Federal agents arrested 11 individuals in 6 states Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected visa and mail fraud. Matthew G. Whitaker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, announced the operation, which was carried out by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Iowa, California, Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and [...] Read more »
Garces & Grabler Holds Open House
Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Florence Fire Dept. 1 Firehouse Lane Florence, NJ 08518 Mr. William Garces, Esq., a senior partner, will be available to address your concerns on a variety of legal issues. Mr. Garces is Founder and Senior Partner of Garces & Grabler. Pamela J. Johnson, Esq., an associate, [...] Read more »
Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) is an inter-agency effort involving a number of governmental and non-governmental partners, both overseas and domestically, whose mission is to resettle refugees in the United States. The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) has overall management responsibility for the [...] Read more »
Questions and Answers: Qualifying Family Members of U Visa Beneficiaries May Obtain Lawful Permanent Residence
The T nonimmigrant status (also known as the ‘T’ Visa) was created to provide immigration protection to victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons. The U nonimmigrant status (or ‘U’ visa) is set aside for victims of crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse because of the crime and who are willing [...] Read more »
USCIS Urges H-2A and H-2B Petitioners to Use the New Form I-129
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds petitioners who participate in the H-2A agricultural temporary worker program and the H-2B nonagricultural temporary worker program to use the new Form I-129, “Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker,” which contains the H Classification Supplement. USCIS published the final rules for the H-2A classification (73 FR 76891) and the [...] Read more »
Non-Minister Category of Special Immigrant Religious Workers To Expire On March 6, 2009
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds its customers that authorization for the non-minister special immigrant religious worker program will expire on March 6, 2009. Individuals applying under the non-minister category of the program, including family members, must either adjust status to permanent resident or be admitted with an immigrant visa before March 6, 2009. [...] Read more »
Naturalization Process For The Military
USCIS recognizes the important sacrifices made by non-U.S. citizen members of the United States armed forces and their families and is committed to processing their naturalization applications in a timely and efficient manner while providing exemplary customer service, maintaining the integrity of the immigration system, and the security of the process. Qualifying military service is generally [...] Read more »
USCIS Delays Employment Eligibility Documents Rule
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced January 30 it has delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009, the implementation of an interim final rule entitled “Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification” published in the Federal Register on Dec. 17, 2008. The rule streamlines the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) process. The delay will [...] Read more »
New Naturalization Test in Effect
As of October 1, 2008, Naturalization applicants began taking a revised Naturalization test. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) redesigned the test in order to create a more standardized, fair and meaningful naturalization process. The revised test, emphasizing the fundamental concepts of American democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, will help encourage [...] Read more »