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Question #1 – Criminal Convictions Will a criminal conviction impair my ability to receive a temporary visa?

Answer #1 It depends upon the type of criminal conviction. Depending upon the seriousness of the criminal conviction, it is possible to be inadmissible and/or deportable for certain criminal convictions – crimes of moral turpitude, crimes involving domestic violence. You should speak with an Immigration Attorney to further discuss your situation.

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USCIS has released a Fact Sheet on the Refugee Security Screening process. USCIS would like to show their commitment to protecting the American public and meeting our national security needs. This fact sheet provides an overview of refugee security screening and background checks.

The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) is an interagency effort involving a number of governmental and non-governmental partners both overseas and in the United States. USCIS follows the standards developed by the USRAP and federal law. Refugee applicants are subject to the highest degree of security screening and background checks for any category of traveler to the United States. All refugee applicants and their family members included in the application must complete and clear biographic (events in a person’s life) and biometric (pictures and fingerprints) security checks, obtain a medical examination, as well as undergo an in-depth interview with an Officer of the USCIS.

For more detailed information about this subject please review the USCIS Web Page, “Fact Sheet: Refugee Security Screening“. There is also a White House Blog post, “Watch: Here’s What the Refugee Screening Process Looks Like“, which includes a video!

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Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015)

The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each state. The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) is the research and policy division of the American Immigration Council (AIC).

As Washington D.C. continues the discussion of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this IPC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Kansas, Kentucky & Louisiana.

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The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. There is a cap limit of 33,000 for the first half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for the second half for a total of 66,000 per year. If the cap is not reached during the first half of the fiscal year, the extra numbers are then made available for the second half.

The H-2B cap limit for first half of FY 2016 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of the last count (11/30/15); 11,520 beneficiaries have been approved and 1,952 are pending for a total of 13,472.

The H-2B cap limit for second half of FY 2016 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000*. As of the last count (11/30/15); 0 beneficiaries have been approved and 0 are pending for a total of 0.

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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, December 11, 2015. Act now and submit your questions!

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USCIS has released their second quarter, Fiscal Year 2015 (FY2015) performance data for all form types as a statistical table. They have divided the forms by category: Family, Employment, Humanitarian, Citizenship and Naturalization, and Other as the rows. The columns are divided by case status: Received, Approved, Denied, and Pending. These updated FY2015 statistics (second quarter) cover January 2015 through March 2015. Here is the link to the Q2 table, “All Form Types Performance Data (Fiscal Year 2015, 2nd Qtr)“.

Source of Information:

– USCIS.gov, 6/2/15, Table (PDF):

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Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015)

The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each state. The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) is the research and policy division of the American Immigration Council (AIC).

As Washington D.C. continues the discussion of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this IPC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Illinois, Indiana & Iowa.

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USCIS has released their first quarter, Fiscal Year 2015 (FY2015) performance data for all form types as a statistical table. They have divided the forms by category: Family, Employment, Humanitarian, Citizenship and Naturalization, and Other as the rows. The columns are divided by case status: Received, Approved, Denied, and Pending. These updated FY2015 statistics (first quarter) cover October 2014 through December 2014. Here is the link to the Q1 table, “All Form Types Performance Data (Fiscal Year 2015, 1st Qtr)“.

Source of Information:

– USCIS.gov, 2/12/15, Table (PDF):

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