Yes, it’s a nonimmigrant visa waiver filed pursuant to Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) §212(d)(3). The waiver has several benefits. First, since it is a nonimmigrant visa waiver, you have to prove less than if you were filing an immigrant visa waiver. An immigrant visa waiver requires a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident “qualifying …
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The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 (CAA) is one of our favorite forms of immigration relief. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law an act that allows Cuban natives or Cuban citizens to obtain a green card for themselves as well as for their spouses and children who fled from Fidel Castro’s regime. Fifty years …
An I-130, Petition for Alien relative, can be automatically revoked under different circumstances. Revocation can occur if the petitioner withdraws the I-130, if the petitioner or beneficiary dies, upon legal termination of a marriage (upon which the I-130 is based), if an unmarried son or daughter of a lawful permanent resident marries, or if the …
We cannot tell our readers how important paying taxes play in obtaining an immigration benefit. In fact, taxes are so important that our firm has networked with a reputable accounting firm. Since we use a client’s taxes when submitting applications for several types of relief, the taxes must be done correctly. It is crucial to …
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Dawn C. Sequeira selected as Vice Chair of the Immigration and Human Rights Committee of the International Law Section of The District of Columbia Bar. Dawn C. Sequeira is the Founder and Principal Attorney of Legacy Immigration which was founded in 2015. Legacy Immigration focuses exclusively on complex immigration matters. Ms. Sequeira, a first-generation American …
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113), signed into law by President Obama on December 18, 2015, increases fees for certain H-1B and L-1 petitioners. These petitioners must submit an additional fee of $4,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $4,500 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after December 18, 2015. The …
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