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haitians targets in advance fee fraud visa scheme

February 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments

The United States Embassy in Port au Prince, Haiti is warning that there is a new advance fee fraud scheme targeting Haitians and Haitian Americans. Haitians, and Americans who are sponsoring their Haitian relatives, are being asked to pay fees up front in exchange for a guarantee that they can bring up to five of [...]

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Tags: Consumer law · Fraud and "con" schemes · Identity Theft · Immigration Law · Internet Fraud · Ruminations · visa fraud

DHS publishes TPS Notice in Federal Register for Haitians

January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

The Department of Homeland Security has published the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Notice as required in the United States Federal Register. This notice has set the period for which individuals can apply for Temporary Protected Status which has a begin date of January 21, 2010 until July 20, 2010. A copy of the Notice can [...]

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Tags: Immigration Law

Temporary Immigration Relief for Haitians in the United States

January 18th, 2010 · No Comments

In addition to the forthcoming grant of Temporary Protected Status (which we can help Haitians in the United States apply for pro bono) the USCIS will also extend other temporary benefits to Haitians either in the United States or with pending USCIS applications.  A “field memo” has been issued by USCIS Director authorizing these temporary [...]

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Tags: Immigration Law

Pro bono help for Haitians in US eligible for TPS

January 16th, 2010 · No Comments

The Department of Homeland Security has recently decided to allow for TPS (Temporary Protected Status) to out-of-status Haitians in the United States on January 12, 2010. If you are qualify and are in need of assistance with filing your application with USCIS we are currently assisting eligible individuals by helping them complete their paperwork “pro [...]

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Tags: Immigration Law · Ruminations

marriage or fiancee visa?

July 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Many times we get calls from individuals wishing to sponsor their “significant other” to come to the United States.  A common question is: should I marry my girlfriend (or boyfriend) before they come here, or should I get them a fiance (fiancee) visa? Usually the question is: which is faster? The first thing one should [...]

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Tags: Immigration Law

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