At present the United State DV lottery (DV stands for Diversity Visa), also known as the “green card lottery” is done online. The next DV or diversity visa lottery, (also known as the “green card lottery”) is open to application in the late fall each year. Here is the link to the information about this [...]

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The USCIS has recently announced — yet again — another delay in the initial processing of immigration petitions and applications. This seems to be linked to the sudden huge increase in processing fees on July 30, 2007 causing a huge influx in naturalization applications to be filed right before the increase went into effect. According [...]

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The USCIS has issued a compliance manual for employers, M-274, Handbook for Employers regarding completing and retaining the amended I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form. This manual is also useful because it explains when an employer may be subject to penalties for discrimination during the I-9 form process. It is interesting to note that even employers [...]

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