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Coming to Canada as an immigrant is an exciting opportunity. However, there are several things you should consider before you apply to be a permanent resident. In most cases, you must apply at a Canadian visa office outside of Canada. In some cases, you can apply to become a permanent resident after you arrive in Canada. For example, live-in caregivers or people granted refugee protection can apply from within Canada. .... >> MORE

The green-card process involves three separate steps: (1) obtaining an approved ETA-9089 application from the U.S. Department of Labor under the new PERM system; (2) obtaining approval of an I-140 petition; and (3) obtaining approval of the alien's I-485 application (as well as I-485 applications for any dependents). In terms of procedure, PERM requires a period of recruitment prior to filing of the application. The period can be as long as six months or as short as three months. For professional positions, PERM requires certain recruitment actions to be taken and documented within that time. .... >> MORE

Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is the part of the Executive Office for Immigration .... >> MORE

2008 and 2009 legal changes: Testing HIV-positive or having AIDS was once a bar to permanent residence, but no longer. In 2008, Congress repealed the .... >> MORE

The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H). It allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. If a foreign worker in H-1B status quits or is dismissed from the sponsoring employer, the worker can find another employer, apply for a change of status to another non-immigrant status, or must leave the US. The regulations define a "specialty occupation" as requiring theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor including, but not limited to, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, biotechnology, medicine and health, education, law, accounting, business specialties, theology, and the arts, and requiring the attainment of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent as a minimum (with the exception of fashion models, who must be "of distinguished merit and ability".) Likewise, the foreign worker must possess at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent and state licensure, if required to practice in that field. H-1B work-authorization is strictly limited to employment by the sponsoring employer. .... >> MORE

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952 (Also known as the McCarran-Walter .... >> MORE

China's immigration law on entry and exit of aliens WORLD Law Direct offers an experienced team of American and Chinese legal .... >> MORE

December 15, 2006 The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that over 6.4 million entries for the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery were .... >> MORE

January 25, 2007 Starting January 23rd, 2007, the citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda will be required to present .... >> MORE

December 01, 2006 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising the naturalization test to create a test and testing .... >> MORE

USCIS reaches H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2007 December 06, 2006 USCIS has announced that it has received a .... >> MORE

United States 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Reports ZAROUITE v. GONZALES, 424 F.3d 60 (1st Cir. 2005) Abdelhafid ZAROUITE, Petitioner .... >> MORE

Federal District Court Opinions GHALIB v. HUDSON, (S.D.Tex. 12-27-2006) ABDU GHALIB, Plaintiff, v. SHARON HUDSON, Acting Director of .... >> MORE

United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Reports CARTY v. ASHCROFT, 395 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2005) Theophile CARTY, Petitioner, v. .... >> MORE

Federal District Court Opinions U.S. v. KPOMASSIE, (W.D.Tenn. 2004) 323 F. Supp.2d 894 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. KOAMI .... >> MORE