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ONLINE UPDATING OF YOUR ADDRESS WITH THE USCIS. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has introduced a new version of its online tool that allows customers to change their address more quickly and easily. Beginning today, the easy to use Change of Address tool is online at www.uscis.gov. Customers will simply complete a single form with questions that guide them through the process. In addition, the updated tool is now compatible with multiple Web browsers and confirms the change by email.

DREAMERS Are Now Childhood Arrivals On Friday, August 3, 2012, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director, Alejandro Mayorkas, held a conference call to provide information on benefits available under the deferred action process. As the label indicates, the benefit granted is a deferral of any action that may be taken against the applicant due to unlawful status. Once the period of deferred action ends, the applicant will revert to whatever status (s)he had before the temporary reprieve was granted...

Q&A: Work Permit for Student?

Q&A: Waiver of Inadmissibility http://www.arhlaw.biz/2012/08/11/waiver-of-inadmissibility/

Phantom of a DREAM: http://www.arhlaw.biz/2012/06/23/phantom-of-a-dream/

BIA Says: Travel Under Parole Not a Departure http://www.arhlaw.biz//bia-says-travel-under-parole-not-a/

Fiscal Year 2014 : H-1B Visa Opportunity: The 2014 fiscal year begins on October 1, 2013. However, as has been the practice, the USCIS is likely to begin accepting visa petitions on April 1, 2013. It will continue to do so until it reaches the annual visa limit of 65,000. This year (and the prior year), the visa numbers were exhausted in June. Therefore, Advance planning is definitely a must. It is definitely a numbers game. http://www.arhlaw.biz/tag/immigration-news/

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The remedies for returning to the U.S. after immigration violations are different and depend on whether the applicant seeks a temporary stay (nonimmigrant visa) or permanent residence (immigrant visa / green card).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com//the-unrealized-dream_b_1470

Read about the ever changing landscape of immigration law interpretations. http://www.huffingtonpost.com//the-problem-with-245i_b_132