The U Visa for Victims of Crimes and Criminal Activity
What is a U Visa? A U Visa is a special nonimmigrant Visa or status. It was established for victims of qualifying criminal activity committed in the United States. This includes Indian Country, military instillations, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
But this is not enough. The victim must also have information about the criminal activity and the victim must have been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that she was designating Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a move that will make many Haitian nationals eligible for U.S. immigration benefits.
Eligible Haitian nationals who were in the United States as of January 12, 2010 will be able to apply for protection and authorization to work.
TPS Status for Haiti and it nationals living in the United States has been tossed about by the government over the past decade but now it is finally a reality. Read the rest of this entry »
Just wanted to let you know that Immigration News Radio is back on Air…. Our summer break has come to an end and we will have regular broadcasts and blog posts after Labor Day.
In addition we have decided to set up a new broadcasting venue with Blog Talk Radio. We’ll give you all the details next week.
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