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[ArticleID] => 1548221
[Title] => It could be possible to retain and transfer your old employment-based priority date
[Summary] => If, years ago, you were petitioned by an employer, and that employer’s petition (Form I -140) was approved, but you never received a green card from that case, a new employer could petition you, and you could possibly have the old priority date transferred to the new case.
[DatePublished] => 2016-01-30 09:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1514500
[Title] => USCIS publishes draft policy manual on ‘extreme hardship’
[Summary] => If a person commits certain immigration violations (such as fraud, or overstaying in the US for over six months and then departing, etc.),
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-24 10:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1485931
[Title] => A very difficult fraud waiver victory
[Summary] => Whenever a person commits fraud in obtaining an immigration benefit (such as entering the US under a different name, using bogus documents, applying for benefits to which they are not entitled, etc.), the person is typically required to file a Form I–601, waiver of inadmissibility, or fraud waiver.
[DatePublished] => 2015-08-08 10:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1429515
[Title] => Work authorization for certain H-4 spouses starting May 26, 2015
[Summary] => On February 24, 2015, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez announced that starting May 26, 2015, spouses of certain H–1B workers may apply for employment authorization and be able to work in the US (Under current regulations, H-4 spouses are not allowed to work.).
[DatePublished] => 2015-03-03 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1426317
[Title] => Reasons for processing delays at the NVC
[Summary] => For the past several months, people have been frustrated with the delays and backlogs at the National Visa Center (NVC) concerning the processing of their (or their family member’s) immigrant visas.
[DatePublished] => 2015-02-22 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1387139
[Title] => Expiration of passport could affect your visa status
[Summary] => I was petitioned by an employer for an H-1B visa, which was issued in Manila, and I arrived in the US in September 2012. Although my H-1B visa is valid until August 2015, the immigration officer at the airport issued my I-94 (arrival/departure record), giving me only until November 2014.
[DatePublished] => 2014-11-02 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1348214
[Title] => Avoiding an affidavit of support (Form I-864) by working 40 quarters
[Summary] => Family based petitions and some employment-based petitions (where a relative owns a 5% interest in the petitioning company) require the petitioner to submit an affidavit of support (Form I – 864) in order for the beneficiary to adjust status or obtain an immigrant visa.
[DatePublished] => 2014-07-20 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1342967
[Title] => New hope for aged-out children who missed CSPA’s one year filing deadline
[Summary] => On June 27, 2014, the USCIS published a Policy Memorandum (PM) which could provide new hope for children who may have been eligible for benefits under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), but missed the one-year “sought to acquire” deadline for pursuing a visa. If the child missed that filing deadline due to “extraordinary circumstances,” then the child could still be eligible for benefits under the CSPA.
[DatePublished] => 2014-07-06 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1340221
[Title] => USCIS provides guidance for DACA renewals
[Summary] => It is hard to believe that it is already time for many young people to renew their eligibility under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which grants relief from deportation/removal and work authorization in two-year increments.
[DatePublished] => 2014-06-29 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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[ArticleID] => 1296137
[Title] => Lifetime ban for claiming to be a citizen to an employer
[Summary] => Years ago, when I applied for a job, the employer asked me to fill out several documents, including an I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification). One of the questions asked if I was a citizen or national of the US, and I checked that box.
[DatePublished] => 2014-03-02 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134402
[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
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