Maroto & Associates | July 18, 2009
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds individuals that they must obtain Advance Parole from USCIS before traveling abroad if they have:
been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS);
a pending application for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident;
a pending application for relief under section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA 203);
a [...]
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Maroto & Associates | July 18, 2009
USCIS announced today that effective June 29, 2009, it will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, in accordance with 8 CFR 103.2(f)(2).
After an evaluation of its I-140 backlog reduction efforts and increased I-140 adjudicative efficiencies, USCIS has concluded that it is now able to provide Premium Process Service for [...]
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Maroto & Associates | July 18, 2009
What is a “Cap”
The word “Cap” used in this Update refers to annual numerical limitations set by Congress on certain nonimmigrant visa classifications, e.g., H-1B and H-2B. Caps control the number of workers that can be issued a visa in a given fiscal year to enter the United States pursuant to a particular nonimmigrant classification. [...]
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Maroto & Associates | July 18, 2009
The current issue of First Impressions, the online companion to the Michigan Law Review, is titled “Liability for Exercising Personal Belief Exemptions from Vaccination.” The issue consists of six commentaries from physicians, lawyers, public health scholars, and ethicists writing on the following topic:
“With the increased risk that the use of personal belief exemptions will limit the effectiveness of [...]
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Maroto & Associates | July 18, 2009
The last time the government embarked on a major vaccine campaign against a new swine flu, thousands filed claims contending they suffered side effects from the shots. This time, the government has already taken steps to head that off.
Vaccine makers and federal officials will be immune from lawsuits that result from any new swine flu [...]
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