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BY: Kenneth M. Ventresca, Esq., Lisa M. Ventresca, Esq. and Michael Cassidy, Esq.

Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) who reside and are employed in the United States on a J-1 Visa generally are required to return to their home country for a period of two (2) years as a prerequisite for applying for permanent residency or an H1B Visa. This requirement is known as the foreign residency requirement and constrains the immigration options for FMGs on J-1 Visas. The only way to get around the foreign residency requirement is to obtain a waiver.Continue Reading Waiver Options for Foreign Medical Graduates on J-1 Visas

For the first time in 16 years, the Federal Government has changed

the I-9 Immigration Form.

It has now been released and ALL employers, regardless of size are

required to fill one out for each new employee. Only this amended

version of the Form I-9 will be accepted as valid after December 26,

2007.…

As of February 1, 2008, U.S. citizens may begin to apply for the New Passport Card. The passport card will facilitate travel between the U.S. and land border as well as sea ports-of-entry countries such as Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean. The new passport card will carry the same rights and privileges as a…

(Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection) U.S., Canadian and Bermudian citizens entering the United States at land or sea ports-of-entry must establish their identity and citizenship to the satisfaction of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer. Under current CBP procedures, such individuals may provide any proof of identity and citizenship.
Continue Reading Oral Declarations No Longer Satisfactory as Evidence of Citizenship and Identity

Posted by: Lisa Ventresca

As posted previously, Tucker Arensberg is now offering immigration law services. As such, our firm strongly believes that the 2008 H1B Temporary Worker Visa Cap will be closing in early April 2008, shortly after the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) begins accepting petitions on April 1, 2008. If your organization desires to hire a foreign national in a specialty occupation (those occupations requiring a Bachelor’s degree or higher) for 2008, you will needContinue Reading H1B Visa Applications for 2008

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