If you are NOT in removal proceedings, DO NOT apply for deferred action at this time. The Administration is not yet accepting applications. A process should be ready by August 14, 2012. However, if you are in removal proceedings you may be eligible to apply sooner. Contact a Charleston Immigration Lawyer for a case evaluation. For an […]
The Michigan Court of Appeals enforced the Affidavit of Support (I-864) obligations as part of a divorce proceeding in Greenleaf v. Greenleaf. See the opinion here: http://www.michbar.org/opinions/appeals/2011/092911/49856.pdf What does this mean for spouses supporting immigrant spouses? This means that a U.S. citizen spouse filing an I-864 Affidavit of Support on behalf of an immigrant spouse who has […]
Miller|Conway found this article to be timely and interesting based on the recent uptick in immigration laws as well as the global phenomenon known as “Linsanity.” The following was written by David Leopold, past president of AILA and a former law professor of Miller|Conway partner, David P. Conway. The article was originally posted on Huffington Post. Jeremy Lin is an unlikely superstar. He received […]
On January 31, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) published an important decision on “administrative closure” decisions: http://www.justice.gov/eoir/vll/intdec/vol25/3740.pdf In the Matter of Avetisyan a citizen of Armenia who entered the U.S. as a J-1 visa holder, was later placed in removal proceedings. During one of her hearings the respondent informed the immigration judge that she recently married a man who […]
On April 1, 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) began accepting H-1B visa applications for the 2012 fiscal year (beginning on October 1, 2011). In 2008, USCIS received approximately 163,000 petitions during the five-day filing period and conducted a random lottery to select the 65,000 petitions that would be eligible for processing. In […]