule on June 1, 2001 to implement the amnesty provision of the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act ("LIFE") of 2000.Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act The INS published a rule on June 1, 2001 to implement the amnesty provision of the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act [...]
The USCIS cannot force applicants to suffer "unreasonable delays" for their applications. Individuals who have waited may seek help from the US District Court. The processing times for some applications pending at the US Citizenship & Immigration Services ("USCIS") are longer than ever before. The USCIS holds a monopoly over all immigrants [...]
Under PERM, the employer is required to undertake recruitment efforts during the sixth month period preceding the filing of the LC. Perhaps due to a perceived lack of legitimate need for certain employees in the economic downturn, or lack of case load in new filings for the same reason, the US Department [...]
The controversy centers on whether the period during which an applicant had a prior I-485 with the USCIS is a period when he was in "a lawful status" for the purposes of 245(k). The past two years have seen an increase in the rate of denial of applications for adjustment of status. [...]
Pres. Clinton signed the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE), extending the "grandfathering deadline" of Section 245(i) of the INA until April 2001. On December 21, 2000 President Clinton signed the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act ("LIFE") bill into law. LIFE extends the "grandfathering deadline" of Section 245(i) of the [...]
