http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:41:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last Monday, a federal judge ruled to temporarily block Alabama’s new law singling out illegal immigrants. U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Blackburn stated that she needed more time to assess the law and its constitutionality, especially given the intense opposition to the law voiced by the Obama Administration, immigrant-rights groups ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/federal-judge-blocks-controversial-alabama-immigration-law.html A few weeks ago the Obama Administration made an announcement that commenced a new round of vicious immigration debate in the United States. The administration stated that its deportation efforts will now focus on illegal immigrants that have criminal records and/or pose a threat to US national security. For those ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/new-pro-immigrant-rules-declared-in-the-us.html The rocky terrain of international prenuptial agreements is constantly changing. The Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes of 1978 drafted provisions which addressed the problems of international prenuptial agreements. The provisions designated which country’s laws would govern the validity and enforcement of the international prenuptial agreement. The ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/prenuptial-law-in-europe-australia-and-the-uk.html On July 9th, the US Department of State released a statement reporting that the United Kingdom had joined the United States in imposing visa restrictions on citizens from Iran who have been implicated in human rights abuse cases. Canada also released a statement that it would support these measures. The visa ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/the-united-states-united-kingdom-and-canada-agree-to-restrict-visas-for-iranian-officials.html First posted on June 12, 2009: Previous Post regarding Uniting American Families Act A kind reader has brought a recent update from USCIS on this matter to our attention. Although no changes have occurred in Thailand law regarding the legally recognized gender status of transgendered individuals, we have become aware that ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/updated-the-uniting-american-families-act-hope-for-lgbt-bi-national-couples.html Americans recently celebrated the Memorial Day weekend, an occasion to honor those that have served in the American Armed Forces. But what about the thousands of members of the US Armed Forces that happen to lack US citizenship? Regrettably, not all non citizen relatives of US military can enter and reside ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/militaries-families-act-introduced-by-us-senators.html The US Supreme Court on Saturday issued a ruling to uphold The Legal Arizona Workers Act, a controversial law allowing the revocation of company licenses if a company is found to have knowingly hired an illegal immigrant. Also encompassed by this ruling is the requirement for Arizona employers to use ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/arizona-immigration-law-upheld-by-us-supreme-court.html A new Immigration bill being enforced in Utah as of Tuesday grants police officers the right to request proof of citizenship of anyone they arrest. There is already a hearing concerning the new law scheduled on Tuesday afternoon, where the presiding judge may decide if the law should be enforced ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/new-utah-immigration-law-challenged-on-first-day-of-enforcement.html The United States has decided to suspend all visa operations from Pakistan. This announcement comes one day after Osama Bin Laden, head of international terrorist group Al Qaeda, was killed by US operatives in Pakistan. The US Embassies in Islamabad and Karachi will remain open for emergency American citizen services and ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/us-suspends-visa-operations-from-pakistan.html On May 3rd, REUTERS reported that the US-VISIT system had a recorded backlog of at least 1.6 million cases where visitors potentially overstayed the time limit issued for their US visa. The system has been scrutinized by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, which found that several of the men responsible for ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/us-facing-record-number-of-visa-overstay-cases.html