A recent USCIS memo (undated, source unknown) discussed a new way of learning about you: visiting your social network profiles. They even have a good name for it: unannounced cyber “site visit.” In plain English, secretly peeking at what you do or say online. The primary purpose is to detect fraud. Say you have been … Read more
A leaked USCIS document has been quickly circling the blogsphere in the past couple of days . Titled “Administrative Alternatives to Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” the internal memo offered a variety of options – relief options – to “promote family unity, foster economic growth, achieve significant process improvements and reduce the threat of removal for certain … Read more
Some of you may have noticed that in our Immigration News section, certain outbound links may be pointing to something like:
http://goo.gl/nVat
What is that!? In case you’re wondering, it is actually the same address (URL) as this one:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.
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100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=
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I still receive 5 – 6 immigration newsletters on a regular basis. All of them are from immigration law firms. But I rarely read the content of those newsletters or bulletins any more: They all look similar to each other.
DV-2011 green card lottery entrants can now check the status of their applications online.
To use the Entrant Status Check (ESC) Web site, you need to have your Submission Confirmation ready. The confirmation page was displayed when you successfully submitted your Diversity Visa (DV) lottery entry. More specifically, it contained your Entrant Confirmation Number, Last/Family Name (or blank if none), and Year of Birth. You must have this information in order to log into the website and check the status of your entry.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is aware of the fact that some private parties are selling free USCIS forms and Infopass appointments for profit. In a recent blog post, USCIS reminded immigrants of such activities, but fell short of calling them fraudulent.
These services are offered free of charge by USCIS, but they do cost money. To design all the
After talking about NBA and the World Cup, it is time for … hockey! And it is related to immigration too.
E. J. Montini from The Arizona Republic wrote a story today about Tyson Nash, a former professional hockey player. He is a Canadian, and has been trying to secure a green card forever. Every time you hear the name of a pro athlete who happens to be from a foreign country, you may be thinking about his plays, his salary, his whatever, but rarely his immigration status. What is the legal status of Yao Ming, Pau Gasol, or the hundreds of Hispanic baseball players still playing in the MLB? O or P visa? Pending I-485? Many of you don’t have a clue – me either.
But apparently some athletes face the same immigration red tape just like we do:
Senators John Kerry and Richard Lugar introduced legislation today that is going to reward immigrant entrepreneurs who can create jobs with green cards.
Titled “Startup Visa Act of 2010,” the bill will grant a two-year conditional visa to an entrepreneur who can secure $250,000 or more for his/her start-up venture from a qualified U.S. investor. After two years, if the company has generated at least five full-time jobs in the U.S., attracted additional $1 million, or achieved at least $1 million in revenue, the immigrant founder will be able to remove the conditions and become permanent resident (green card).
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything for the past month. The main reason was laziness, but taking on a new project at work didn’t help either. In addition, I was also looking around the neighborhood, debating whether we should be “moving up” while the housing market is still “down.” Oh boy, was … Read more
From all of us at ImmigrationRoad.com, we wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! May 2010 bring you success and the good news you have been waiting for. Happy new year, everybody!
