An I-601 Waiver form is an eleven-page document known as an Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. For convenience, most people use the term I-601 Waiver. This document is utilized by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS. It permits individuals who may have been deemed inadmissible to the United States to apply […]
H-1B Visas and Employment The United States Government gives out H-1B visas to immigrants who are hired to work temporarily in certain fields in the United States. Such occupations include mathematics, theology, law, architecture and various fields that demand specialized knowledge, in addition to medicine, social sciences, accounting, and even fashion modeling in
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Background According to the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), deportation refers to the official removal of any resident (non-citizen) from the United States if he is found violating immigration law. In the past, many individuals have been deported from United States for a number of reasons: rebelling against the US government, having a
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Immigration is an extremely complicated area of the law. There are many push and pull factors that influence the decision of these people to establish themselves somewhere else. The usual pull factors that entice people to move to a certain place are employment, family ties and the benefits they may be able to receive
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Immigration Attorney Aliens who have criminal problems or who have overstayed their immigrant visa often need an immigration attorney to represent them in court. An immigrant can face a host of legal problems. Some of the ramifications include deportation or incarceration. Studies have shown that many immigrants represent themselves when they go
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BREAKING NEWS! The Obama Administration and the United States Department of Homeland Security will formally announce this morning that it will offer deferred action to DREAMers! Deferred action allows a person who is present in the United States without legal status to have a work permit, have a social security card and a
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Chapter 13 bankruptcy is for people who are able to pay off some of their debt. This is done through a payment plan which lasts between three to five years. Those who are not eligible to file for Chapter 7 protection may file for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. What is chapter 13?
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If you are filing chapter 13 bankruptcy, under very specific circumstances, you can strip off the security interest held by the second mortgage. First the second line of credit has to be wholly unsecured. That means if the valuations of the house has to be less than the principal amount held by the first
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The means test is used to determine whether or not a debtor is eligible for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy protection. Until 2005, the judges decided whether a person could file for Chapter 7 but since 2005, there have been specific requirements for filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. About means test
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Before October 17th 2005, the judge would decide whether a debtor met with the requirements of Chapter 7. It was largely up to the discretion of the judges to assess the financial status of the debtor and this resulted in many cases in which extended Bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 even if he or
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