Disaster Planning for Your Law Practice
Hurricane Sandy’s destructive aftermath is a sober reminder of how disasters can hit us at any time, significantly alter our daily routines, and at its worst, take away loved ones. Yet, disasters can...
View ArticleImmigration a Big Election Winner
It was a close election but one thing is for sure, immigration emerged as the clear winner. Next to falling off the fiscal cliff, the buzz topic on the hill is that of immigration. That our country’s...
View ArticleNovember 2012 DACA Stats and Meeting Invitation
USCIS released updated statistics in connection with requests filed under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals last Friday while concurrently sending out invitations for an upcoming DACA...
View ArticleDACA Stakeholder Meeting Updates Nov 19, 2012
We promised our readers with an update on the November DACA Stakeholder meeting and here it is! USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed the updated statistics for the Deferred Action for Childhood...
View Article7 Ways to Travel Smart and Avoid Losing Your Laptop & Other Gadgets
Fall and winter marks a peak season for the airline and hospitality industry. Travelers are eager (or reluctant) to get to their destinations. Even in the midst of holiday travels you’ll often find...
View ArticleIGA Stakeholder Meeting – Lots of Chatter, Little Substance
Anyone who’s watched the scene where Ralphie Parker in “A Christmas Story” solves the secret code only to discover the code was an Ovaltine™ commercial can probably recall the sense of disappointment...
View ArticleHow the Wrong Name Can Wreak Havoc in Your Client’s Life
What’s in a name? To the unassuming foreign national, a name, incorrectly spelled, entered incorrectly into a database, or never updated in a database altogether can wreak havoc. It’s one of the...
View Article5 Secrets of Successful Immigration Practice Organizations
Over the past decade, I’ve been fortunate enough to witness, firsthand, how top immigration organizations achieve and maintain their success. These include private immigration boutique law practices,...
View ArticleUSCIS Releases Details on DACA-Related Travel in Proposed Revisions to Form...
On November 27, 2012, USCIS published a request for comments on the Federal Register for its proposed changes to Form I-131, Travel Document Application. Form I-131 has traditionally been used by three...
View ArticleUSCIS Redefines Admission, Departures, and DACA Travel Eligibility in...
Yesterday, we wrote about USCIS’ recent proposal for revisions to the Form I-131, Application for Travel. Although the posting was placed on November 27th, there’s been relatively little chatter on...
View ArticleWhy DACA Filings Remain On the Rise
Last month, we reported on the statistics released by USCIS in connection with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) filings. It’s hard to believe another month has passed but the statistics...
View Article5 Smart Marketing Techniques for the Immigration Practitioner
In the legal world, it’s sometimes difficult for directors of non-profit organizations or law partners to be comfortably acquainted with the notion of marketing. Marketing can certainly help to...
View ArticleUSCIS to Collect New Fee of $165 from Immigrants Beginning Feb 1, 2013
It was probably inevitable, but USCIS has announced a new reason for collecting more fees from immigrants. The USCIS Immigrant Fee of $165, has been levied (after a period of public comment) in order...
View Article12 Immigration Hot Topics for 2013
What are the hot topics to watch in 2013? We’ve got a hot topic for each month of the year that will surely reemerge! Many of these topics will affect practitioners and their ability to provide...
View ArticleUSCIS Stateside Waivers Become a Reality Beginning March 2013
The New Year started off with a big bang! On January 2, 2013, USCIS announced a final rule on “Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives” (aka Stateside...
View ArticleDigitization and Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR): 5 Tips for the...
As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to modernize, USCIS recently announced the live release of the USCIS Policy Manual Page on January 7, 2013. The Policy Manual page will be...
View Article2013 USCIS Priorities: DACA Stats, Provisional Waivers, EB-5 Program & More
Today, USCIS held a public engagement teleconference reviewing some of its most recent accomplishments while also providing a forum for the public to ask questions and voice their comments. As usual,...
View ArticleMoving Beyond DACA – Immigration DREAMs Get Bigger!
While USCIS Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) approvals are steady, the actual numbers of applications have declined during this recent report released in January. Perhaps potential DACA...
View ArticleComprehensive Immigration Reform Underway – All Aboard!
Eight senators, Schumer (D-NY), McCain (R-AZ), Durbin (D-IL), Graham(R-SC), Menendez (D-NJ), Rubio (R-FL), Bennet (D-CO) and Flake (R-AZ), banded together at the Capitol in Washington D.C. to present...
View ArticleBarcode Scanning for Your Immigration Practice
[Editor’s Introduction: For today’s immigration practitioners, leveraging technology is a great way to improve office efficiency and stay one step ahead of the competition. Founder and Managing...
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