While by no means an ordinary practice, there are limited situations where an individual who is not a United States citizen who is convicted of a criminal offense may be removed to his/her native country prior to completion of the criminal sentence.…
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What is F-1 Status? When a foreign national individual has “F-1 Status,” he or she is legally in the United States as a foreign student. The noncitizen will be allowed to remain in the United States for as long as he or she is registered…
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USCIS has recently issued a new version of Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. This is not just a minor revision. There are a number of important changes and additions to the application. While the old N-400 is still acceptable as of now, all…
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Tips On How To File For The U Visa Under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, Congress established a humanitarian visa by which foreign nationals who are victims of crime could receive protected immigration status. Known as…
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How Can New Jersey Undocumented Aliens benefit from the I-601A Provisional Waiver Process? 1. What does the provisional waiver do? The Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver allows for aliens who are inadmissible due to the unlawful presence bar to be…
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As has been discussed in previous entries, a conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude (“CIMT”) constitutes one of the most common grounds of removability-whether it be in terms of deportability or inadmissibility. What exactly is a…
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What is E-Verify? E-Verify is an internet based program that allows employers to verify whether an employee is authorized to work by comparing information from an employee’s I-9 Form with The Department of Homeland Security’s and Social S…
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Late last week, the Republican Party finally released their much-anticipated list of principles regarding immigration reform, which the GOP was reluctant to grapple with last year. It is a one page document entitled “Standards for Immigration R…
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A refugee may flee his/her country for any number of reasons in order to seek protection from the United States, one of the last bastions of freedom and liberty in the world. However, in order to warrant legal protection and the ability to stay here…
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Just last week, USCIS quietly issued a Field Guidance Memo providing clarity and guidance to USCIS personnel on “reason to believe” issues and how they affect adjudication of Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers. What is the Provisional…
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