Nonimmigrant visa and border crossing card application processing fees are now $140 for most non-petition-based nonimmigrant visas (machine-readable visas or MRVs) and $14 for Border Crossing Cards (BCCs). The Department of State also established a new, higher fee for certain categories of petition-based nonimmigrant visas and treaty trader and investor…

From mmajunkie: “Former WEC champ Paulo Filho might need to send a thank you note to immigration officials. After Filho had trouble securing a work visa in time for Wednesday’s scheduled “super fight” with Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard at at Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, La., two-time UFC veteran…

The Startup Visa Act for immigrant entrepreneurs. Harlan York, the #1 Immigration Attorney. # 1 Abogado de Inmigración.   Recently, Senators John Kerry and Richard Lugar proposed a new type of investor-based visa called the  The Startup Visa Act,  with the goal of creating jobs in the US and increasing…

With worksite enforcement a priority for ICE, employers need to take heed: even employers that have not been accused of knowingly employing undocumented workers can expect site visits and can be held liable for clerical violations and subject to steep civil fines. Well-intentioned employers often find inadvertent paperwork errors or…

The second tragic earthquake in Haiti reinforces how temporary protected status is a necessity for nationals of that devastated country. Temporary Protected Status is applicable when events such as political unrest (i.e., civil war) and disasters (earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc.) and other extraordinary conditions exist in a particular nation. Those…

NOTICE ON IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF PLEA BARGAINS www.ImmigrationLawNJ.com E VERY DAY, THOUSANDS OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO CRIMES THAT WILL RESULT IN THEIR DEPORTATION. WE CAN HELP. Many guilty pleas trigger deportation. Millions of clients with GREEN CARDS arrive as children. They’ve lived in the US for SO LONG…

TORTURE? She said “not our clients.” Lauren Anselowitz, Immigration Attorney.  Harlan York and Associates. Your #1 Immigration Firm. Lauren won a couple of really big cases in the last few weeks.  Two cases under the U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cat.html It’s an incredibly tough standard: http://www.justice.gov/eoir/press/09/AsylumWithholdingCATProtections.pdf You must show…

The Dream Act Been here since you’re a child? Wanna go to college or join the military? From Harlan York and Associates, the #1 Immigration Law Firm! You better have a green card, support the DREAM Act! http://dreamact.info/students   From the site: The DREAM Act  Over three million students graduate…

A woman came to see us today for consultation. Sixty-seven years old. She has lived here for more than TWO DECADES. On numerous occasions, the woman made efforts to file for her green card through sponsorship by employers. The applications fell apart due to one company going out of business…

“we will never fully secure our border until we create a lawful way for foreign workers to come here and support our economy . . . We must also find a sensible and humane way to deal with people here illegally. Illegal immigration is complicated, but it can be resolved…

Believe it or not, we are occasionally asked, “Why do people need Immigration Lawyers?” Well, here’s one example. A client who we assisted with his green card in 1996 returned to our office in 2007. He hired us to represent him in his naturalization case. Prior to green card approval,…