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Jennifer's Immigration Issues Blog May 2008 Archive

By Jennifer McFadyen, About.com Guide to Immigration Issues

USCIS Moves Chicago Lockbox

Saturday May 31, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has moved the location of its lockbox within Chicago. The postal address remains the same, but all courier packages must now be addressed to the ... Read More

Revised Filing Instructions for Form I-751

Friday May 23, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will soon be revising the filing instructions for Form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Permanent Residence. These petitions will ... Read More

Largest Immigration Raid at a Single Site

Friday May 16, 2008
Presidential candidate Barack Obama will be in Iowa this coming Tuesday, and the topic of immigration reform is guaranteed to be on people's minds. After the events of this past ... Read More

More than 80 Arrested in Florida Marriage Fraud Sting

Wednesday May 14, 2008
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents recently arrested 83 immigrants and Americans in a federal operation cleverly dubbed, "Knot So Fast." Although the fraudulent couples appeared to be following legal ... Read More

No Tax Rebate Checks Without a Social Security Number

Monday May 12, 2008
Have you received your tax rebate check? If your tax return included an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), don't expect a check in the mail. The IRS issues Taxpayer Identification numbers ... Read More

Texas May Receive a Virtual Border Fence

Saturday May 10, 2008
Sections of the Texas-Mexico border may soon receive a "virtual fence", similar to the kind being tested in Arizona. The virtual fence combines high-tech cameras, radar, ground sensors and unmanned ... Read More

Good News for Canadian and Mexican TN Workers

Friday May 9, 2008
The USCIS announced that it has proposed to increase the amount of time a TN (Trade-NAFTA) worker from Canada or Mexico can stay in the U.S. before needing to reapply ... Read More

Voting Dreams May Be Delayed

Thursday May 8, 2008
With a federal election on the horizon and a 14 to 16 month timeline for naturalization processing, some would-be citizens are wondering if their voting dreams will become a reality ... Read More

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