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The White House has opened a new Website on the subject of the President’s 2013 Comprehensive Immigration Reform. The opening web page is entitled, “Creating an Immigration System for the 21st Century“. They describe it as a resource for Americans to educate themselves on the issues. MVP Law Group has found it to be a good source of information to understand the President’s own proposal and his “Blueprint for Reform”.

“Remember that this is not just a debate about policy. It’s about people.” – President Obama

For more information on this subject, review the following links:

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MVP Law Group would like to remind everyone to watch President Obama’s State of the Union Address. He will be speaking Tuesday Evening at 9:00 PM EST live from the U.S. Capitol. The White House has suggested that the focus of the address will be immigration, gun control and the economy. We will be listening for any new or expanded information on his proposal for Immigration Reform. We will also be posting more information on the President’s Immigration Reform Proposal tomorrow on our Immigration Blog!

Note: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation following the President’s State of the Union Address. He is one of the eight Senators listed on the “Bipartisan Framework for Immigration Reform” report.

For more information on this subject, review the following links:

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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, February 15, 2013. Act now and submit your questions!

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Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on February 5, 2013 with processing dates as of December 31, 2012.

If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.

California Service Center

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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of February 1, 2013.

If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.

Administrative Appeals Office

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Once you are approved under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) can you legally travel outside of the United States? This is one of the many questions being asked about the DACA process. The answer is yes, but it is restricted and can be risky! After DACA approval you must apply and receive advance parole from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) using Form I-131, Application for Travel Document ($360 filing fee) for any foreign travel.

USCIS normally only grants advance parole for foreign travel under the following reasons; Humanitarian purposes, Educational purposes and Employment purposes. Vacation travel is not considered a valid reason. Please note that your Deferred Action will be dismissed automatically if you travel outside the U.S. without receiving advance parole!

If you were ordered deported or removed before you were granted Deferred Action you need to clear that up before traveling even if you have already been approved for advance parole. Before you actually leave the U.S., you should seek to reopen your case with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and obtain administrative closure or termination of your removal proceeding. If you do not receive closure or termination before leaving this country you could be considered deported or removed and your Deferred Action terminated. Simply, you would not be allowed to return to the United States!

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Thousands of uniquely talented foreign students enroll in colleges and universities in the United States on a yearly basis. Some find sponsoring employment and are able to petition for a H-1B nonimmigrant visa; however, there remains a large majority that are left with no available options to remain in this country once their education is completed.

It would seem counterintuitive to educate the foreign-born and then send them home. Furthermore, U.S. companies are finding it increasingly difficult to procure visas to transfer existing foreign employees to the U.S. to continue work on products, services and projects. Current immigration policies are not working well for U.S. businesses.

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Question #1 – H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa

I am an employer. When should we begin to prepare our H-1B CAP subject cases? Once prepared, can we submit them prior to April to ensure our petitions are accepted?

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Starting Friday, Feb. 1, those who receive an immigrant visa package from a U.S. consulate or embassy abroad will be required to pay a new $165 immigrant fee.

We are aware of the effect that any new fee has on the communities we serve. However, the fee is necessary to cover the costs of producing and delivering permanent resident cards.

Important Points to Remember

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Eight high ranking U.S. Senators, four Democrats and four Republicans have developed and agreed on a framework for Immigration Reform. This newly released outline is entitled, “Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform“. The first sentence of the framework is “We recognize that our immigration system is broken.” This sentence tells all about the need for comprehensive immigration reform in this country.

This framework is built on four main points which they call the “four basic legislative pillars” to achieve the goal of immigration reform. We have listed these “pillars” below. Each pillar is then taken individually and explained in more detail as part of the framework. We have also included links to the complete transcript of this document and to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from Senator John McCain’s web site.

We at MVP Law Group feel that this is a real start! Just having a bipartisan agreement between the Senators is a great achievement but to have a framework for immigration reform shows that there could be actual movement in this important area.

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