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Archive for September, 2008
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
The U.S. House and Senate passed a bill to extend the religious worker and Conrad 30 programs until March 6, 2009. These programs were set to expire at the end of this month. The bill now awaits the President’s signature.
We will keep you posted as additional information becomes available.
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) announced publication of a Federal Register Notice that expands the Direct Mail program to include Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The notice advises the public to file non-military N-400 applications with the appropriate Lockbox and provides a 30-day transition period whereby the Service Centers will forward any N-400 applications received at their facilities to the appropriate Lockbox. Applicants should continue to file Military N-400 cases at the Nebraska Service Center (NSC).
Beginning on October 14, 2008, applicants must submit Form N-400 and related supplements to one of two new USCIS Lockbox facilities for initial processing, using the following addresses:
If You Reside In:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Territory of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
File N-400 with:
USCIS Lockbox Facility, USCIS,
P.O. Box 21251
Phoenix, AZ 85036
Private Courier (non-USPS)
USCIS, Attn: N400
1820 E Skyharbor Circle
S. Floor 1, Phoenix, AZ 85036
If You Reside In:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands.
File N-400 with:
USCIS Lockbox Facility, USCIS,
P.O. Box 299026
Lewisville, TX 75029.
Private Courier (non-USPS)
USCIS, Attn: N400
2501 S. State Hwy 121, Bldg. 4
Lewisville, TX 75067.
USCIS notes that the N-400 form instructions have been updated to reflect the new filing procedures.
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
A U.S. Appeals Court upheld an Arizona law that revokes an employers license to do business in that state if they hire illegal workers. Hopefully this decision (being a bad one for our economy) will end up at the U.S. Supreme Court.
To read the entire article on this topic, go to THIS LINK.
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
A U.S. Appeals Court upheld an Arizona law that revokes an employer’s license to do business in that state if they hire illegal workers.
This will likely (and hopefully) be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
To read the entire article on this topic, go to THIS LINK.
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) executed federal criminal search warrants at two Chinese restaurants in Sacramento, California and two homes linked to the businesses’ owners as part of an ongoing ICE investigation into possible hiring and alien harboring violations. Twenty one undocumented workers were arrested.
Unless our government enacts comprehensive immigration reform, we are going to see ICE raid industries that are important to the well-being of our economy. Comprehensive reform is something that both Presidential candidates support. To see which plan fits your views on immigration, please go to THIS LINK. We link to both Senator McCain and Senator Obama’s plans on our Immigration News Update blog.
To read the entire ICE press release on these recent arrests, go to THIS LINK.
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
The US Department of State released its October 2008 Visa Bulletin. Unfortunately, employment-based category two (EB2) retrogressed for India and China. Also, there wasn’t much forward movement for employment-based category three (EB3). To view the entire Visa Bulletin, please go to THIS LINK.
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