DHSSecretaryJanetNapolitanohasgranteddeferredactionfortwoyearstowidowsandwidowersofU.S.citizens—aswellastheirunmarriedchildrenunder18yearsold—whoresideintheUnitedStatesandwhoweremarriedforlessthantwoyearspriortotheirspouse’sdeath.SecretaryNapolitanoalsodirectedUSCIStosuspendadjudicationofvisapetitionsandadjustmentapplicationsfiledforwidow(er)swherethesolereasonforreassessmentofimmigrationstatus...[
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WhenoneintendstofiletheH-1Bpetitionbasedonasingleeducationdegreeofbachelor'sorU.S.master's,mostofthemwouldhavealreadyearned"adegree"atthetimeoffilingandmaybeabletosubmitacopyofthe"degreecertificate."However,theremayagroupofpeoplewhohaveyettoattendthecommencementofgraduationandyettoreceivethe"degreecertificate"eveniftheyhavecompletedthedegreerequirement.Inthatcase,theerisesaquestionofwhatkindofevid...[
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AccordingtotheStateDepartment,currently,twelveposts(includingsomeMexicanandCanadianposts,Dublin,Hamilton,HongKong,andTripoli)arerequiringuseoftheDS-160bytheirapplicants.Theseposts'applicantvolumemakesupaboutatenthoftheworldwideNIVapplicantworkload.TheStateDepartmentwillbeexpandingDS-160usetotwoadditionalpostsinMexico,aswellasMissionAustralia,thissummer.TheformiscurrentlyavailableinEnglishandSpanis...[
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Therevised2009J-1visaExchangeVisitorSkillsListwaspublishedintheFederalRegister(Volume74,Number82)onApril30,2009andthenewSkillsListtookeffectonJune28,2009.StateDepartmenthassentoutthiscabletothevisapoststogiveguidanceonuseoftherevisedskillslist.1.Therevised2009J-1visaExchangeVisitorSkillsListwaspublishedintheFederalRegister(Volume74,Number82)onApril30,2009.2.ThenewSkillsListiseffectiveonJune28,2009...[
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1.WhatistheSocialSecurityNumberASocialSecurityNumberisanimportantidentifyingnumberissuedbytheSocialSecurityAdministrationthroughaSocialSecurityCard.ASocialSecurityCardusuallycontainsaSocialSecurityNumber,thenametowhomthecard/numberisissued,andannotationoftheconditionsforemployment.SocialSecurityNumbershavebeenusedbygovernmentagencies,creditcheckingsystems,schools,healthcaresystems,insuranceandmany...[
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Formarriage-basedimmigration,inordertoremovetheconditionsontheirLegalPermanentResident(LPR)status,ConditionalPermanentResidents(CPRs)mustjointlyfilewiththeirpetitioningspouseaFormI-751,PetitiontoRemoveConditionsonResidence,duringthe90-dayperiodimmediatelyprecedingthesecondanniversaryoftheiradmissionasConditionalPermanentResidents,orasotherwiseprovidedinsection216,toestablishthatthemarriagewasnoten...[
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PresidentObamaannouncedinearlyAugust2009thatimmigrationreformeffortsmustwaituntil2010.Heconfirmedtheintentofhisadministrationtocreateacomprehensiveoverhauloftheimmigrationsystem.However,concernssuchashealthcarereformandthesurroundingcontroversyaretakingpriorityoverimmigrationreformcurrently.Accordingtowidespreadreportsinthepopularmedia,PresidentObamareiteratedhiscommitmenttoimmigrationreform,bothi...[
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EB1B-杰出研究员,教授绿卡系列之5:RestrictionsandAdvantagesofApplyingforEB1OutstandingResearcherorProfessor
TherearesomerestrictionsforEB1OutstandingResearcherorProfessorpetition.Thefirstrestrictionisthe"academicfield".TheU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)regulationsdefinethetermofacademicfieldas"abodyofspecializedknowledgeofferedforstudyatanaccreditedUnitedStatesuniversityorinstitutio...[
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EB1B-杰出研究员,教授绿卡系列之4:TheAnalysisofSixCriteriaforEB1OutstandingResearcherorProfessorPetition
1)ReceiptofMajorPrizesorAwardsforOutstandingAchievements:Thiscriterionisintendedfortheprestigiousawards.Itisimportanttoincludenotjustproofoftheaward,butproofthattheawardisimportantinthefield.Thismayincludethejudgingcriteriaorevidenceofmediacoverage,andsomedegreeofprestigemustattachtothegivena...[
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EB1B-杰出研究员,教授绿卡系列之3:TheQualificationCriteriaforEB1OutstandingResearcherorProfessorPetition
USCISregulationsstatethatapetitionforanoutstandingresearcherorprofessormustbeaccompaniedbyevidencethattheresearcherorprofessorisrecognizedinternationallyasoutstandingintheacademicfield.Suchevidenceshallconsistofatleasttwoofthefollowingsixcriteria:
1)Documentationoftheindividual’sreceipto...[
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