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Archive for July 31, 2007

DIRECT FILING OF IMMIGRATION BENEFITS

The following is not legal advice.  Please consult a qualified immigration lawyer to discuss the specifics of your unique situation.

Effective July 30, 2007 forms I-129F, I-131, I-140, I-360, I-485, I-765 and I-907  should be filed directly with the Service Center that will be processing them.  A June 21, 2007 update on the USCIS website describes the details of Direct Filing.  For information on where to file specific forms select the form on the USCIS website, on the upper right hand corner will be instructions for direct filing.

REPRESENTATIVE LOFGREN INTRODUCES BILL TO VOID IMMIGRATION FEE INCREASES

According to a Press Release on her website, Rep. Lofgren (D - San Jose) today introduced a bill to void the recent increases in immigration fees by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

ONE COUPLE’S IMMIGRATION NIGHTMARE

An article that appeared in the Denver Post highlights the importance of being extremely careful when dealing with US immigration matters.  Things are not as straightforward as they seem and “honest mistakes” can trigger a nightmare situation.

I will soon be writing on immigration foreign travel restrictions for aliens.  However, as a general rule, call your immigration lawyer before making any international travel plans.

SUBSCRIBING TO IMMIGRANTCONNECT.COM

I asked our resident tech genius how readers could subscribe to this blog (as some of you have manged to do on your own), here’s what he had to say:

All they need to do is point their RSS reader to http://immigrantconnect.com/feed/.

RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication,”  and the idea behind RSS is that you won’t have to keep coming back to websites for updates.  Instead, a piece of software called an “RSS Reader” will do that job of checking the websites you specify for updates, alerting you when new articles are available, and then presenting the new articles in a succinct form.

Modern web browsers (such as Firefox and Internet Explorer 6), e-mail clients (such as Thunderbird), and some portals like My Yahoo! and Google already work as RSS readers.   For Outlook, there’s a free plug-in called RSS Popper, which you can download here:  http://rsspopper.blogspot.com/

Doesn’t sound “really simple” to me, but I welcome subscribers.

E-FILING USCIS FORMS

This is not legal advice. Please consult a qualified immigration lawyer to assist you with your specific case.

The following USCIS forms may be e-filed online: I-90, I-129 (some categories), I-129S, I-131, I-140, I-539, I-765, I-821 and I-907. Although the process is quite easy to understand, some may find the system to be rudimentary and it does have hiccups from time to time. Payment by credit card or through a bank account will be required before the completed form is accepted for filing. The system will generate a USCIS Receipt Number and instructions on where to send supporting documentation.

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