New Senate Immigration Reform Bill
New Senate Immigration Reform Bill
posted Apr 17, 2013, 6:42 AM by Michael Vosilla
A bi-partisan group of 8 Senators, known as the "Gang of Eight," have introduced new legislation to fix our broken immigration system. The "Border Security, Economic Opportunity...
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May 2013 Visa Bulletin
May 2013 Visa Bulletin
posted Apr 10, 2013, 2:23 PM by Michael Vosilla
The Department of State has released the May 2013 Visa Bulletin, which can be found here: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2013/visa-bulletin-for-may-2013.html. If you have any questions, or think...
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Supreme Judicial Court tells police to respect the will of the voters!!!!!
On April 5, 2013, the SJC issued a series of decisions that clarified, once and for all, that socially sharing a marijuana cigarette is not the equivalent of distributing marijuana. Until these decisions, some law enforcement officers would try to avoid the impact of the...
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SJC Clarifies Child Support Modification Standard of Review
This week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clarified the standard of review to be used by Probate & Family Court judges when reviewing a complaint for modification of a child support order.
In the case of Morales v. Morales (SJC-11104, March 12, 2013), the SJC ruled...
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April 2013 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has released the April 2013 Visa Bulletin, which can be found here: If you have any questions, or think that your priority date is now, or may be, current in the near future, please contact one of the immigration lawyers at LaFountain...
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Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers – APPLY NOW
Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers - APPLY NOW
posted Mar 4, 2013, 7:37 AM by Michael Vosilla
As of March 4, 2013, USCIS has begun accepting applications for provisional unlawful presences waivers from certain visa immigrant applicants before they depart...
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March 2013 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has released the March 2013 Visa Bulletin, which can be found here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5885.html. If you have any questions, or think that your priority date is now, or may be, current in the near future, please contact one of the immigration...
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Immigration Law Change: New $165.00 Immigrant Visa Fee
Immigration Law Change: New $165.00 Immigrant Visa Fee
posted Jan 29, 2013, 6:31 AM by Michael Vosilla
USCIS has announced that as of February 1, 2013, those intending immigrants who receive an immigrant visa package from a U.S. consulate...
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February 2013 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has released the February 2013 Visa Bulletin, which can be found here: If you have any questions, or think that your priority date is now, or may be, current in the near future, please contact one of the immigration lawyers at...
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Employer Guidance for Employees Granted Deferred Action
All employers must complete and retain a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification for each employee that they hire. USCIS has recently release a Fact Sheet which provides specific guidance to employers on the treatment of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD's) issued by USCIS to deferred action recipients and how employers should process...
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