To obtain immigration benefits, applications must be filed with the USCIS. Most of the USCIS forms can be filed online and very few forms must be filed at local USCIS offices. Local offices deal with non-asylum related applications and these offices provide limited information on USCIS forms. It is recommended to first check the USCIS website, prior […]
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The comprehensive immigration reform bill that has been passed by the US Senate, would expand the H-1B visa program. It would increase the annual H-1B visa quota from 65,000 visas per year to 110,000 visas, for highly skilled foreign workers. The master’s cap would also be raised to 25,000 from 20,000 visas. The demand for highly
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USCIS has now revised Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e). US citizens can bring their fiancé(e)s and their spouses to the United States. They can get married to their fiancé(e)s in the United States and to bring them to the United States, US citizens must sponsor them by filing Form I-129F. US citizens can also file this
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S.744, the Senate immigration reform bill would help the undocumented immigrants to pursue education in the United States. This bill would benefit all those who were wondering about their future and living in the shadows all these days. Before the Senators passed the bill, the President of American Council on Education, Molly Corbett Broad, sent several
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DOMA ruling means a lot to the gay immigrants. They are now eligible for a variety of benefits, including immigration benefits. Green Cards for the same sex Spouses of US Citizens US citizens can file immigrant petitions for their same sex partners, just like the other heterosexual couples. USCIS will consider their applications and will
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An immigration reform bill that was introduced by the Gang of Eight, has passed the Senate, but not the House that is controlled by the Republicans. The bill must pass the House and only then it will be signed into law. Undocumented immigrants in America must understand that the reform has not yet passed. A
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America is a great nation made up of immigrants and now the hot-button issue is immigration reform. Many believe that these reforms would only benefit the undocumented immigrants and that it would cost the country a lot. But there are a few reasons why the country needs an immigration reform plan. Immigration reform would benefit the
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Members of the House are working on a new bill called the KIDS Act and the House is likely to support this piece of legislation on undocumented immigrants. Majority Leader, Eric Cantor (R-VA) and the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), stated that this KIDS Act will benefit the DREAMers. DREAMers are the undocumented
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The Senate immigration reform bill will expand the H-1B visa program. The immigration reform bill introduced by the Gang of Eight was strengthened and passed by the US Senate. This bill is likely to face a tough battle in the House controlled by the Republicans. This bill, apart from expanding the H-1B visa program, will
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It is well known that the Senate immigration reform bill has been approved by the US Senate. If the House passes that bill and if that bill is signed into law, undocumented immigrants living in America would be granted authorization to apply for temporary legal status called the Registered Provisional Immigrant status. Immigrants in this
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