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Conrad 30 Waiver Program for J-1 Medical Graduates

J-1 exchange visitors for graduate medical training are generally required to complete a 2-year home residency requirement after completion of J-1 status before applying for a visa to reenter the United States.

L1A Visas for Intracompany Transferee Executives or Managers

The L1A visa is for intracompany transferee managers and executives. It allows a U.S. company to transfer a foreign executive or manager from a company with a qualifying relationship to the U.S. company to work in the United States as an executive or manager.

Birth Abroad

U.S. immigration law recognizes the importance and sanctity of U.S. citizenship. Because of this, there are provisions of U.S. immigration law that make it easy in many scenarios for U.S. citizen parents to transfer citizenship to a child born abroad.

K-1 and K-2 Nonimmigrant Visas

The K nonimmigrant visa category includes the K-1 visa for fiancées of U.S. citizens and the K-2 visa for accompanying minor children. The U.S. citizen and his or her fiancée are required to marry within 90 days of the fiancées admission into the United States with a K-1 visa for the K-1...

What Happens When Client Files Are Destroyed By a Disaster or Accident?

New York attorneys have a duty to preserve documents related to current and former clients. But what happens when client files are destroyed by a disaster or accident? Does the attorney have an ethical obligation to notify his/her current or former client when client files have been...

Affirmative Asylum Scheduling Bulletin for September 2015

USCIS has posted the Affirmative Asylum Scheduling Bulletin for September of 2015. This bulletin displays which asylum applicants have had their interviews scheduled the past few months. The bulletin may give certain affirmative asylum applicants an idea of when an interview...

New Article: Reinstatement of Removal

We have just posted an a detailed overview of reinstatement of removal. If an alien is found to have reentered the United States illegally after having been previously removed or having left under a grant of voluntary departure under a removal order, the alien may be subject to...

Cancellation of Removal for Non-LPRs (Cancelation-B) Part 2

Cancellation of removal for aliens who are not lawful permanent residents (cancellation-B or cancellation of removal, part-B) is a defensive form of immigration relief that an alien may apply for before an immigration judge when embroiled in removal proceedings.

Cancellation of Removal for Non-LPRs (Cancelation-B) Part 1

Cancellation of removal for aliens who are not lawful permanent residents (cancellation-B or cancellation of removal, part-B) is a defensive form of immigration relief that an alien may apply for before an immigration judge when embroiled in removal proceedings.

Changes to the Visa Bulletin for Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based Immigrant Visas

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS) announced on September 10, 2015, new procedures for calculating the monthly Visa Bulletin which lists when family-sponsored and adjustment of status applicants may file the Form I-485...

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