INCREASED TIME FOR TN PROFESSIONALS FROM CANADA AND MEXICO
11/19/2008

On October 14, 2008, USCIS announced that TN professional workers from Canada and Mexico ...


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NELSON | SMITH helps to ease filing restriction on Asylum Seekers.
5/11/2008
In a precedent setting case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently published a NELSON | SMITH case that will help to ease the filing restriction placed on individuals who are afraid to return to their home country.

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group_shotWelcome to NELSON | SMITH.  We are a Portland, Oregon law firm focused exclusively on United States immigration law.

NELSON | SMITH provides a full range of immigration services, including: Family-Based petitions and applications, Fiancee Visas, Naturalization, Adoption, Employment options: PERM, Investors, Healthcare Professionals, H-1B visas, Artists and Athletes.

Litigation services include: Asylum, Deportation defense, Appeals and federal court litigation related to immigration issues.

NELSON | SMITH successfully handles hundreds of immigration cases each year. NELSON | SMITH looks forward to hearing from you about your immigration matter.

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3/29/2009: WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GET DIVORCED?

My wife Elizabeth and I fell in love when she was living in Barcelona ...

2/1/2009: FILING SEASON FOR H-1B VISAS BEGINS APRIL 1, 2009

Employers, recent graduates and immigration attorneys are beginning to gear up for another ro

12/14/2008: NELSON | SMITH Partner, Philip Smith, named to Super Lawyers list
NELSON | SMITH Partner, Philip Smith, has been selected to the 2008 Super Lawyers’ list ..
11/11/2008: STILL WAITING FOR CITIZENSHIP?

On November 6, 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released office-by-office waiting times for naturalization application.  Who is waiting the longest?


4/6/2008: USCIS Extends Optional Practical Training for Graduates Awaiting New H-1Bs
On April 4, 2008, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes to the Optional Practical Training program (OPT), a program that has traditionally allowed foreign graduates of U.S. degree programs to work in the Un
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