EB-2 National Interest Waivers for Entrepreneurs?

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and U.S. CitizenshipThe country in which a person is born (and has not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected. and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas  outlined a series of policy, operational, and outreach efforts to fuel the...
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USCIS Changes Filing Location for I-140 Petition for Alien Worker

Adding to the list of new filing locations for immigration applications, U.S. CitizenshipThe country in which a person is born (and has not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected. and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced revised filing instructions for petitioners filing an Immigrantan alien...
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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain I-140 Petitions

USCIS announced that effective June 29, 2009, it will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrantan alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Permanent residents are also commonly referred to as immigrants; however, the Immigration and NationalityThe country of a person’s citizenship or country in which the person is deemed a nationalA person owing...
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Q/A from Webinar on Immigration and Layoffs

On Wednesday March 11, 2009, our law firm conducted a Webinar for non-immigrantan alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Permanent residents are also commonly referred to as immigrants; however, the Immigration and NationalityThe country of a person’s citizenship or country in which the person is deemed a nationalA person owing permanent allegiance to a state. Act...
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USCIS Expands Premium Processing for Certain I-140 Petitions

U.S. CitizenshipThe country in which a person is born (and has not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected. and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expand Premium Processing Service for designated Forms I-140 (Immigrantan alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Permanent...
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What Happens to Your Immigration Status if You Are Laid Off?

These are tough times.  The country is in a recession and some people are losing their jobs.  If a U.S. citizen or a Lawful Permanent ResidentAny person not a citizen of the United States who is residing in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrantan alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Permanent residents...
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