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General Topics Export Control Rules and the US Immigration System - December 6, 2005 Foundations of Immigration Law, Part I - March 24, 2006 Foundations of Immigration Law, Part II - April 17, 2006 Immigration Terminology, Part I - August 4, 2003 Immigration Terminology, Part II - August 25, 2003 War-Time Immigration Policies - March 21, 2003 The End of the Immigration and Naturalization Service - February 28, 2003 E-Filing At the BCIS - May 31, 2003 The BCIS Customer Service Line - August 11, 2003 US-VISIT - April 5, 2004 NEXUS - October 28, 2003 Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative - December 1, 2006 Non-Immigrant Visas A, G and NATO Visas For Foreign Government Representatives - July 20, 2004 B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas - March 8, 2005 What The Visitor Visa Rules Could Mean - April 19, 2002 C Transit Visas and D Crewmember Visas - September 13, 2004 E-1 and E-2 Visas - August 28, 2006 E-3 Visas for Australians - May 5, 2005 F-1 Student Visas, Part 1 - January 17, 2003 F-1 Student Visas, Part 2 - January 24, 2003 F-3 and M-3 NonImmigrant Visas, Part 2 - August 18, 2003 H-1B Flow Chart - The Process Step By Step - December 6, 2002 The H-1B Visa - February 13, 2007 The H-1B Cap - April 6, 2007 The New 20,000 Bonus H-1B Quota - FAQs - May 5, 2005 Labor Condition Applications - October 25, 2002 H-1C Visas For Registered Nurses - February 26, 2007 H-2A Visas - March 5, 2007 H-2B Visas - October 27, 2006 Understanding the H-2B Cap - March 15, 2004 H-3 Trainees - July 12, 2004 I Visas - Foreign Media and Press - September 19, 2006 The H-3 and J-1 Training Categories - September 27, 2006 J-1 Visas For Exchange Visitors - August 23, 2004 J-1 Visas - Establishing an Exchange Program - September 7, 2004 J-1 Visas - Waiver of the Home Residency Requirement - June 28, 2004 J Waivers for Physicians - September 9, 2003 J-1 Flowchart Part I: Section 212(e) - November 14, 2003 J-1 Flowchart Part II: No Objection Letters - November 25, 2003 J-1 Flowchart Part III: Interested Government Agency Waivers for Non-Physicians - December 2, 2003 J-1 Flowchart Part IV: Persecution Waivers - December 9, 2003 J-1 Flowchart Part V: Hardship Waivers - January 5, 2004 J-1 Flowchart Part VI: J-1 Physician Waivers Overview - January 12, 2004 J-1 Flowchart Part VII: J-1 Physician Conrad State 30 Waivers - January 19, 2004 J-1 Flowchart Part VIII: J-1 IGA Physician Waivers - January 26, 2004 HHS Launches Physician Waiver Program - June 16, 2003 Nonimmigrant Visas For Foreign Medical Graduates - May 27, 2000 K Visas For Fiancées of US Citizens - May 3, 2004 K-3 and K-4 Visas - October 14, 2005 L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visas - June 14, 2004 L-1 Visa Flow Chart - June 23, 2003 M Visas For Vocational Students - October 11, 2004 NAFTA Visas for Canadians and Mexicans - December 15, 2003 O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visas - March 22, 2005 P-1 Visas For Athletes and Entertainers - August 9, 2004 P-2 and P-3 Visas For Artists and Entertainers - August 16, 2004 Q-1 Visas For International Cultural Exchange Visitors - February 3, 2005 Q-2 Visas For Irish Nationals - June 2, 2000 R-1 Religious Worker Visas - May 10, 2004 S Visas For Aliens Assisting Law Enforcement - August 2, 2004 T Visas For Victims of Trafficking - January 25, 2002 U Visas - February 17, 2006 V Visas for Spouses and Minor Children of Permanent Residents - May 17, 2007 INS Issues V Visa Regulations - September 7, 2001 Department of State Publishes Regulations Covering New V Visa and K Visa Categories - April 27, 2001 New Special Registration Requirements for NonImmigrants - September 13, 2002 More On Special Registration Requirements for NonImmigrants - September 27, 2002 Immigrant Visas Earned Legalization Proposals - October 21, 2003 I-485 Filing Pilot Program - March 29, 2004 DHS Guidance on I-485 Processing - September 2, 2003 After Becoming A Permanent Resident - March 14, 2003 INS Releases Section 245(i) Regulations - March 30, 2001 Section 245(i) Deadline - April 20, 2001 Family-Based Immigration Overview - September 21, 2004 Obtaining Permanent Residence Through a Spouse - September 28, 2004 Adopting Foreign Orphans - March 21, 2007 Understanding the State Department Visa Bulletin - December 13, 2004 First Preference Employment-Based Immigrants - Aliens of Extraordinary Ability - November 8, 2004 First Preference Employment-Based Immigrants - Outstanding Professors and Researchers - November 16, 2004 First Preference Employment-Based Immigrants - International Managers and Executives - December 7, 2004 Second Preference Employment-Based Immigrants- Exceptional Ability and Advanced Degree Workers - June 16, 2005 Third Preference Employment-Based Immigrants - Skilled and Professional Workers - June 30, 2005 National Interest Waivers for Physicians - March 13, 2007 Diversity Visa 2008 Green Card Lottery - October 9, 2006 Religious Worker Immigrants - October 20, 2000 Special Immigrant Juveniles - October 26, 2004 EB-5 Immigrant Investors - February 27, 2006 New Change To The Immigrant Investor Visa Program - October 4, 2002 Labor Department Releases Long-Awaited PERM Rules - December 27, 2005 Department of Labor Guidance on Prevailing Wages For Labor Certifications - August 16, 2002 Labor Department Issues Long Awaited Labor Certification Conversion Regulations - August 10, 2001 New Asylum Rules - December 8, 2000 Private Bills - December 15, 2000 New Immigration Provisions Provide Temporary Restoration of Section 245i, Expansion of K Visas (Part 1 of Discussion of the New LIFE Bill) - December 22, 2000 New Immigration Provisions: New V Visa, Amnesty Litigation Relief, NACARA (Part 2 of Discussion of the New LIFE Bill) - December 29, 2000 LIFE Act Amnesty Application Deadline Looms - April 26, 2002 Consular Processing Versus Adjustment of Status - June 7, 2004 Preserving Green Card Status During Trips Abroad - February 2, 2006 Renewing and Replacing Green Cards - January 10, 2003 The Registry - February 9, 2001 Citizenship and Naturalization Why Become a Citizen? - February 9, 2004 Children - November 1, 2004 Child Citizenship Act Regulations - March 13, 2006 New Child Age Out Legislation - July 26, 2002 Citizenship Rules For People Born Outside the US - January 17, 2005 Good Moral Character, English and Civics - October 19, 2006 U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Test Redesign - December 8, 2006 Naturalization - July 25, 2005 Residency and Naturalization - December 22, 2006 Expedited Naturalization for Assisting with Intelligence Gathering - February 3, 2004 Special Topics Affidavits of Support - November 21, 2005 Assignment of Social Security Numbers - November 29, 2004 Bringing Mandamus Suits Against the INS - February 15, 2005 Certification for Foreign Health Care Workers - July 26, 2004 Consular Processing for Nonimmigrant Visas - November 21, 2006 Delta Regional Authority Physician J-1 Waiver Program - May 24, 2004 Employment Options For Students, Part I - April 20, 2003 Employment Options For Students, Part II - Curricular Practical Training - April 28, 2003 Employment Options For Students, Part III - Optional Practical Training For F-1 Students - May 4, 2003 Filing Complaints Against The Government - January 31, 2003 Finding The Right Immigration Lawyer - March 29, 2002 Grounds For Asylum and Refuge - March 15, 2005 Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Actor Condition Applications - November 1, 2002 How Will The Homeland Security Department Impact Immigration - November 22, 2002 Hurricane Assistance for Persons Affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Wilma with Immigration Concerns - last updated November 16, 2005  I-9 Forms and IRCA Compliance - November 3, 2006 I-9 Compliance - Avoiding Immigration Bombshells - January 26, 2007 The Immigration Consequences of Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Corporate Changes - March 1, 2005 Immigration Issues Related to Layoffs and Corporate Downsizing - February 23, 2005 Immigration Options For Nannies, Au Pairs, and Child Care Workers - August 23, 2005 Immigration Under the Violence Against Women Act - January 28, 2005 INS Releases Final Student Tracking System Rule - December 13, 2002 Intercountry Adoption - September 22, 2003 ITIN Application Revisions - December 22, 2003 Life Legalization - May 31, 2002 Military Service - March 29, 2005 New INS Rule Allows Concurrent Filing Of I-140s and I-485s - August 2, 2002 New Law Will Provide Work Authorization For Spouses of E and L Visa Holders - January 11, 2002 Options for Essential Workers - December 21, 2001 Immigration Options for Gay, Lesbian and Transsexual Individuals - January 16, 2006 Options for Professors - January 4, 2002 Options for Registered Nurses - March 16, 2001 Parole Status - May 17, 2004 Refugee Processing - February 15, 2002 Relief for Undocumented Aliens: Parole - August 9, 2002 Social Security No-Match Letters - July 14, 2003 State Department Implements Interim Student Tracking System - September 20, 2002 Student Visa Procedures - March 22, 2002 Tax Obligations For Foreign Students - May 12, 2003 Temporary Protected Status - March 8, 2004 Understanding Social Security Tax, Totalization Agreements and Your Benefits, by Steven Weiser - July 21, 2003 Visa Options For Athletes - April 14, 2003 Visa Options For Graduate Medical Training - July 7, 2004 Visa Options For Nurses, Part 1: Non-Immigrant Visa Options - April 26, 2005 Visa Options For Nurses, Part 2: Immigrant Visa Options - May 16, 2005 Visa Options For Nurses, Part 3: Health Care Worker Certification - June 6, 2005 Visa Options For Teachers - June 1, 2004 Visa Revalidation - March 15, 2002 The Visa Waiver Program - September 15, 2003 Western Hemisphere Priority Dates - July 28, 2003 Admission, Removal and Deportation Expedited Removal - November 15, 2002 Issues In Losing Citizenship - September 23, 2005 Loss of U.S. Citizenship - November 13, 2006 Grounds Of Inadmissibility - April 6, 2005 Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility - March 2, 2004 Waivers for Health-Related Ground of Inadmissibility - April 4, 2003 Waivers for Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility - September 14, 2001 Inadmissibility - Criminal Grounds - April 14, 2005 Inadmissibility - Security Grounds - September 21, 2001 Inadmissibility - Public Charge - October 5, 2001 Inadmissibility - Public Charge - Affidavits of Support - October 12, 2001 Inadmissibility - Coming to Work Without a Labor Certification - October 19, 2001 Inadmissibility- Undocumented Entry and Other Immigration Violations - October 26, 2001 Inadmissibility - Seeking Admission Without Proper Documentation - November 2, 2001 Inadmissibility - Persons Ineligible For Citizenship - November 9, 2001 Inadmissibility - Previous Deportation or Unlawful Presence - November 16, 2001 Inadmissibility - Miscellaneous Grounds of Inadmissibility - December 7, 2001