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City Manager Tim Riordan Welcomes Immigrants with Open Arms

December 22, 2012 (NPR) – In 2011, the city of Dayton launched Welcome Dayton, a planned strategy that was created to ease immigrants into American life. The City Manager Tim Riordan says the strategy was 1) the right thing to…

Jan 11, 2013

Family Based Immigration | Immigration Procedures | Visas | Waivers

Usted ha entrado los Estados Unidos sin visa? El proceso nuevo de visa podría ser una opción para usted!

En el 4 de marzo de 2013 empieza una regla del procesamiento de dispensas. Esta nueva regla afectará las personas que han acumulado presencia ilegal en los EEUU y son familiares inmediatos de ciudadanos de los EEUU. La nueva regla…

Jan 04, 2013

Citizenship and Naturalization | Removal, Deportation, and Exclusion | Visas | Waivers

Instructions for Submission of Waivers from Abroad

Submission of Applications for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility and Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission to the U.S. After Deportation or Removal. Recently, US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed the filing procedures for waivers required from…

Dec 26, 2012

Firm News

Attorneys Oza, Cuic, Brown awarded honors for their work

Brown Immigration Law congratulates our Attorneys Rishi Oza and Alex Cuic and Robert Brown Attorneys Rishi Oza and Alexander Cuic again have been selected for for their work as attorneys for inclusion as Ohio Rising Stars. This an honor bestowed onlawyers who have exhibited excellence in their are of law practice.…

Dec 21, 2012

Miscellaneous | Visas

New USCIS Immigrant Fee to begin on February 1, 2013

The new fee is being imposed so USCIS can recover the costs of processing immigrant visas after individuals receive their visa packages from the Department of State abroad. Beginning Feb. 1, 2013, an new fee of $165 will be collected…

Dec 13, 2012

Immigration in the News | Miscellaneous

Restaurant Owner Nabbed in Green Card Sting in Brevard County Florida

A Breveard County, Florida restaurant owner of the Siam Orchid Thai-Japaneses restaurant in Cocoa Beach is among a goup of people facing federal indictment alleging they oeprated a scheme to buy fake green cards for 43 illegal immigrants. The illegal…

Dec 12, 2012

What Should Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like?

As has been clear from the growing chorus of debate surrounding what is widely-expected to be one of the first issues taken up by the newly elected 113th Congress, comprehensive immigration reform is coming and coming soon. However, what such…

Dec 10, 2012

Miscellaneous

Supreme Court to hear two same sex marriage cases

The Supreme Court announced today it would hear 2 cases that challenge state and federal laws which limit a marriage to be a union between a man and a woman only. One case stemming from California is a challenge of…

Dec 07, 2012

Family Based Immigration

Expansion of Surviving Immigrant Beneficiaries Recommended

When a petitioning family member dies before a relative completes immigration processing, a grieving family is left not only to accept the personal loss but also to address their undefined immigration status. For many years, some beneficiaries were left in…

Nov 27, 2012

Family Based Immigration

Expanded Interview Waiver Program in New Delhi Announced

On November 19, 2012 the United States Mission to India expanded the Interview Waiver Program (IWP). The IWP permits many qualified individuals to apply for visas without an interview being required. Many additional India visa applicants will benefit from this…

Nov 22, 2012

Family Based Immigration | Visas

2014 diversity visa program begins October 2, 2012

The Diversity Immigration Visa is a program mandated by congress that makes 55,000 diversity visas available each year. The recipients of the diversity visa are selected randomly from all applicants who meet the stringent eligibility criteria from countries with low…

Aug 22, 2012

Deferred Action | Family Based Immigration | Immigration Procedures

If I have been convicted of a crime am i eligible for deferred action?

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will not grant deferred action to individuals who have been convicted of a felony, three or more misdemeanor offenses not arising out of the same scheme, act or omission, or a significant misdemeanor offense,…

Aug 20, 2012

Deferred Action | Family Based Immigration | Immigration Procedures

Deferred Action: “Unlawful Presence” And “Unlawful Status”

Deferred action by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will not confer lawful status on an individual. Rather, deferred action prevents an individual from accruing unlawful presence during the deferral period. Unlawful presence is the period of time an individual…

Aug 15, 2012

Family Based Immigration

Dream Act Through Prosecutorial Discretion Qualification

On June 15, 2012 the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano by way of memorandum set out a new policy for exercising prosecutorial discretion that impacts certain young people who were brought to the US as children…

Jun 15, 2012

Family Based Immigration

What Happened to the Proposed Change to the Waiver Process?

On January 6, 2012 with much fanfare, the US citizen and immigration service announced that it would change the way certain waivers are processed. A notice of intent was posted in the Federal Register proposing a plan to reduce the…

Feb 13, 2012

Family Based Immigration | Visas

USCIS Clarifies Qualification Rules for Visas to Spur Economy

With unemployment rate hovering in the 9 to 10 percent range, the U.S. government is turning to foreign entrepreneurs in an effort to spur the economy. By "clarifying" visa rules, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hopes that foreign…

Nov 29, 2011

Family Based Immigration

Florida Businesses Facing E-Visa Difficulties Amid Recession

The E-1 treaty trader visa and the E-2 treaty investor visa are some of the lesser-known visas that permit foreign nationals to conduct business in the U.S. For people legally in the country with these visas, however, the visas are…

Nov 06, 2011

Family Based Immigration

USCIS Changes Look of EAD and Other Immigration Documents

Several of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) documents and certificates have recently undergone design changes intended to help prevent fraud and tampering. Although the look of these immigration documents has changed, the application process and how applicants receive…

Oct 31, 2011

City Manager Tim Riordan Welcomes Immigrants with Open Arms

Usted ha entrado los Estados Unidos sin visa? El proceso nuevo de visa podría ser una opción para usted!

Instructions for Submission of Waivers from Abroad

Attorneys Oza, Cuic, Brown awarded honors for their work

New USCIS Immigrant Fee to begin on February 1, 2013

Restaurant Owner Nabbed in Green Card Sting in Brevard County Florida

What Should Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like?

Supreme Court to hear two same sex marriage cases

Expansion of Surviving Immigrant Beneficiaries Recommended

Expanded Interview Waiver Program in New Delhi Announced

2014 diversity visa program begins October 2, 2012

If I have been convicted of a crime am i eligible for deferred action?

Deferred Action: “Unlawful Presence” And “Unlawful Status”

Dream Act Through Prosecutorial Discretion Qualification

What Happened to the Proposed Change to the Waiver Process?

USCIS Clarifies Qualification Rules for Visas to Spur Economy

Florida Businesses Facing E-Visa Difficulties Amid Recession

USCIS Changes Look of EAD and Other Immigration Documents

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