Immigration Updates
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Getting Married in New York State
Posted: 10/23/2014 12:53 PM
October 23, 2014: International couples who plan to marry often have questions about how to get married in New York State. Marriage may be the first step in filing immigration papers. Some couples delay marriage because they want to save for a reception. Others delay because they want to allow enough time for family members to make plans to attend the wedding. As long as yours is a real marriage, there is no legal barrier to holding a small civil or religious ceremony before a larger marriage ce…
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Immigration for Haitian Families
Posted: 10/21/2014 12:27 PM
October 21, 2014: A new immigration program will help Haitian families. This program will allow family members of US citizens and green card holders to enter the US up to two years before the date that a green card is available to them. To qualify, the relative must be in Haiti and already have an approved relative petition. This is a limited program. It only applies to certain relatives. It will allow those who qualify to be together in the US with their relatives while they wait for a green ca…
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Posted: 10/6/2014 3:21 PM
October 6, 2014: USCIS announced the creation of a new website for employers, MyE-Verify. E-Verify allows employers to confirm that the employees they hire have permission to work in the US. For more information go to the website below. http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify…
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Posted: 10/2/2014 3:10 PM
October 2, 2014: OPT Alert for F-1 Students: If you are an international student who is applying for Optional Practical Training (OPT) this information could be very important to you. USCIS recently provided the following information concerning the timing of your OPT application. Students who cannot submit their C3B Optional Practical Training (OPT) designation on the Form I-765 within 30 days of the OPT recommendation date in SEVIS should contact their DSOs to cancel the OPT request in SEVIS a…
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Posted: 9/25/2014 3:19 PM
This week the Syracuse New Times published an article on immigrant children. It describes the journey of Central American children to the US as documented by former Syracuse photographer Michelle Frankfurter. Frankfurter recently published a book, Destino (destination or destiny) based on her experiences traveling in Mexico since 2000 where she photographed and interviewed Central American migrants. Frankfurter’s black and white photographs capture touching personal moments and hardships faced b…