• Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for October 2013

    • September 27, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For October, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2014 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Diversity Visa Lottery: DV-2015 To Begin Tuesday October 1, 2013

    • September 21, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    DV 2015 Program: Online registration for the DV 2015 Program will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and conclude on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4).  Assuming we have immigration reform, this could be the last diversity lottery.  S. 744, the

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  • Trusted Traveler or Global Entry Programs: Recent Denial Trends

    • September 12, 2013
    • Category: Global Entry, GOES, NEXUS, SENTRI, Trusted Traveler
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    I wanted to point out what I see as some potential trends with the Trusted Traveler Program, which includes Global Entry, SENTRI, and NEXUS.  My observations are informal, based on reviewing material from current or potential clients.

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  • Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for October 2013

    • August 27, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For October, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2014 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for September 2013

    • August 27, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For September, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of August 23, 2013

    • August 27, 2013
    • Category: H-2B Cap
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    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the second half of FY 2013 and the first half of FY 2014.

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  • Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for September 2013

    • August 3, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
    No Comments

    For September, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for August 2013

    • August 3, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For August, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Binational Same-Sex Couples can begin Immigration petitions NOW!

    • July 3, 2013
    • Category: Immigrant Visas, Napolitano, Prosecutorial Discretion, Same-Sex, USCIS
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    Binational Same-Sex Couples can begin Immigration petitions, following last week’s Supreme Court ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”).

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  • Challenging a Customs (CBP) Violation for NEXUS, SENTRI, or GLOBAL ENTRY Denials

    • June 13, 2013
    • Category: CBP, Global Entry
    13 Comments

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can deny an application to one of the Trusted Traveler programs such as SENTRI or GLOBAL ENTRY due to a violation of CBP Laws, regulations, or other related laws.  How should an applicant challenge such an allegation?

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