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If you’re a foreign national visiting the United States, recent changes to immigration Form I-94 (your arrival and departure record for your visit to the U.S.) will likely streamline your entry process. An interim rule published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2013 changes the definition of Form I-94 to include electronic formats as …Read More

Senate Bill 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, is being touted as of the most comprehensive legislative proposals in the United States since the Patriot Act and Dodd-Frank. At more than 840 pages, the massive immigration reform plan is sponsored by the “Gang of 8,” a bipartisan group of …Read More

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service began data entry for H-1B petitions selected in the lottery. Premium processing cases are being handled first and data entry for those cases should be completed by April 15. Data entry for non-premium cases will likely not be completed until sometime in May, and rejection notices for petitions not selected …Read More

USCIS announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject …Read More

Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) is a topic that has previously been opposed by the Republican Party. Most notably, in 2007 Senate Republicans struck down a bill championed by President George W. Bush that would have granted such citizenship rights. However, in the November election, a record number of Latinos rebuked the Republican Party and the …Read More

Before explaining the I-601A provisional waiver, it is important to be aware of the original waiver that was in place and how the new rule directly affects it. The I-601A provisional waiver is a rule change to the original I-601 hardship waiver. The hardship waiver is available to certain immigrant visa applicants who are the …Read More

The H1B Visa was established in 1990 by the federal government and pertains to immigration law in San Diego, as well as throughout the United States. Through this program, employers have the opportunity to import foreign workers each year to fill jobs that are said to require highly specialized knowledge. However, there is a cap …Read More

In order to enter into the United States, you must apply for a non immigrant visa. The reason for you travel will decide which non immigrant visa you will apply for. For instance, an applicant traveling for pleasure, tourism or medical treatment will apply for a B-1 or B-2 visa, as opposed to an individual …Read More

For an individual to apply for a green card under family based immigration, they must be a close family member of a United States citizen or a United States permanent resident. Under San Diego Immigration law, the detailed categories are as followed: Unlimited Family Based For individuals to fall under the unlimited family based category, …Read More

If you are an American citizen with a foreign fiancé(e), you may bring them into the United States to marry and live with you by applying for a K-1 Fiance Visa. A K-1 Visa is a non immigrant visa that will eventually lead to the foreign individual permanent residency in the United States as well …Read More