One of the more pressing concerns that individuals who file for their parents' permanent residence have is whether their aging parents will qualify for medical assistance from the government. As we all know, the cost of health care in this country is astronomical, and...
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Parole in Place Allows for Adjustment of Status For Many
What is Parole in Place?Parole in Place (PIP) is a humanitarian immigration policy that allows immediate family of active duty military personnel who might not otherwise qualify to apply for permanent residence here in the US, to do so by "paroling" them.Why was this...
Essential Things You Need to Know About the L Visa
(1) What is the L Visa?The L-Visa is a visa by which multi-national companies are able to bring skilled employees into the United States as intracompany transferees. While many companies employ the H1B Visa to sponsor foreign workers, those that have both foreign and...
Could an Anti-Immigration Law Rear Its Ugly Head in NJ?
At least politically speaking, immigration has proven to be a polarizing topic with fierce and passionate emotions on both sides. While proponents of immigration reform scramble to shore up momentum and salvage any last hopes of legislation before the end of the year,...
The State of Immigration–Post Shutdown
The government shutdown is over! (At least temporarily.) That certainly is good news all around. However, over at USCIS, the agency is grappling with over a sixteen-day backlog. Many may not realize that national parks and monuments were not the only things impacted...
Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Though there hasn't been much talk of Congress taking up immigration reform this month, there have been a couple of interesting developments that tangentially involve immigration. On the one hand, the California legislature recently passed a watershed bill (28-8 in...
I-9 Compliance Pitfalls
Just this past June, the Justice Department announced that it had reached an agreement with Macy's. The retail giant had been accused of conducting unfair documentary procedures during employee re-verification. While the Justice Department did not specify what the...
New Pre-Trial Intervention Program (PTI) in New Jersey Municipal Court Good for Immigrants?
On June 27, 2013, Bill 3598 passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and if all goes well, will soon become law. The Bill essentially implements a Pre-Trial Intervention program in our state's municipal court system, which up until now, has not had a formal...
New Senate Bill Provides Relief for Aged Out Children
One of the many wonderful provisions contained within S744, the bill recently passed by the US Senate, is a meaure that provides relief to children who "age out." As things currently are, it is not uncommon for derivative beneficiary children to turn 21 or over by...
Hurricane Sandy: Immigration Offices in New Jersey Closed
We have received word that the USCIS offices in New Jersey will be closed tomorrow due to Hurricane Sandy. The Newark and Mount Laurel Offices will be closed.Our office will also be closed. Please be advised that Tuesday appointments may also be cancelled. Thank you...