Immigration Blog http://blog.immigrantconnect.com Current Information and Opinions on US Immigration Laws and Policies - 50,000+ Monthly Page Views Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:04:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 VISA BULLETIN FOR JULY 2013 http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/06/11/visa-bulletin-for-july-2013/ http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/06/11/visa-bulletin-for-july-2013/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:04:06 +0000 Bradley Maged http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/?p=1198

The Visa Bulletin for July 2013 is now available.

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]]> http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/06/11/visa-bulletin-for-july-2013/feed/ 0 ETHIOPIA WILL IMPPLEMENT PRE-ADOPTION IMMIGRATION REVIEW (PAIR) REQUIREMENT http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/06/06/ethiopia-will-impplement-pre-adoption-immigration-review-pair-requirement/ http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/06/06/ethiopia-will-impplement-pre-adoption-immigration-review-pair-requirement/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:28:08 +0000 Bradley Maged http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/?p=1196 Continue reading →]]> According to a USCIS News Release:  “The government of Ethiopia informed the United States that, effective Sept. 1, 2013, it will require all adoption cases filed by United States prospective adoptive parents to undergo the U.S. PAIR process. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (MOWCYA) will require a PAIR letter issued by USCIS in order to make a best interest determination.”

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]]> http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/06/06/ethiopia-will-impplement-pre-adoption-immigration-review-pair-requirement/feed/ 0 IMMIGRATION REFORM…HOCUS POCUS POLITICS http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/23/immigration-reform-hocus-pocus-politics/ http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/23/immigration-reform-hocus-pocus-politics/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:42:16 +0000 Bradley Maged http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/?p=1192 Continue reading →]]> According to an article on bloomberg.com:  “The trio of investigations causing headaches for President Barack Obama’s administration has also provided a honeymoon period for the marquee element of his domestic agenda: revising immigration laws.”

With the media attention focusing on other controversies, Congress has a chance to deliberately move forward on immigration reform without the constant interruption from the press rehashing the same circular arguments both for and against reform that have been debated on and off for the past decade.

Will the Final Act be making immigration reform appear seemingly out of thin air or will it be the magician’s expression:  “now you see it, now you don’t” that the immigrant community has become all too familiar with?

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]]> http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/23/immigration-reform-hocus-pocus-politics/feed/ 0 USCIS TO EXPAND ENTREPRENEURS IN RESIDENCE INITIATIVE http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/16/uscis-to-expand-entrepreneurs-in-residence-initiative/ http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/16/uscis-to-expand-entrepreneurs-in-residence-initiative/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 23:25:40 +0000 Bradley Maged http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/?p=1187 Continue reading →]]> According to a USCIS News Release:  “In just over one year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) innovative Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) initiative has produced real benefits that will strengthen agency policies and practices relating to job-creating immigrant entrepreneurs who help advance American economic growth.”

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]]> http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/16/uscis-to-expand-entrepreneurs-in-residence-initiative/feed/ 0 EMPLOYERS MUST USE REVISED FORM I-9 http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/16/employers-must-use-revised-form-i-9/ http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/16/employers-must-use-revised-form-i-9/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 23:22:58 +0000 Bradley Maged http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/?p=1185 Continue reading →]]> According to a USCIS News Release:  “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds employers that beginning today they must use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Revision 03/08/13)N for all new hires and reverifications. All employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 for each employee hired to work in the United States.”

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]]> http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/16/employers-must-use-revised-form-i-9/feed/ 0 CAP-SUBJECT H-1Bs FOR FY-2014 http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/16/cap-subject-h-1bs-for-fy-2014/ http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/05/16/cap-subject-h-1bs-for-fy-2014/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 23:20:41 +0000 Bradley Maged http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/?p=1183 Continue reading →]]> The USCIS has completed its lottery for cap-subject FY-2014 H-1B Petitions.  Although many immigration law firms, including ours, have already received receipts or rejection notices on all cases filed, the USCIS requests that petitioners allow until the end of May 2013 to receive receipt or rejection notices.

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The Visa Bulletin for June 2013 is now available.

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]]> http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/04/19/maged-rost-boston-office-closed-on-4192013/feed/ 0 MAJOR PROVISIONS OF SENATE IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSAL UNVEILED TODAY http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/04/16/major-provisions-of-senate-immigration-reform-proposal-unveiled-today/ http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/04/16/major-provisions-of-senate-immigration-reform-proposal-unveiled-today/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:41:00 +0000 Bradley Maged http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/?p=1174 Continue reading →]]> According to an article on news.yahoo.com:  “A bipartisan group of eight senators on Tuesday unveiled an outline of legislation to revamp immigration policy for the first time since 1986.”

As many “in the know” have described it, this is a bill that leaves all stakeholders with something to be unhappy about.  There are no easy solutions to fixing the nation’s broken immigration system so it is probably best to not complain without offering a constructive alternative to all of the components addressed in this sweeping bill.  Although nobody will be 100% satisfied, as the late Senator Ted Kennedy, a great proponent of immigration reform once said:  “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”

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]]> http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/04/16/major-provisions-of-senate-immigration-reform-proposal-unveiled-today/feed/ 0 USCIS BOSTON FIELD OFFICE OPEN ON 4/16/13 http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/04/16/uscis-boston-field-office-open-on-41613/ http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/2013/04/16/uscis-boston-field-office-open-on-41613/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:30:14 +0000 Bradley Maged http://blog.immigrantconnect.com/?p=1171 Continue reading →]]> According to a USCIS News Release:  “The Boston Field Office, located in the John F. Kennedy Federal Building, will be OPEN on Tuesday, 4/16.  All visitors will be screened by security.  Please allow extra time for these security measures and arrive early for your appointment.”

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