Dear Readers:
Two news stories broke today that could affect a great many readers of this newsletter. First, the US authorized “non-emergency” staff at its Embassy and consulates in India to depart. As war looms in the region, foreign countries are taking the necessary precautions particularly in light of the horrible prospects of a nuclear confrontation. While we can certainly hope for the best, the immediate immigration consequence is that there are likely to be delays in processing non-immigrant and immigrant visas at consulates in India . We will follow this story closely, of course, and will report on this as we learn more.
Another breaking story today is the INS’ announcement delaying the deadline for filing adjustment applications under the LIFE Act’s legalization provisions. The INS has now said that it will publish regulations next week extending the deadline for late amnesty applicants to apply for a green card under the 2000 immigration law. The extension will last until May 2003 and will no doubt make it possible for thousands more people to get green cards. In this week’s ABCs of Immigration article, we discuss late amnesty adjustment applications.
Another important development this week was the ruling by federal judge in New Jersey ruled that the government cannot close immigration proceedings on an across the board basis. Proceedings can be closed, but judges must decide this on a case by case basis. We discuss the case this week and also other cases in our News from the Courts column.
In law firm news, we bid goodbye in our Memphis office to attorney Karen Weinstock. But we’re pleased to announce why Karen is leaving. She is off to Atlanta and on Monday will open Siskind, Susser, Haas & Devine’s Atlanta office. We’ll provide contact information for the new Atlanta office next week.
We also want to let readers in California know that Siskind, Susser, Haas & Devine will present a seminar entitled “How to Hire Nurses, Doctors and Other Healthcare Workers from Overseas.” The program will be presented on June 12th at Hastings College of Law in San Francisco . Information on the program can be found on our web site at http://visalaw.wpengine.com/healthseminar.html.
We appreciate hearing from hundreds of you every week who have questions or are interested in hiring our law firm to handle your immigration work. We want to remind you of the various ways you can communicate with us:
– telephone or in person consultation (go to http://visalaw.wpengine.com/intake.html or call 800-748-3819 or 901-737-3194 and ask for my assistant for scheduling)
– online individual chats (go to http://visalaw.wpengine.com/chatlive.htm)
– weekly group chats at Monster.com
– email at gsiskind@visalaw.com
Many people also do not realize that our law firm is typically capable of handling immigration matters anywhere in North America so please don’t assume that just because we don’t have an office in your home town we can’t handle your work.
Hope you have a great weekend,
Greg Siskind
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