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Whether you plan to come to the United States for a short visit or a permanent stay, your first step is to apply for a visa.

Many people think they can show up at a U.S. embassy or border post, describe why they’d make a good addition to U.S. society, and be welcomed in. Unfortunately, this is the exact opposite of how the U.S. immigration system works.

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Post by San Diego Immigration Lawyer, Jacob J. Sapochnick.

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After last-minute changes to Assembly Bill 60 (AB-60), the California Senate and Assembly voted to pass the bill.

This bill will enable millions of people to get to work safely and legally,” Governor Brown said in a statement issued after midnight following the passage of AB-60. “Hopefully it will send a message to Washington that immigration reform is long past due.”
Under AB-60, the licenses would have the initials DP (driver’s privilege), rather than DL (driver’s license), and would state that the document “does not establish eligibility for employment or public benefit.” California’s Department of Motor Vehicles will determine what type of documentation will be required to obtain a driver’s license.

It will become effective most likely in late 2014.

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Watch this Video for Great Tip about Source of Funds for E2.

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The standards the US government considers for the E-2 visa include the requirements that:
Your investment must be “substantial”;
The stipulation that the enterprise may not be marginal means that your invested enterprise must have the capacity, present or in the future, to generate more than enough income to provide a minimal living for the E-2 visa investor and his or her family. The projected future capacity should generally be able to be reached within five years. In other words, if your investment can only make enough of money to support you and your families’ living, it would be deemed as marginal. Marginality can be documented through a strong and thorough Business Plan that documents the growth of the business, as well as the need and ability to hire additional U.S. workers.

Therefore, if the investor owns property abroad, it is suggested not to sell all assets to use for the E2. Keep some sort of additional funds or property to satisfy the Immigration service, you will support a substantial business.

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Your investment must be in a real and operating business and not a “paper company” or idle speculation;
Your investment may not be “marginal”;
You must have control of the funds used to purchase/operate the business and you must bear the risk of the investment.

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We have been using Facebook as a great tool to distribute information and reach out to clients. Our Fan page has over 87,000 fans and we are growing.

Over 13,000 people signed up for this mega webinar, and many thousands of folks from all over the world tuned in live on June 4th, 2013. During the Webinar Mari Smith, World Expert on Facebook gave a few examples of successful Facebook Pages, and http://www.facebook.com/myimmigration… is featured a good example of an active Law Firm page.

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The current status is the H4 visa holders, spouses of H1B visas can not work. Why? This is the law.

The Department of Homeland Security proposes to amend its regulations by extending the availability of employment authorization to H-4 dependent spouses of principal H-1B non-immigrants who have begun the process of seeking lawful permanent resident status through employment and have extended their authorized period of admission or “stay” in the U.S. under section 104(c) or 106(a) of Public Law 106-313, also known as the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC21). Allowing the eligible class of H-4 dependent spouses to work encourages professionals with high demand skills to remain in the country and help spur the innovation and growth of U.S. companies.

Legislation is currently pending, the Bill is being reviewed and comments are processed. We will update you.

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Many immigrants are not well-informed on how to prepare themselves for the possibility of Immigration Reform and of an earned pathway to citizenship passing into law due to language and barriers and other challenges. Too often, desperate people seek information and help from unauthorized legal practitioners (aka notarios), and sometimes unscrupulous, immigration practitioners who may take advantage of immigrants for monetary gain.

We hope this video will help you get ready.

We suggest –
Undocumented immigrants must know English
Start collecting documents to prove U.S. presence
Wait until immigration reform passes to apply
Talk to a licensed Immigration Lawyer. if you or your relative have deportation orders, or have been deported, meet with an experienced immigration attorney, get your immigration files, and plan for reform now.

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https://www.visalawyerblog.com/2013/04/new_immigration_reform_summary.html

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This is a Bootleg Version of the “Politically Speaking” NBC weekend show. In this segment Jacob Sapochnick and San Diego’s Chamber of Commerce President discuss the benefits of EB5 Regional Center investments in the region.

There are many advantages for business organizations that receive EB-5 Regional Center designation from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Becoming a Regional Center is an attractive way for a business project to raise low interest debt and in some situations equity. Raising capital via eb5 pilot program is quite unique as compared to traditional sources of funding and it is an ever evolving industry; the Eb-5 program started becoming more popular as lending became tougher in 2007. The requirements posed by the regulation creates guidelines and the Eb-5 market placed has created its own standards and norms over the past couple of years. Basically an evolution. Eb-5 is typically non-recourse which makes it attractive for certain developers or business owners. There are two ways of funding a project with Eb-5 Capital; a Direct Investment or a Regional Center. The Regional Center is more popular because the designation makes some USCIS requirements less stringent for EB-5 visa applicants. Regional Centers are held to more lenient job creation requirements than Direct EB-5 Investment which focuses on direct job creation. Rather than being required to create 10 direct fulltime jobs, Regional Centers can satisfy EB-5 job creation requirements by creating 10 direct, indirect, or induced fulltime jobs.

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More H1B Visa Tips:
Most H1B applicants assume that as long as they mail the cases on April 1, USCIS will consider it filed. Well we have some new clarifications from USCIS. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2014 (FY 2014) cap on April 1, 2013. Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takes possession of the petition; not the date that the petition is postmarked. Make sure to have it sent by March 31, 2013 the latest to avoid any delays.

How do I get my LCA before April 1, 2013?
As you are unable to submit an LCA for certification to the DOL earlier than six months prior to the beginning date of the period of intended employment (20 CFR §655.730(b)), you must set your employment start date on the LCA prior to October 1, 2013, if you want to have an LCA in hand before the filing period for H-1B cap subject petitions begins on April 1, 2013. For example, you can file and have certified an LCA that has a start date of September 15, 2013. But remember that the LCA end date cannot be longer than 3 years from the start date, so in this example the end date would be September 15, 2013. Also remember to make sure to annotate your I-129 form with a start date of October 1, 2013, but with an expiration date that coincides with the expiration date of the LCA.

What if the U.S. Degree will not be awarded by 3/31/13?
The USCIS has approved H-1B petitions for foreign nationals who have earned degrees from U.S. institutions of higher education, where the foreign national has completed all requirements for the degree, and hence, has “earned” the degree, but the degree has not been conferred. You must submit evidence that the foreign national has completed all requirements for the degree from an official at the school who is qualified to provide that information (e.g. Dean, Registrar or Department head). Be wary of letters prepared by unauthorized employees at the school stating that the student has completed all requirements toward a degree, when in fact there are still examinations or papers to complete. Be mindful that use of such documentation when the student has not completed the program may be considered fraud and such a document may result in the case being denied on the basis of ineligibility at the time of filing.

Can multiple identical petitions be filed for the same foreign national?
The USCIS will either deny or revoke multiple petitions filed by an employer for the same H-1B worker and will not refund filing fees for duplicative or multiple H-1B petitions. The rules does not prevent related employers (such as a parent company and its subsidiary) from filing petitions on behalf of the same foreign national for different positions, based on legitimate business need. Members are reminded to include evidence and/or an explanation in each filing to demonstrate why the filing is not a duplicate.