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The less-than-stellar implementation of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obamacare” is moving some analysts to question if the President still has enough political momentum to effectively support the ongoing comprehensive immigration reform efforts in Congress. There is no doubt that the current administration has run into some setbacks that have not made …Read More

After 16 days of inactivity due to the shutdown of the government, the Department of Labor (DOL) resumed the operations of its Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), which provides services that are essential to the process of hiring foreign workers. Soon after the iCert online portal was back in business, however, various immigration law …Read More

Just a couple of weeks after the October government shutdown came to an end, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unveiled the new version of its home on the Web. At KS Visa Law, we’ve noticed that the new website sports a clean, modern look that should prove more appealing and user-friendly than …Read More

The path to legal residence and citizenship in the United States is often similar to a legal minefield for many applicants. Becoming a lawful resident poses legal risks to ill-informed immigrants who make unnecessary, yet very costly, mistakes. Such is the case of false claims to citizenship. Section 212(a)(6)(c) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality …Read More

According to recent statistics and audits by the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA), the permanent labor certifications program (PERM) is moving at a slow pace. The PERM process has traditionally been a highly bureaucratic affair due to the number of government agencies involved, and recent rulings and decisions made by …Read More

California is exercising its jurisdictional privilege as a member of the Union to benefit the large immigrant population of the Golden State. According to a recent report by the Union-Times San Diego, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that makes it easier for undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. On October 3rd, Governor Brown made …Read More

On October 1st, 2013, the United States began taking applications for its annual Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery (DV-2015), which will actually take place in 2015. This program is more commonly referred to as the “Green Card Lottery,” and it usually attracts hundreds of thousands of applications from around the world. The DV-2015 program provides a …Read More

Mexico is not a country traditionally associated with people fleeing and seeking asylum. If anything, Mexico is known to grant asylum to people who flee totalitarian regimes and countries scarred by civil strife. Keeping this in mind, the recent wave of Mexican nationals coming to the United States in search of asylum is puzzling. Many …Read More

We have received many inquiries on how the Government Shutdown will affect their immigration cases. Many immigration services from the Department of Labor will not be available. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP)expect delays at all ports of entry to the U.S. The agency expect increased wait times at major U.S. international airports of up …Read More

In early August, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended the screening of a film about the struggle of life as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. Mr. Zuckerberg took the opportunity to speak about his stance on immigration reform and labor issues. Mr. Zuckerberg is very familiar with the H-1B visa experience; after all, his …Read More