| Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Job Offers and Portability |
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| Some aliens who wish to immigrate permanently to the United States in employment-based visa categories must obtain labor certifications before they will be issued visas. Specifically, nearly all aliens in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories must obtain these authorizations from the U.S. Secretary of Labor. EB-2 applicants hold advanced degrees or have exceptional abilities, while EB-3 applicants hold bachelor's degrees or their equivalents, have at least two years' experience as skilled workers, or work as unskilled laborers in areas for which there are no qualified U.S. workers. More... |
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| Nonimmigrants - Visa Waiver Program |
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| The Department of State (DOS) administers the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which allows certain citizens from designated countries to make temporary visits to the United States without obtaining visas.
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| Asylum - Request During Removal Proceedings |
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| Asylum -- Request during removal proceedings More... |
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| Adjustment Of Immigration Status |
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| Adjustment of status under § 245 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) is a program that allows several categories of nonimmigrants who were not in the United States legally or who were in the U.S. legally, but temporarily, to "adjust" their status to a person legally in the United States and admitted for permanent residence. This program ended in April 2001, but it is still available to nonimmigrants whose visa petition or application for labor certification was filed on or before April 30, 2001. More... |
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| Attorneys - Professional Responsibility Immigration Attorney - Judicial Sanctions and Criminal Prosecutions |
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| Ethical misconduct by an immigration attorney may subject him or her to a variety of serious sanctions, not only in traditional disciplinary proceedings, but also through the use of judicial sanctions and potential criminal proceedings. In either case, much is at stake, including the attorney's reputation, finances, and ability to earn a livelihood. More... |
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