New Appointment System at US Embassy in Baku The U.S. Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, has announced that it will implement new, improved visa application and appointment scheduling procedures as of December 27, 2012. As part of [...]
Foreign Students Boost US Economy In November 2012, NAFSA, Association of International Educators, published a report, “The Economic Benefits of International Students to the U.S. Economy: Academic Year 2011-2012”. According to the report, international students and their [...]
Republican Senators Counter DREAM Act with ACHIEVE Act W-1 Status W-2 Status W-3 Status On November 27, 2012, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) introduced the ACHIEVE Act, co-sponsored [...]
Estimating US Resident Nonimmigrant Population In November of 2012, the Department of Homeland Security released data on the resident nonimmigrant population in the United States for 2010-2011. The report presents estimates of the [...]
Maryland Voters Approve Dream Act Law On November 6, 2012, a Maryland law that grants an in-state tuition discount to undocumented college students won voter approval in a referendum that set a precedent [...]
Immigrants Play Key Role in Virginia Economy In October 2012, The Commonwealth Institute of Virginia released a new report titled “Critical Assets: The State of Immigrants in Virginia’s Economy”. The study finds that [...]
I.S. Law Firm Will Submit Your Entry for Diversity Visa Lottery-2014 for Free This year, I.S. law Firm again offers free services to those who wish to immigrate to the United States by [...]
Guide to Deferred Action for Immigrant Youth (DACA) The Obama administration recently announced that it will offer relief from deportation for young immigrants who were brought to the country as minors and meet other specific requirements. [...]
Asylum Clock Many asylum applicants have experienced problems with the so-called “asylum clock”. The asylum clock is a clock that measures the 150 days after an applicant files for asylum before the applicant can apply [...]
Obama Administration to Halt Deportations of DREAMers On June 15, 2012, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that, effective immediately, certain young people who were brought to the United States as young [...]
