Archive for September, 2010

New USCIS Fees Go Into Effect on November 23, 2010

Following up the USCIS’s June 11, 2010 announcement of their plan to increase fees, USCIS fees are increasing as of November 23, 2010.  The new fee schedule will be as follows: Form No. Application/Petition Description Existing Fees (effective through Nov. 22, 2010 Adjusted Fees (effective beginning Nov. 23, 2010) I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident […]

Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:53 am by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith · Permalink · Leave a comment
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The DREAM Act is Back! (Maybe)

Senator Harry Reid has announced via his blog that he will add the DREAM Act a military spending bill later next week.  In a statement, Senator Reid acknowledged that passage of comprehensive immigration reform is unlikely but that passage of the DREAM Act may gain traction in the House “I know we can’t do comprehensive […]

Posted on September 14, 2010 at 9:17 pm by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith · Permalink · 2 Comments
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212(a)(6)(C)(i) Fraud or Misrepresentation

212(a)(6)(C)(i) Fraud or Misrepresentation Inadmissibility Series INA 212– Part I 212(a)(6)(C)(i) Fraud or Misrepresentation Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 lists a series of classes of foreign nationals who are inadmissible to the United States.  Some classes are complete bars and others allow specific types of waivers of inadmissibility.  If you […]