DV-2011 Entry Status: Is There Still a Chance?
Selectee letters for the DV-2011 green card lotteryhave all been mailed out, and all applicants can now confirm their entry status through the E-DV website. A question related to the selection and notification process has been popping up a lot this week: ...Read Full Post State Department Posts DV-2011 Results
Over 12.1 million qualified entries were received in the DV-2011 lottery; a slight drop from the over 13.6 million qualified entries received during last year's DV-2010 lottery. Following are the complete DV-2011 results from the Department of State: ...Read Full Post Happy Independence Day
Independence Day is a special day for many Americans, but in particular for new immigrants. For those who lack basic freedoms in their own country, there is a ray of hope contained within our Declaration of Independence: "...that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ...Read Full Post DV-2011 Green Card Lottery Online Status Check is Now Open
DV-2011 green card lottery status check is now available onlineat the E-DV website. From now until June 30, 2011, DV-2011 green card lottery applicants can check the status of their entry through the E-DV website. You will need the confirmation page that you received when you entered the lottery during the last entry period (October 2, 2009 to November 30, 2009). You will be asked to provide your entrant's confirmation number (16 alphanumeric number), last name/family name, and year of birth in order to check the entrant status online. To find out if your DV-2011 green card lottery entry was selected, go to the E-DV website at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC/. (Note: There is a warning that the E-DV site only supports Internet Explorer. If you are successful using another web browser, please take the time to write a comment to let others know.) Good luck! DV-2011 Results Available Online Tomorrow
UPDATE:The E-DV website is up and running a day early. For the second year, applicants can go online to the Electronic Diversity Visa (E-DV) websiteto find out if they have been selected to apply for a diversity visa in the DV-2011 green card lottery. Judging by your recent comments, a lot of you are counting down the minutes! ...Read Full Post Getting Married on a Travel Visa
Have you heard about the tourists who come to the U.S. on travel visas, marry and adjust status to become permanent residents? It's not fiction. It happens all the time. What's even more interesting is it's legal. ...Read Full Post When Will I Find Out if I'm a Green Card Lottery Winner?
To clear up any confusion about the notification process for DV-2011 green card lottery winners, here's how it works: - If YOU AREa lottery winner, you will receive a letter in the mail from the the Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky. This letter will contain the information you need to apply for the green card. Winners are getting their letters now. Letters were first mailed at the beginning of May and will continue to go out until the beginning of July.
- If YOU ARE NOTa lottery winner, you will not receive notification of any kind.
- You can CHECK YOUR STATUS ONLINEbeginning July 1, 2010. This is the second year that all entrants may check the status of their entry online. Status information for DV-2011 will be available online from July 1, 2010, until June 30, 2011.
...Read Full Post Tips for Getting Through the Port of Entry
Petitions, supporting documents, fees, medical exams, affidavits, interviews and sometimes an agonizing wait: this is what we go through to get a visa. We spend so much time and energy waiting for an approval that when it comes, we're often unprepared for the next step: entering the U.S. ...Read Full Post How Long Will It Take to Get My Visa?
Do you want to know how long it will take to get an interview for a nonimmigrant visa at your local Consulate? Or are you curious to find out how long it will take to process your visa application after a decision has been made? Learn where to go to find out about wait times for nonimmigrant visas in the frequently asked question, How Long Will It Take to Get My Visa? ...Read Full Post
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IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: SIMON CHO - OLYMPIC SPEED SKATER
ABC News is reporting this month on illegal immigration in its "Out of the Shadows"series of reports. They're meeting different undocumented individuals to find out what brought them to America and why they entered illegally or fell out of status. One extraordinary story told is that of the Cho family from Korea. The father was a green card holder but called the many years of separation from his wife and children "torture". He helped them cross the border illegally from Canada. The family eventually all became legal under the now expired 245(i) law. The young son Simon Cho grew... 9TH CIRCUIT WON'T EXPEDITE CONSIDERING OVERTURNING OF ARIZONA INJUNCTION
Sorry Governor Brewer. LEAKED MEMO SHOWS MAYORKAS PUSHING FOR MAJOR IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES
This is really major and thanks to reader gg for posting the link. The headlines are likely to be about the benefits to people out of status. The provisions stated early in the memocould benefit thousands, though I'm not sure it will help the vast majority of people out of status, though many, many would be helped. Mayorkas has "buried the lead"at the end of the memo when he discusses using "deferred enforced departure"to potentially help those who otherwise might qualify for the DREAM Act as well as long time residents (those here since before 1996 are specifically... WHY THE ARIZONA RULING IS GOOD FOR DEMOCRATS
Robert Creamer has an interesting analysis of how the ruling in Arizona could affect the Democrats'prospects in November. Many pundits are assuming that Republicans benefit. But Creamer makes a point I've said here many times. The only voters who switch their votes on the immigration issue are Hispanics. Anti-immigrants NEVER vote for the Democrats anyway. They almost always have a host of issues that they care about and in most cases the GOP is the better fit for those voters. So Democrats who try and pander to the Tea Party types are wasting their time. CALL FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST PLAINTIFFS
Recently, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy issued a controversial policy barring graduates of physical therapy schools in the Philippines, India, Pakistan and Egypt from sitting for the National Physical Therapy Examination. This effectively bars immigration of PTs from these countries. FSBPT is involved in an intellectual property dispute with a physical therapy exam preparation school in Manila over the prep center's use of questions gained from test applicants to prepare students for future exams. FSBPT issued this decision after losing its fight in court against the test prep center. The American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment is... DHS WEIGHS IN ON BOLTON'S DECISION
From DHS Deputy Press Secretary Matt Chandler: “The court’s decision to enjoin most of SB1070 correctly affirms the federal government’s responsibilities in enforcing our nation's immigration laws. Over the past eighteen months, this Administration has dedicated unprecedented resources to secure the border, and we will continue to work to take decisive action to disrupt criminal organizations and the networks they exploit. DHS will enforce federal immigration laws in Arizona and around the country in smart, effective ways that focus our resources on criminal aliens who pose a public safety threat and employers who knowingly hire illegal labor, as well as... WHAT THE DECISION DOES?
The judge enjoined four parts of the new law from taking effect: - the requirement to request documents if the officer has “reasonable suspicion” about a person's immigration status at the time they make the stop - the creation of a new state law to carry federal immigration documents - the creation of a new state law making it a crime for unauthorized alien to solicit, apply for or perform work. - the allowance of police to make arrests on what would be a removable offense A few things were not enjoined mainly because the plaintiffs chose to wait until... JUDGE BLOCKS CONTROVERSIAL SECTIONS OF ARIZONA LAW
Here it is. ARIZONA injuntion TWO-THIRDS OF ARIZONA EMPLOYERS IGNORING E-VERIFY MANDATE
Is Arizona ready to start spending the big dollars to enforce this law as well? I'm sure the good taxpayers of Arizona have plenty of extra money available. ARIZONA JUDGE'S DECISION EXPECTED IN NEXT FEW HOURS
I'll have more to say on this once I get the ruling.
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NVC - rules for 21 up!
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Chart for determining whether
LEGITIMATE CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE U.S.
Acquired U.S. Citizenship at Birth
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Step 1
Select Period In
Which Child Was Born |
Step 2
Select
Applicable
Parentage |
Step 3
Measure citizen parent's residence agains the requirements
for the period in which child was born. (The child acquired
U.S. citizenship at birth if, at time of child's birth,
citizen parent had met applicable residence requirements.) |
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Before noon (EST) 5/24/1934 |
Either parent citizen |
Citizen parent resided in the U.S.
before the childs birth. |
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On or after noon (EST) 5/24/1934 and before 1/13/41 |
Both parents citizens |
If both parents are U.S. citizens, at least one
resided in the U.S. before the childs birth. |
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One citizen and one alien parent |
If one parent is a U.S. citizen, the U.S.
citizen parent must have resided in the U.S. before the childs
birth. |
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On or after 1/13/41 and before 12/24/1952 |
One citizen and one alien parent |
Citizen had resided in U.S. or its outlying possessions
10 years, at least 5 of which were after age 16, or if
citizen parent served honorably in U.S. Armed Forces:
(1) between 12/7/41 and 12/31/46, 5 of the required 10
years may have been after age 12; or (2) between 12/31/46
and 12/24/52, parent needed 10 years physical presence,
at least 5 of which were after age 14. |
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Both parents citizens |
One had resided in the U.S. or its outlying possessions. |
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On or After 12/24/1952 and before 11/13/1986 |
Both parents citizens |
One had resided in the U.S. or its outlying possessions. (1) |
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One citizen and one alien parent |
Citizen had been physically present in the U.S.
or its outlying possessions for 10 years, at least
5 of which were after age 14. (1) |
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On or after 11/13/1986 |
Both parents citizens |
At least one resided in the U.S. or its outlying
possessions before the childs birth. (1) |
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One citizen and one alien parent |
Citizen parent must have been physically present
in the U.S. or its outlying possessions for 5 years, at least 2
of which were after age 14. (1) |
Physical presence abroad of dependent unmarried son or daughter as member of household of a person serving
honorably in U.S. Armed Forces or employed by U.S. Government or International Organization may be counted as
physical presence.
Editor's Note: The requirement that a child born outside the United States who acquired U.S.
citizenship at birth reside in the U.S. for a certain period of time was eliminated prospectively on
October 10, 1978 and retroactively in 1994. The
1994 law provides that a person who lost their citizenship due their failure to meet the retention requirement
before October 10, 1978 may regain their citizenship upon taking an oath of allegiance to the United States.
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