Posts Tagged ‘Immigration Benefits’

New Medical Examination Form I-693 must be used beginning January 1, 2012

October 31st, 2011 Tushar Mathur

On Nov. 1, 2011, USCIS will introduce a new, more user-friendly version of the form used to report results of medical examinations for those seeking certain immigration benefits, Report of a Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, Form I-693. Civil surgeons completing medical examinations between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 2011, should use the new form dated 10/11/11. However, USCIS will continue to accept the previous version, dated 7/20/10, for examinations completed between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 2011. Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, civil surgeons must use the new version of the form.

Source: USCIS website, 10/28/2011


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LA Asylum Fraud and Asylum Reform

September 19th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

Recently, an immigration consulting business in Los Angeles was charged by the authorities with immigration benefit fraud and failing to disclose their role as preparers on hundreds of asylum applications.  This story may not be news for people who are familiar with immigration news.  It is just another immigration fraud case, one may say.  However, it offers some insights into the political asylum application process in the U.S.

The U.S. as a country of immigrants and freedom has always embraced the idea of providing protection for those who need it.  It has incorporated the definition of “refugee” from the United Nations Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees in the domestic law.  Simply put, a refugee is a person outside her country or last place of residence who is unable or unwilling to return to that country or place because of persecution or a well-founded fear or persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group of political opinion.

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Australians, Canadians and Brazilians are pro-immigration

August 11th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

In a recent global poll, researchers found that Australia, Canada and Brazil had the highest percentage of citizens who viewed immigration in a positive light.

Brazil led the polls with 47 percent of respondents saying that immigration benefited Brazilian society, followed by Canada (43 percent) and Australia (36 percent). The study was undertaken by UK and Irish research company Ipsos.

Researchers found that the more educated a person was the more likely it was that immigration would be viewed in a positive light. For example, sixty percent of Canadians with a higher education believe that immigration benefits society.

The survey polled citizens of countries from many Countries from around the world.

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Seattle Immigration Lawyer | Are Immigration Benefits Available to Same-Sex Spouses?

April 11th, 2011 Tushar Mathur
One question that I have been asked as an immigration attorney is: what is the best way for a same-sex couple—when one person is a US citizen—to get married and live together in the US? Like the answer to many legal questions, the answer is not clear. The issue of how same-sex couples are treated under our immigration laws is currently being litigated and will probably have to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in the next several years. As of right now, the immigration laws in the U.S. only recognize marriage as being between a man and a woman.

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USCIS Reminds Japanese Nationals Impacted by Recent Disaster

March 18th, 2011 Tushar Mathur
WASHINGTON—In light of the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds Japanese nationals of certain U.S. immigration benefits available upon request.

USCIS understands that a natural disaster can affect an individual’s ability to establish or maintain lawful immigration status. Temporary relief measures available to eligible nationals of Japan may include:

  • The grant of an application for change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States, even when the request is filed after the authorized period of admission has expired;
  • Re-parole of individuals granted parole by USCIS;
  • Extension of certain grants of advance parole, and expedited processing of advance parole requests;
  • Expedited adjudication and approval, where possible, of requests for off-campus employment authorization for F-1 students experiencing severe economic hardship;
  • Expedited processing of immigrant petitions for immediate relatives of U.S.

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The Green Card Process – Pavement to be an NRI

February 7th, 2010 Tushar Mathur

Every Indian desires to stay abroad, work there and to spend rest of his life proudly as an NRI. To implement this desire into reality is not a one go process; it takes its own time and rigorous formalities to get a Permanent Residential Card from US government also known as Green Card.

A Green card permits an alien to reside and take employment in USA. It is an Identification card, serves as a proof that card holder is a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) and has been legally granted immigration benefits.

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is an agency formerly responsible to issue Green cards.

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