Other Immigration Benefits

The E2 Visa – Investing in the USA and get an E2 Visa!

One of the option for a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to enter the United States and invest, they might want to look into an E2 visa. The individual must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. The Treaty Investor (E-2) visas are for citizens of countries with which the United States maintains treaties of commerce and navigation. For a list of participating countries, see link on the video. You must be coming to the United States to: - engage…Read More Breaking News

Dealing with Birth Certificates Issues.

November 4 2015 - Birth certificates are required whenever someone is filing for adjustment of status or processing their permanent residence card. However, some people do not actually have a birth certificate. There are specific ways to deal with such situations. Please check this video on birth certificates especially from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.Read More Breaking News

Delay on Naturalization for Muslims, Middle Easterns, and South Asians!

Millions of aspiring Americans apply to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) each year. But under a previously unknown national security program known as the “Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program” (CARRP), the government excludes many applicants from Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian communities from these opportunities by delaying and denying their applications without legal authority. Learn more about CARRP and how it has harmed the naturalization process. If your case has been delayed, please call us at 510 742 5887 Read the full ReportRead More Breaking News

DIVERSITY LOTTERY IS OUT!

The annual Diversity Visa Lottery (DV lottery), otherwise known as the Green Card Lottery, is out! The DV lottery is a US government program through the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State that makes 55,000 Permanent Resident cards available every year to persons from “low admission regions” or “underrepresented countries,” those that have been less represented in employment and family-based preference categories in the United States. The program is open to all who meet two basic eligibility requirements. The Program makes Permanent Resident Cards available to the winners, authorizing the…Read More Breaking News

DV lottery is out! If you need help to apply please call 415 643 4342

Applicant Entry Systemv12.01.00 ELECTRONIC DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY Online Help Welcome Our State Department Web site for the 2017 Diversity Visa program (DV-2017) is now open. The entry submission period for DV-2017 is from 12:00PM EDT (GMT -4) on October 1, 2015 to 12:00PM EST (GMT -5) on November 3, 2015. The entry form will only be available for submission during this period and this period only. Entries will NOT be accepted through the U.S. Postal Service.   After reading the instructions, scroll down and click on “Begin Entry” to enter the DV Lottery.…Read More Breaking News

AILA urges Obama to take more Syrian Refugees

Washington, DC - The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) today called upon President Obama to go beyond the commitment he made to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees and to extend more meaningful protection to all refugees and asylum seekers whether they are resettled from abroad or have crossed U.S. borders fleeing violence, persecution, and other horrors. "The need is both urgent and dire as Syrian refugees flee violence and turmoil in search of safety and security," said AILA President Victor Nieblas Pradis. He continued, "There are four million Syrian refugees seeking protection in Europe…Read More Breaking News

Understanding the New Visa Bulletin from October 2015

September 10 2015 - The new Visa Bulletin of October 2015 although not excellent news, is somehow a great news for many especially applicants from India. What the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State have essentially done is to divide the the visa bulletin to allow mobility of the employees. As you will see on the October 2015 visa bulletin (charts reprinted below), there are two different dates.  We are referring to them as Chart One and Chart Two. For those whose dates are current based on the second chart…Read More Breaking News

Great News – The New Visa Bulletin shows a moving forward.

Finally after a fight, the petition of reducing the time for India EB2 seems to have been heard USCIS Announces Revised Procedures for Determining Visa Availability for Applicants Waiting to File for Adjustment of Status USCIS, in coordination with Department of State (DOS), is revising the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for employment-based or family-sponsored preference adjustment of status. The revised process will better align with procedures DOS uses for foreign nationals who seek to become U.S. permanent residents by applying for immigrant visas at U.S. consulates and…Read More Breaking News

Special Thanks to DHS for the Yemen TPS

September 3 2015 - Few months ago, we started a campaign  to support the cause for Yemen in regards to a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in order to protect those Yemeni nationals who are in the United States. After numerous petitions, advocacy and campaigns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finally designated Yemen for TPS (Temporary Protected Status). Therefore granting our request. This means that the Yemeni nationals who are in the United States are now eligible for protection (TPS) and can file for work permit. The TPS starts as from September…Read More Breaking News

TPS for Haiti Extended

August 28 2015 - The TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for Haiti has been extended. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Haiti’s designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an additional 18 months. The extended designation is effective Jan. 23, 2016, through July 22, 2017. Current TPS Haiti beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS status must re-register during a 60-day period that runs from Aug. 25, 2015, through Oct. 26, 2015. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) encourages beneficiaries to re-register as soon as possible once the 60-day re-registration period begins. USCIS…Read More Breaking News

Another VAWA Adjustment of Status Approval!

August 18  2015 -  Congratulations to our team for another difficult VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) approval and green card approval.  This case was especially difficult because of the short time of the marriage and the abuses were difficult to document. However, after the hard work of a clinical therapist and other conclusive evidence, we were able to prove the case and ultimately today our client obtained an approval notice.  The adjustment of status was also approved and now the VAWA applicant will now obtain her permanent resident card and can now live…Read More Breaking News

Decision Against Extension of F1 17 Months OPT – Wash. Alliance of Techn. Workers v DHS

Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Plaintiff, Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WATW), a collective-bargaining organization that represents science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), sued the Department of Homeland Security, challenging an interim final rule, promulgated by defendant DHS in April 2008, extending, for eligible STEM students, the duration of optional practical training (“OPT”), which allows nonimmigrant foreign nationals on an F-1 student visa to engage in employment during and after completing a course of study at a U.S. educational institution. At present, students may engage in OPT “after…Read More Breaking News

According to the Migration Policy Institute DACA renewals still strong despite hurdles.

DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, famous for giving a chance to many youngsters who were undocumented in the United States with a limited work permit, has been suffering many drawbacks in the past year. However according to the Migration Policy Institute, the renewal of such permits still went strong for as much as 83% of the DACA recipients have actually renewed their EADs.  This demonstrates that this program is actually valuable to the immigrant community. If you need help or assistance with DACA, please call our office at 510 742 5887…Read More Breaking News

Advance Copy of SSA Final Rule re SSN Card Applications

"This final rule adopts the notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) we published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2015. This rule revises our regulations to allow applicants for a Social Security number (SSN) card to apply by completing a prescribed application and submitting the required evidence. We are also removing the word “documentary” from our description of certain evidence requirements and replacing “Immigration and Naturalization Service” with “Department of Homeland Security” to reflect that agency's creation. These changes will provide more flexibility in the ways in which the public may request…Read More Breaking News

Relief Measures Available for Individuals Affected by Typhoon Soudelor – Temporary Relief.

On August 2, 2015 -  USCIS granting temporary relief to those affected by Typhoon Soudelor.  The typhoon caused extensive damage in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). USCIS reminds customers affected by Typhoon Soudelor that certain U.S. immigration benefits or relief may be available to them. USCIS understands that a natural disaster can affect an individual’s ability to maintain lawful immigration status or obtain certain other immigration benefits. >>Read MoreRead More Breaking News