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President Obama ends Antiquated Travel Ban on Immigrants Living with HIV/AIDS
In a major step forward for immigrants living with HIV and/or AIDS, President Obama has removed a travel ban that prevented them from entering the US on any type of Visa. As reported by the AIDS...
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Significant Drop in Illegal Immigration Population in the U.S. reported
Amongst the heated debate on immigration, the population of undocumented immigrants in the United States decreased significantly in 2009, in part due to a deep recession and tougher immigration...
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Regression for Employment Preference Petitions or Visas
Department of State that issues Visa numbers have good news for family-based classifications but the news is bad for employment-based classifications. In recent years the demand for visa numbers in...
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State Department Visa Bulletin for March 2011
On February 11, the State Department released the March 2011 Visa Bulletin. The Worldwide Employment-Based (EB) preference categories remain current for EB-1, EB-2, EB-4 and EB-5. In the Worldwide EB-3...
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The Startup Act 2.0 Signals That Congress Is Finally Thinking About the...
On May 22, 2012 Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced the Startup Act 2.0 to members of Congress. The Startup Act 2.0 would...
View ArticleImportant Immigration Programs Extended
By: John Nicholas Mandalakas* The EB – 5 Regional Center , E-Verify Program, Special Nonminister Religious Worker, and Conrad state 30 J-1 Visa programs were approved for a three year extension late...
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Effectiveness of DACA Blocked By Fears
By: Helena Coric* Over two months have passed since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program emerged this summer. Now, the time has come to evaluate its progress and effectiveness....
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US Army MAVNI Program Allows Non-Immigrants to Get Citizenship Quickly
By: John Nicholas Mandalakas* Despite the difficulties that civilian business face in securing visas for much needed foreign employees with special skills (STEM or otherwise), military outfits are...
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H-1B Petitions Should be Filed by April 1 for FY2014
The window for filing H-1B petitions for FY2014 will likely end quickly this year as increased demand and availability of the H-1B visa has left many employers in recent years scrambling. The filing...
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¡Bienvenidos a Colombia! (Welcome to Colombia!)
By: Maureen Johnson* As many BOILA clients know, I recently moved to Colombia, South America, in order to study Spanish. As an immigration attorney in the U.S., I have a great deal of experience with...
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