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- Happy New Year 2010!
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- New Website Launched Devoted to Intercountry Adoption
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- DV-2010 Green Card Lottery Online Entry Begins on October 2, 2008
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    - F1 Students Pending H1B Visas May Seek Change of Status
  - March 2008
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    - H1B Visa Filing Deadline is Fast Approaching!
    - Backlog in Citizenship Applications Will Take Nearly 3 Years to Complete
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    - How Can We Expedite an FBI Name Check?
  - January 2007
    - DHS and DOS Announce Passport Requirement for Air Travel to U.S. Effective January 23, 2007
      - The Basics – What is it, Whom Does it Affect, and When Does it Go into Effect
    - New Rules for Filing Immigrant Visa Petitions in Embassies and Consulates worldwide
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    - USCIS Memorandum Provides Guidance on Eligibility for Exemption from the H-1B Cap Under AC21 Section 103
    - Vermont Service Center Transfers Thousands of Cases to the Texas and California Service Centers
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- Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
- San Diego Immigration Lawyer Warns That Notarios, Visa Consultants, and Immigration Consultants are Not Attorneys
- Season’s Greetings From Our Family to Yours!
- 2009 Changes to the LCA Process Raise Concerns About H1B Visa Issuance
- OPT and Cap-Gap Guidance for Students
- H1B Quota Not Filled – We Are Still Accepting New Cases!
- Immigration Reform This Year: President and Congress Will Push for CIR This Year
- H1B Cap Cases for FY2011: Now Accepting New Cases!
- Season's Greetings and Happy New Year to All Our Clients and Friends!!
- San Diego Immigration Attorney – Featured in San Diego Reader About Birthright Citizenship
- Deferred Action and DREAM Act Students – Pre-Screening for the Executive Order!!
- Happy Thanksgiving From Our Family to Yours!!!
- F2A Family Category Current in August: Certain Green Card Holders Can File Adjustment of Status
- Breaking Down President Biden’s Executive Order Granting Legal Protections to Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens, and Creating Opportunities for Dreamers
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