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May 30th, 2010
The US Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) recently announced that the US permanent resident green card will be redesigned to incorporate new security features. The green card redesign is necessary to deter immigration fraud.
Green Card to become state of the art
The new green card will use state of the art technology to prevent counterfeiting, obstruct tampering and facilitate quick and accurate...
Apr 11th, 2010
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been ordered by a US federal court in Colorado to process the green card application of an Iraqi artist. Government prosecutors claim that Sami Alkarim, an Iraqi refugee, is under investigation for possible terrorist ties. Officials refused to grant his green card application because he worked as a messenger for a political party during his teen years. The government...
Mar 17th, 2010
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I write about a South Dakota priest from Ireland who recently got his green card.
Father Cathal Gallagher arrived in America in 1996 to work as a chaplain in Minnesota. He moved to Sioux Falls and remained there for ten years.
South Dakota Green Card Application
While in South Dakota, Gallagher applied for a green card but, like many immigrants, experienced trouble due to the...
Feb 26th, 2010
Being a US immigration lawyer is a little like being a therapist. Each day, I listen to people’s immigration stories and offer advice, empathy and words of encouragement. Sometimes, however, I also have to offer a dose of reality.
Many immigration clients think that their story is unique, that they are experiencing unusual hardship and that they are entitled to “special” treatment by the...
Nov 16th, 2009
The CDC has announced that female applicants for US green cards and immigrant visas will no longer be required to get the HPV vaccine, beginning December 14, 2009. The human papillomavirus vaccine will not longer be on the immunization list for legal permanent resident applicants. The HPV vaccine was added to the list of required vaccinations for LPR applicants in the summer of 2008. However, advocates protested...
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