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U Visa – An important tool for crime victims to obtain legal status

January 6th, 2012

Tushar Mathur

Many immigrants in the United States are hesitant to approach police and other law enforcement officers when they become crime victims. For people who are in the U.S. without legal status, they try to avoid contacts with police officers for fear that their illegal status may be exposed. Even legal immigrants are sometimes afraid to approach police in the U.S. because of cultural differences and language barriers. Most of them do not know that there exists a special visa designed for victims of certain crimes called the U visa.

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Tags: Adjustment Of Status, Continuous Presence, Crime Victims, Criminal Investigations, Cultural Differences, Domestic Violence, Eligibility Requirements, Illegal Status, Immediate Family Members, Immigrant Visa, Immigrants In The United States, Immigration Status, Language Barriers, Law Enforcement Agencies, Law Enforcement Officials, Legal Immigrants, Nonimmigrant Status, Status Women, U visa, Unmarried Children, Violence Prevention Act, Visa, Visa Holder, Visa Petition

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Chennai will no longer process Immigrant Visa petitions as of January 1, 2012.

January 6th, 2012

Tushar Mathur

“Important Announcement: The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai will no longer process Immigrant Visa petitions as of January 1, 2012. The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai will no longer process Immigrant Visa petitions as of January 1, 2012. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and U.S. Consulate in Mumbai will become the only acceptance centers in India for Immigrant Visas.
The Immigrant Visa allows an individual to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis, as well as provides the immigrant the opportunity to work towards U.S.

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Tags: Chennai, Citizenship, Clarification, Consular Processing, Contact, Department of State (DOS), Dependents, Employer Category, Family Reunification, Immigrant Visa, Immigrant Visa Petitions, Immigrant Visas, Important Announcement, India, January 1, New Delhi, Opportunity, Parents, Siblings, State Gov, Visa Processing

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Important issues about the filing of I-485 adjustment application

December 23rd, 2011

Tushar Mathur

The cutoff dates for employment based 2^nd preference immigrant visa for China and India have advanced significantly for the past three months. Since November 2011, the cutoff dates have leaped forwarded by more than 17 months to January 1, 2009. The rapid advancement means that many EB-2 professionals and advance degree holders are able to submit their I-485 application to adjust status to that of legal resident of the United States. Simultaneously the applicant may also apply for a general employment authorization document (EAD) and a travel document. Upon approval of the I-485 application, the applicant will receive her permanent resident card (or green card). There are some important issues related to this last step of the immigration process.

First and foremost, an applicant must ensure that she is not subject to any grounds of inadmissibility that would cause the denial of her green card. The U.S.

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Tags: Adjustment Application, Adjustment Of Status, Advance Degree, Backgroun, Communicable Disease, Criminal Offenders, Cutoff Dates, Degree Holders, Department Of Homeland Security, Eb, Employment Authorization Document, General Employment, I 485, Immigrant Visa, Immigration Laws, Narrow Exceptions, Permanent Resident Card, Permanent Resident Status, Rapid Advancement, Removal Proceedings, Travel Document, Turpitude

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When is a Lawful Permanent Resident considered seeking admission to the United States?

October 23rd, 2011

Tushar Mathur

The United States immigration laws confer certain rights and privileges to a person who has been granted Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status by the government. These individuals, commonly known as green card holders, are authorized to work and live in the United States indefinitely. Legal residents are also allowed to return to the United States after international travel. Nonresidents, on the other hand, are considered applicants for admission and must establish that they are admissible to the United States in order to enter.

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DV-2012 Diversity Visa Lottery Results

August 16th, 2011

Tushar Mathur

The Kentucky Consular Center of the State Department has once again released the results of the DV-2012 diversity lottery. The winners have been registered and notified by mail. They may apply for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status (if they are in the U.S.) between the months of October 2011 and September 2012.

This year there were a total of 14,768,658 applicants (19,672,268 if dependents are counted) who entered the lottery drawing during the 30-day application window of October 5, 2010 – November 3, 2010.

Applicants should note that only the selected applicants (“winners”) were notified by mail.

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Diversity Visa ("Visa Lottery) still available for most countries; deadline is 09/31/2011

August 16th, 2011

Tushar Mathur

The Diversity Visa Program runs on a fiscal year schedule. For DV-2011, September will be the last month for selected applicants to apply for their immigrant visa or adjustment of status. Diversity visas will not be issued to applicants after September 30, 2011. The Department of State reports that visa numbers are still available for most countries. Please see table below.

Region	All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA	CURRENT	Except: Ethiopia 32,700
ASIA	CURRENT
EUROPE	CURRENT	Except: Uzbekistan UNAVAILABLE
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)	CURRENT
OCEANIA	CURRENT
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN	CURRENT

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Green Card Medical Exam Report – Validity Extended Again

January 18th, 2011

Tushar Mathur

In an interim memo posted by the USCIS on 01/14/2011, USCIS announced that the policy of extending the validity period of the medical examination report (I-693) during the pendency of the I-485 green card application is extended for another year until 01/01/2012.

All green card applicants must submit a medical examination report endorsed by a designated U.S. physician. Normally, such a report is only valid for one year. However, due to the delayed adjudication of I-485 applications, USCIS extended the validity of the I-693 report until the time when the I-485 is finally adjudicated. Such a policy, which was set to expire in January, is extended again by USCIS for another year. The only exception is that if the report indicates that the applicant is suffering from Class A or Class B medical condition (e.g., contagious diseases, drug addiction, etc.)

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Seattle Immigration Lawyer | The Marriage Route to Getting a Green Card

September 27th, 2010

Tushar Mathur

In my last two Seattle immigration lawyer posts, I wrote about the asylum route to a green card.

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Archive for the ‘Green Card’ Category

U Visa – An important tool for crime victims to obtain legal status

Chennai will no longer process Immigrant Visa petitions as of January 1, 2012.

Important issues about the filing of I-485 adjustment application

When is a Lawful Permanent Resident considered seeking admission to the United States?

DV-2012 Diversity Visa Lottery Results

Diversity Visa ("Visa Lottery) still available for most countries; deadline is 09/31/2011

Green Card Medical Exam Report – Validity Extended Again

Seattle Immigration Lawyer | The Marriage Route to Getting a Green Card

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