US Visa Fraud in Los Angeles

April 25, 2011

Three individuals who operate MPEagle Consultants, an immigration consultant business, were arrested earlier this month and charged with immigration fraud. The three defendants are members of a California family, including a married couple and their 30-year-old daughter.
The three defendants face charges of creating and filing false U.S. marriage documents and work visa petitions for foreign [...]

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US Embassy Visa Interviews – E-ticket Appointments for US Non Immigrant Visas

April 25, 2011

If you plan to visit the USA as a tourist or with non-immigrant status, the visa application process in Bangkok for even a tourist visa can be extensive.
Firstly, you will need to fill out an online US Non Immigration visa application  that can be found on the US Department of State website. Your next step [...]

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U.S. T Visa for Victims Trafficked in the United States

April 22, 2011

Victims of Human Trafficking in the USA, such as in the Global Horizons farm workers human trafficking case, may be eligible for a US T visa.
In October of 2000, the US Congress developed a category of non immigrant visas to offer protection to victims of human trafficking within the United States by passing the Victims [...]

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USCIS Increases Surveillance of H-1B employers in the USA USCIS Increases Surveillance of H-1B employers in the USA

April 20, 2011

Companies that apply for H-1B visas for their employees in the U.S. should soon expect increased scrutiny and auditing upon filing petitions. The Associate Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Donald Neufeld, provided testimony to a Congressional committee that H-1B employers are soon to be the object of more in-depth inspections performed by [...]

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USCIS Decision to Temporarily Honor Gay Marriages in Deportation Cases Does an About-Face

April 19, 2011

A recent statement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on March 29th, 2011 announced that deportation cases involving gay immigrants in same-sex marriages to an American citizen would be temporarily halted. The USCIS announcement provided details of its decision to temporarily suspend such cases while it awaited final guidance related to legal issues [...]

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Us Court Ruling: H-1B Visa workers May Remain in US While Awaiting Extension Pleas

April 18, 2011

Immigration reform has long been a  buzzword in the USA, but the debate has gathered momentum in the last few years and various issues faced by immigrants dealing with the United States’ befuddling immigration system continue to surface in the media.
We recently wrote about the new restrictions in place for H-1B workers in the USA, [...]

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Dip in H-1B visa numbers Due to Recent US Legislation

April 17, 2011

The demand for H1B visas in the USA has dipped recently, in response to tough new visa rules and an increase in the fees to apply for US H-1B visas, among other influencing factors. IT companies, by far the most prominent business sector to seek out H-1B visas for employees, are now seen to sponsor [...]

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The Influx of Sikh Immigrants into the U.S.

February 21, 2011

By guest blogger Walter Hendler
Officials in Texas are in awe at the sudden increase in the number of undocumented Indian immigrants entering Texas from its Mexico border.
According to the LA Times [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-border-indians-20110206,0,6862978,full.story], “The immigrants, mostly young men from poor villages, say they are fleeing religious and political persecution. More than 1,600 Indians have been caught [...]

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US “T” and “U” visas for Victims of Crime or Human Trafficking in the USA

January 24, 2011

Thailand as well as several other countries in South East Asia are known to be sources or “hubs” in the worldwide human trafficking network. While many of the trafficked victims end up in Europe or other parts of Asia or the Middle East, a large percentage also arrive in the United States every year, for [...]

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Cuban Doctors Able to Defect to USA through Little Exposed Immigration Program

January 19, 2011

Cubans trying to apply for a visa to the United States often have their work cut out for them, in both a physical and emotional sense. Most Cubans have to reach US shores before they can begin to apply for an immigrant visa, as they face so many hurdles from the Cuban government in the [...]

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