Immigration

international adoption

International Adoption – An Introduction

Each year, thousands of families in the United States pursue international adoptions. The process highlights the best values of America’s immigration system, by creating families and uniting parents with children in need. International adoption may be preferred to domestic adoption for personal reasons, for reasons ranging from a preference to closed adoption (with no contact with birth parents) to the

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immigration service

Authorized to Practice Immigration Law

Immigration services are important for individuals who are unable to navigate the complexity of immigration law on their own. Due to the vulnerable status of many immigrants and the law’s inherent complexity, immigration service providers seek out opportunities to defraud hopeful immigrants. For example, on Nov. 20-21, 2014, President Obama announced the “immigration accountability executive action,” also referred to DACA

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H-1B lottery

Thousands of Employers to Play H-1B Visa Lottery

A company does not have to win the lottery for its business to succeed; however, it may need to win the H-1B lottery to be able to hire specialized and highly skilled employees. Employers are willing to play the lottery, which involves considerable time and expense, because there are simply not enough U.S. workers to fill every specialty professional occupation

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border

Reform For A Broken System

On Nov. 20, 2014 President Obama announced his plan for executive actions on immigration. His plan includes three parts (1) increased resources for law enforcement personnel at the border to decrease illegal entry and expediting the return of those who do enter; (2) provide high-skilled immigrants, graduates and entrepreneurs with a simpler and faster means to staying and contributing to

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U.S. immigration law

An Alphabet Soup of Temporary Visas

What is a visa? When most people hear that word, they think it is a person’s permission to be in a country. Under U.S. immigration law, “visa” is a technical term that refers to a document stamped into a person’s passport that allows the person to seek admission into the United States for a specific purpose. Visas are obtained through

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international adoption

International Adoption – An Introduction

Each year, thousands of families in the United States pursue international adoptions. The process highlights the best values of America’s immigration system, by creating families and uniting parents with children in need. International adoption may be preferred to domestic adoption for personal reasons, for reasons ranging from a preference to closed adoption (with no contact with birth parents) to the

Read More »
immigration service

Authorized to Practice Immigration Law

Immigration services are important for individuals who are unable to navigate the complexity of immigration law on their own. Due to the vulnerable status of many immigrants and the law’s inherent complexity, immigration service providers seek out opportunities to defraud hopeful immigrants. For example, on Nov. 20-21, 2014, President Obama announced the “immigration accountability executive action,” also referred to DACA

Read More »
H-1B lottery

Thousands of Employers to Play H-1B Visa Lottery

A company does not have to win the lottery for its business to succeed; however, it may need to win the H-1B lottery to be able to hire specialized and highly skilled employees. Employers are willing to play the lottery, which involves considerable time and expense, because there are simply not enough U.S. workers to fill every specialty professional occupation

Read More »
border

Reform For A Broken System

On Nov. 20, 2014 President Obama announced his plan for executive actions on immigration. His plan includes three parts (1) increased resources for law enforcement personnel at the border to decrease illegal entry and expediting the return of those who do enter; (2) provide high-skilled immigrants, graduates and entrepreneurs with a simpler and faster means to staying and contributing to

Read More »
U.S. immigration law

An Alphabet Soup of Temporary Visas

What is a visa? When most people hear that word, they think it is a person’s permission to be in a country. Under U.S. immigration law, “visa” is a technical term that refers to a document stamped into a person’s passport that allows the person to seek admission into the United States for a specific purpose. Visas are obtained through

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