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Pereira family, June 2014 clients of the month

June 9, 2014

Sometimes we really struggle on picking a single client of the month, but this was an easy one. Our clients of the month for June 2014 are Antonio and Alexis Pereira, who just returned from...

Visa Granted at U.S. Embassy in Brazil after I-601A Provisional Waiver Approved!

May 22, 2014

First, let us state outright: the inclusion of this Motley Crue video was done only at the suggestion of the client. Benach Collopy is not, and never has been, a fan of Motley Crue. But,...

Francisco Nuñez Villegas, client of the month- May 2014

May 11, 2014

Our Client of the Month for May 2014 is Francisco Nuñez Villegas. Francisco recently became a United States citizen after a seven-year emotional roller coaster ride, filled with both highs and lows and exciting and...

Cancellation Victory (well, sort of)

April 23, 2014

A couple of months ago, I got to enjoy my fifteen minutes of fame when my client became the poster child for problems caused for immigrants in immigration court by the government shutdown. I wrote...

If Nigella Lawson was Found to be Inadmissible, that Finding is Suspect and, Even if she is, she has a Terrific Case for a Waiver!

April 3, 2014

From across the pond comes word now that Nigella Lawson, she of the cookbook and lifestyle empire, has been denied admission to the United States, due to reports of her testimony regarding her use of...

Good News on I-601A Provisional Hardship Waiver Applications!

March 18, 2014

Today, the US Citizenship & Immigration Service announced a fix to one of the more serious problems with the provisional waiver process for unlawful presence. As you may know, the CIS instituted the I-601A provisional...

New Common Sense Rules on Material Support for Terrorism Bars

February 17, 2014

We have written on this page before about the absurd over-inclusiveness of the ground of inadmissibility for "material support" for terrorism. This net barred Nelson Mandela from entering the U.S. without a waiver until 2008...

In Other News: CLINIC’s Update on Provisional Waivers

October 4, 2013

Despite the government shutdown, USCIS carries on processing applications and petitions at its glacial pace as usual, including the large number of provisional unlawful presence waiver applications (I-601As) that have been filed since they were...

Some Provisional News on Provisional Waivers

July 23, 2013

It has been four months since the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (CIS) began stateside adjudication of I-601A Applications for Provisional Waivers of inadmissibility due to unlawful presence. In those four months, we have learned...

The I-601A is Almost Here

March 1, 2013

We are now days away from the launch of the provisional waiver process, a White House initiative that will permit immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to stay in the country while immigration officials process their...

Should I Seek a Provisional Waiver or Just Wait for Immigration Reform?

February 13, 2013

The optimism and hope that have been generated by all of the hype around immigration reform has been intense. Every day, a new prominent political figure comes out in favor of immigration reform. Look, Sean...

What is Extreme Hardship?

January 28, 2013

With all the excitement and buzz about the new I-601A Provisional Waiver process, described in Benach Collopy’s live video chat and our previous posts, it is important to remember that what has changed for certain...

Live Video Chat of Benach on the Unlawful Presence Provisional Waiver

January 11, 2013

In this video, answers your questions on the unlawful presence waiver process. Related articles Q&A on I-601A Provisional Waivers 10 Facts About the New Provisional Waiver Process

Q&A on I-601A Provisional Waivers

January 11, 2013

The Citizenship & Immigration Service has released more information about the I-601A provisional waiver process set to begin on March 4. The I-601A provisional waiver process is meant to allow the immediate relatives of United...

DACA, Provisional Waivers, and de Osorio?

January 4, 2013

The publication of the rule allowing for processing of provisional waivers for unlawful presence in the United States was another act of administrative rule-making that the President has undertaken to make the immigration laws more...