Immigration Updates
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Posted: 10/15/2015 11:08 AM
Good News for Green Card Replacement: Those who need to either renew or replace their green cards may now do it online. Green cards have an expiration date that is normally 10 years from the date of approval of the green card application. The expiration date is listed on the card. Although permanent resident (Green Card) status does not expire, the card itself expires. What does this mean? It means that even though your card expires, your permanent residence status does not expire. You remain …
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Posted: 10/13/2015 1:05 PM
Immigration Musical: A fun posting, for a change of pace. Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio, have created a musical to share their music and their immigration experience. They want to offer some balance to the immigration debate that often focuses on fear of immigrants. For more information visit On Your Feet! Read Chicago Tribune Review of On Your Feet.…
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Posted: 10/1/2015 12:05 PM
New Immigration Team: After more than 21 years of practicing in the area of immigration law in central New York, Diane Chappell-Daly has decided to take advantage of an opportunity to form an immigration team with attorney, Janet E. Moon. As of September 30, 2015, the practice will be known as the Moon Law Office LLC (Formerly known as The Law Office of Diane R. Chappell-Daly). Janet and Diane will work together offering immigration law services to the Syracuse area and beyond. Janet is admitted…
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Posted: 9/30/2015 10:28 AM
USCIS announced recently that naturalization applicants may now pay the filing fee for their application, Form N-400, with a credit card. This is the only immigration application fee that may be paid with a credit card. For information on how to use a credit card to pay the Filing Fee for your application for naturalization see Naturalization Filing Fee.…
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Three Groups Most Likely to be Deported (New Immigration Policy)
Posted: 7/29/2015 4:48 PM
Three Groups Most likely to be Deported: A change in immigration policy announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will affect 11 million people who are in the US without documents (sometimes called illegal immigrants). DHS will focus on deporting the following three groups of undocumented immigrants. Convicted Criminals Terrorist Suspects Those who have recently crossed the US border (Since January 2014) For more information on this change in enforcement policy see Who will be d…