Following are some highlights for the comprehensive bipartisan immigration reform bill introduced in the Senate on April 17, 2013. H-1B Cap Raised, but New Restrictions on Temporary H-1B Workers. In an effort promote market-based limits, the annual H-1B cap would be raised from 65,000 to 110,000, and would be adjustable upwards to as high as… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Citizenship RSS FeedImmigration Reform: Comparing the Senate Proposal with the White House Proposal
Posted in Citizenship, Employment eligibility and verification, Immigration legislation, Investment immigration, VisasThis week, both President Obama and the Senate announced frameworks for comprehensive immigration reform. The following is a comparison of key elements in each of the plans. Path to Citizenship Similarities: Neither plan permits a direct route to citizenship. A foreign national must first become a permanent resident with a “green card,” and then wait,… Continue Reading
Margaret Stock Publishes “Immigration Law and the Military”
Posted in Citizenship, Military Immigration IssuesMargaret Stock, Counsel to the Firm in the Anchorage, Alaska office, has published a new book, Immigration Law and the Military, which is available from the American Immigration Lawyers Association publications website. The book describes the laws, regulations, and policies that apply to non-citizens serving in the United States military, as well as the… Continue Reading
US Army Bars Dual US Citizens from Most Jobs
Posted in CitizenshipEarlier this year, the US Army issued a revised personnel regulation in which the Army announced that dual citizens of the United States and another country are not permitted to enlist in the Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard into jobs that require a security clearance “unless they already possess a security clearance.” The… Continue Reading
Military Basic Training Naturalizations for Army, Navy, Air Force
Posted in CitizenshipIn July 2002, President George W. Bush issued an Executive Order invoking Section 329 of the Immigration & Nationality Act, which allows persons in the United States military to earn their US citizenship on an expedited basis if they serve honorably in wartime. President Bush’s order, which is still in effect, was retroactive to September… Continue Reading
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