Start Up Visa Act of 2010 Introduced in the Senate
Senators John Kerry and Richard Lugar introduced legislation last week to promote job creation and increase our nation’s ability to remain globally competitive. If the bill is signed into law, it would help foreign national entrepreneurs pursue a new way to immigrate to the U.S.
The Start Up Visa Act of 2010 would allow foreign nationals who are entrepreneurs to pursue an immigrant visa (green card) on a [...]
USCIS Changes Filing Location for Applications to Adjust Status
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that as part of their overall transition to the use of lockbox facilities instead of service centers, that beginning February 25, 2010, Form I-485 (Application to Adjust Status) are to be submitted to the Dallas or Phoenix Lockbox Facilities depending on where the applicant resides.
The I-485 is a form that [...]
Immigration Reform Needs a Bigger Push
The Los Angeles Times reported today that Congressman Luis Gutierrez criticized President Obama and his administration for not doing more to seek legislation that would legalize the approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Despite his criticism, he also mentioned that he lacks the necessary votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to actually pass the bill that he sponsored.
As [...]
USCIS Centralized Filing Location for Waivers of Inadmissibility
The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported yesterday that it has designated a centralized location for foreign nationals applying for a Waiver of a Ground of Inadmissibility on Form I-601.
Beginning January 27, 2010, applications of this type are to be mailed to the USCIS’ Vermont Service Center (VSC).
The designation of the VSC as the new [...]
Immigration Reform, “Will it Further Hurt or Help the Economy?”
The Miami Herald reported today that in light of the rising unemployment rate (approximately 10%), an all important question has come up in the immigration reform debate. That question is, “Will legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants further hurt or help the economy?”
The answer is difficult to come by due to conflicting reports that were issued recently. One such report released last week endorsed by [...]
