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US-VISIT Biometric Requirements to Include Legal Permanent Residents

December 18, 2008 23:12

The Department of Homeland Security has released a final rule, with targeted effective date of January 18, 2009, which would dramatically expand the number of aliens who are subject to the US-VISIT program biometric requirements. About the US-VISIT Program.  The US-VISIT program was established in ...

The Psychology of the Job Offer - Part II

Courtney Sapire
December 04, 2008 14:11

Given the state of this economy, I thought this topic deserved some additional attention (See Part I). Even in an economic downturn, companies continue to hire lawyers – but they hire lawyers with different specialties than the ones who are in demand when business is good. Corporations...

Assistant General Counsel - Boston, MA or Washington, D.C.

Courtney Sapire
November 29, 2008 21:44

We have been retained by National Grid USA to conduct a search for an Assistant General Counsel - Federal Regulatory. The position will be based either in the company's U.S. headquarters located near Boston, or in Washington D.C. National Grid USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Grid...

Free Web Site Launched To Help Immigrants Learn English

Hector Chichoni
November 27, 2008 17:35

On November 7, 2008, the U.S. Department of Education launched U.S.A. Learns, a free Web site to help immigrants learn English. The Web site, which is located at www.USALearns.org, provides approximately 11 million adults who have low levels of English proficiency with easily accessible...

Texas Service Introduces Streamline Procedure for I-485s and I-140s

November 19, 2008 14:13

The Texas Service Center (TSC) has introduced a new email procedure that which is available to attorneys who are AILA members and allows the Texas Service Center to identify I-485s and I-140s which have remained pending beyond TSC processing times posted on USCIS’S website. According to the...