Monthly Archives: February 2008

Clínica de Imigração - Boston

Posted on February 21, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

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New filing address for I-130s announced

Posted on February 20, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

USCIS, instead of having “stand alone” I-130’s sent to the Vermont Service Center or the California Service Center, is requiring that these forms be sent to the Chicago Lockbox. From there they will be sent to…
wait for it…
Vermont or California.
How does this increase efficiency?
Anyway the address corresponding with VSC is:
USCIS
P.O. Box 804616
Chicago, IL 60680-1029
And the […]

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CBP/C&W

Posted on February 14, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

U.S. Customs & Border Protection had a foreign artist record a public service announcement in that most American of musical genres… the country an’ western song.
I only wish they’d chosen a genre more known for happy endings.

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Name check victory, Part II

Posted on February 14, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

Aytes Memo notwithstanding, the US. District Court in Pennsylvania ordered USCIS to begin approving certain naturalization cases that have had FBI name checks pending… and, if they want to continue using name checks as a justification for delay, to make new rules regarding that and request public comment. Mocanu, et al., v. Mueller, et al., […]

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Name check victory, Part I

Posted on February 14, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

Expect a flood of I-485, I-601, I-687 and I-698 approvals…
… but of course, watch what they do, not what they say:
USCIS has announced that it will begin approving the above listed cases which have cleared FBI fingerprint and IBIS checks,  and for which FBI name checks have been pending for more than 180 days.
N-400 (naturalization) […]

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March 2008 Visa Bulletin

Posted on February 12, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

From the Department of State’s website, the March, 2008 Visa Bulletin.

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My new hero!

Posted on February 4, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

I was visiting in-laws in Panama recently, and met the most extraordinary lawyer, M. Sousa Fontes, Jr. a tax lawyer from São Paulo, Brazil. In his mid-fifties, he decided to leave his work in coffee production and go to law school; now, in his eighties, he’s still practicing law and loving it. If you […]

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It happens more often than you’d think…

Posted on February 2, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

… and people are demanding answers as to why ICE is stepping up its enforcement. From what I’ve seen in the Boston area, pre-dawn raids on houses are more and more common. Also, you don’t need to be on the run from a removal order for a “fugitive operations team” to come kicking down your […]

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But how will they find out?

Posted on February 2, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

At times, I am asked by potential clients with overstay issues how USCIS could possibly find out that they have been in the US longer than their permitted time. Sometimes, the question is “how will USCIS know that my marriage isn’t a real one?”
It’s never advisable to lie on an immigration application, as this couple […]

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