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March 26, 2007: ABC's of Immigration: Adopting Foreign Orphans by Greg Siskind (PDF, 99K)
Read about the requirements for adopting foreign orphans.
March 14, 2007: ABCs of Immigration: H-2A Visas by Greg Siskind (PDF, 81K)
Read about the H-2A temporary agricultural visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows foreign nationals to enter the U.S. to carry out temporary or seasonal agricultural labor or services.
March 1, 2007: ABCs of Immigration: H-1C Visas for Registered Nurses by Greg Siskind (PDF, 115K)
Read about how one of the few immigration measures passed in the last Congress was the extension of a little known nurse visa category called the H-1C.
February 20, 2007: ABCs of Immigration: National Interest Waivers for Physicians by Greg Siskind (PDF, 115K)
Read about the release of a USCIS memorandum implementing the 2006 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision which ruled that several USCIS regulations governing physician national interest waivers were “ultra vires”.
ABCs of Immigration: H-1B Visas by Greg Siskind (PDF, 120K)
Read about how, for thousands of American employers, the H-1B visa program is the primary method for bringing in professional level foreign employees.
ABCs of Immigration: I-9 Compliance - Avoiding Immigration Bombshells by Greg Siskind (PDF, 109K)
Read about how failure to comply with IRCA’s I-9 rules can result in significant fines, loss of access to government contracts and highly negative publicity for a company.
ABCs of Immigration: Residency and Naturalization
by Greg Siskind (PDF, 90K)
Read about how, as a general rule, an applicant for naturalization must have been a permanent resident of the United States for at least five years and also meet certain requirements dealing with the time actually physically spent in the United States.
ABCs of Immigration: US Citizenship Naturalization Test Redesign
by Greg Siskind (PDF, 66K)
Read about the release of a new naturalization exam USCIS claims is “standardized, fair and meaningful.”
ABCs of Immigration: Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
by Greg Siskind (PDF, 104K)
Read about how the air portion of The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will require, with some exceptions, citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda to present a passport to enter (or re-enter) the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere beginning January 23, 2007.
ABCs of Immigration: Processing for Consular Nonimmigrant Visas
by Greg Siskind (PDF, 76K)
Read about how most aliens wishing to come to the US for business, study or pleasure on a temporary basis can obtain a nonimmigrant visa at a US consulate.
ABCs of Immigration: Loss of U.S. Citizenship by Greg Siskind (PDF, 64K)
Read about actions a person takes that result in the automatic loss of citizenship as opposed to government decisions to revoke a person's citizenship, which can only be done in the case of naturalized citizens.
ABCs of Immigration: I-9 Forms and IRCA Compliance
by Greg Siskind (PDF, 92K)
Read about employment verification requirements under Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ("IRCA").
ABCs of Immigration: H-2B Visas by Greg Siskind (PDF, 64K)
Read about how foreign workers can be covered by an H-2B visa.
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