Nelson | Smith, LLP - Immigration Attorneys - Portland, Oregon

Vancouver Residents' Immigration Interviews to be in Portland

Beginning with Immigration Applications filed in the Spring of 2010, residents of Southwest Washington will no longer be required to travel to Seattle for their immigration interviews, but instead will automatically be scheduled for Portland, Oregon. More...

EARNING PERMANENT RESIDENCE THROUGH INVESTING IN AMERICA

Immigrant Investors and Entrepreneurs have an opportunity to acquire Lawful Permanent Resident status if they create ten new jobs in the United States economy.

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Victims of Crime May Qualify for Special Visa

U visa status is a lawful immigration status that Congress created to provide protection for victims of certain crimes and to encourage their assistance and cooperation with law enforcement.

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HAITI: TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS JUST ANNOUNCED

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated citizens of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, if they were in the United States on January 12, 2010, the day of the earthquake.

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H-1B QUOTA FILLED FOR 2010

On December 21, 2009, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the H-1B quota of 65,000 new visas, plus the separate quota of 20,000 for U.S. Master's degree holders, have been exhausted for the 2010 fiscal year.

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THOUSANDS OF H-1B VISAS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR!

In a tough economy for United States employers, thousands of H-1B visas remain available

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Visa Lottery Program Opens October 2, 2009

Get ready! This year's State Department Visa Lottery Program will open October 2, 2009 and end November 30, 2009.

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WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GET DIVORCED?

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

NELSON | SMITH Partner, Philip Smith, named to Super Lawyers list

NELSON | SMITH Partner, Philip Smith, has been selected to the 2008 Super Lawyers’ list ..

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INCREASED TIME FOR TN PROFESSIONALS FROM CANADA AND MEXICO

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

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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?

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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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U.S. Immigration Begins Criminal Checks of U.S. Citizen Petitioners

The Adam Walsh Act changed the immigration law to make it more difficult for a United States citizen (USC) or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) to apply for or sponsor a non-citizen family member, if the citizen or

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Family Hopes Father Won't Be Deported

“Fabian Ruiz was 19 when he first decided to seek work in the United States. He and a cousin waited until nightfall, then ducked through a hole in a fence separating Nogales, Mexico, from Nogales, Arizona. They stowed away on a freight train bound f

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Major Changes on the Immigration Horizon

Before the Senate's version of comprehensive immigration reform can become law, the Senate must reach an agreement with the House of Representatives, which passed a mean-spirited separate bill that would require everyone here without status to leave the c

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