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Religious Worker Immigrant Visa, Immigrant Investor Visa, Conrad State 30 Program for doctors On October 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued an extension on The Conrad State 30 Program, the EB-5 Regional Center (Immigrant Investor) Program, and the Special Immigrant Religious Worker Program (SR Visa) Under the…
Typically, a foreign national who has accrued more than one hundred eighty (180) days but less than one year of unlawful presence is subject to a three (3) year bar from returning the US after a departure. A foreign national who has accrued more than one year of unlawful presence…
Over the weekend, immigration officials stayed true to their word and began their next phase of immigration law enforcement against Central American nationals who have received a final order of removal from an immigration judge in recent years. While immigration officials claim they are only looking to find and remove…
A national interest waiver (NIW) petition is an alternative to the more common way of obtaining permanent resident status through employer sponsorship. It falls under the employment-based immigration EB-2 category. National Interest Waivers have several advantages: They allow applicants to waive the labor certification No job offer is required Applicants…
The immigration attorneys at Lubiner, Schmidt & Palumbo know that the United States has seen an explosion in Chinese immigration in the past decade. This immigration trend is especially prevalent in New York City where the foreign-born Chinese population grew by a third between 2000 and 2011. According to the…
At the law firm of Lubiner, Schmidt & Palumbo, LLC we practice immigration law and represent not only small and large businesses, but individuals, as well. If you are dealing with immigration as an individual, the process can be daunting and fraught with obstacles and surprises. When looking for an…
If you were granted deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or are a DACA recipient with an employment authorization document (EAD) that will expire in the next 120 days, you must apply for DACA renewal to avoid any lapse in your employment authorization or…
Many employment based immigrants are exploring the possibility of converting their immigrant visa applications from EB-3 (employment based third category) to EB-2 (employment based second category). This is due to the lengthy waiting time under the EB-3 category as compared to the EB-2 category. It is projected that the waiting…
The United States Congress established a very complicated system for issuing immigrant visas. Each month the Department of State in Washington, DC prints a visa bulletin, which lists the availability of visas for every country for that particular month. Only a limited number of immigrant visas are generally issued each…
U.S. non-citizens are frequently targeted by scam artists who want to extract money and compromising information from them. The offers of scam artists may sound enticing, and in your desire to save money or take a shortcut in an application process, you may believe their assertions. It's crucial to remain…