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Board of Immigration

Appeals Case

Decisions

(BIA)

 

Click the Case Citation links  below for a summary of the BIA's case decisions. *

 

 

 

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The cases below are the most recent ten decisions published by the Board of Immigration Appeals. You may obtain previously published editions by linking to Cann Legal Group's database of BIA decisions. Rest your mouse over the case name to get the BIA's holding.

 

Date

 Case Name

    * Case Citation

02/16/2006

Matter of Adamiak

23 I&N Dec. 878 (BIA 2006)

11/23/2005

Matter of Oscar COTA-Vargas

23 I&N Dec. 849 (BIA 2005)

02/05/2004

Matter of Vargas

23 I&N Dec. 651 (BIA 2004)

09/25/2003

Matter of Gadda

23 I&N Dec. 645 (BIA 2003)

08/04/2003

Matter of R-S-H-

23 I&N Dec. 629 (BIA 2003)

07/01/2003

Matter of Suh

23 I&N Dec. 626 (BIA 2003)

06/11/2003

Matter of Pickering

23 I&N Dec. 621 (BIA 2003)

05/22/2003

Matter of Y-T-L-

23 I&N Dec. 601 (BIA 2003)

05/08/2003

Matter of Deanda-Romo

23 I&N Dec. 597 (BIA 2003)

05/08/2003

Matter of Garcia-Hernandez

23 I&N Dec. 590 (BIA 2003)

04/29/2003

Matter of Navas-Acosta

23 I&N Dec. 586 (BIA 2003)

04/17/2003

Matter of D-J-

23 I&N Dec. 572 (BIA 2003)

 

 

 

 

Links to Helpful Websites

 

CLG Forms

 

United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)
Forms, Diversity Lottery

Department of Labor

OES Wage Data, Job Seekers, LCAs

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Computer Hardware Engineers, Accountants & Auditors, Lawyers, Doctors

Department of State
U.S. Embassies & Other Diplomatic Missions, U.S. Embassies & Consulates Worldwide, Travel Warnings & Country Conditions

O*net Online
Find Occupations, Skills Search, Related Occupations

 

Immigrant Visas

Priority Date


Search for Jobs Online
Monster, Hot Jobs, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Career Builder

 

X-Rates
Currency Calculator, Buy Currency, Currency Photos

 

 

Please call for an initial consultation before attempting to access the following forms.

 

B-1 & B-2 Business and Tourist Visa
B-1 & B-2 Initial Visa Application, B-1 and B-2 Extension (after 6 months on I-94)

Affidavit of Support
I-134 List of Required Documents and Form

AOS: Immediate Relatives in the United States
Adjustment of Status Required Documents and Forms

H-1B to F-1 Change of Status
Change of Status Required Documents for H-1B to F-1 and Form

K-1 Fiance Visa & K-3 LIFE Act

K-1 List of Required Document and Form, K-3 List of Required Document and Form

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vital Records


 

 

 

Birth of a U.S. Citizen Born Abroad

Marriage of U.S. Citizen Abroad

Death of U.S. Citizens Abroad

Divorce Abroad

International Judicial Assistance, Notarial Services, and Authentication of Documents

 


 

                        

Online Forms for Various Categories


 

 

 

Application to Determine Returning Resident Status DS-117
Non Immigrant Visa Application DS-156
Non Immigrant Treaty Trader  /  Investor Application DS-156E
Non Immigrant Fiancé Visa Application DS-156K
Supplemental Non Immigrant Visa Application DS-157
Contact Info. & Work History for Non Immigrant Visa DS-158
Application for A, G or NATO Visa

DS-1648

 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration

DS-230
Choice of Address & Agent DS-3032
J-1 Visa Waiver Review Application DS-3035
Non Immigrant V Visa Application DS-3052
Supplemental Registration for the DV Lottery Program DSP-122
Birth Affidavit DS-0010


ALERT!!! PHILIPPINE CLIENTS - PLEASE READ 09/15/2004 POST


11/12/2007 Adjustment of Status for K-2 Aliens

11/09/2007 Federal Register, Volume 72, Number 217, Page 63621-63622 - Filing Location for H-2A Petitions

11/09/2007 USCIS Announces Centralized Filing Location for the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

11/07/2007 USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9

11/07/2007 Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

11/01/2007 Readmissions for Certain H & L Nonimmigrants With Pending I-485 Permanent Resident Applications

08/24/2007 USCIS Manual - Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude

08/22/2007 I-551 Replacement For Cards Without Expiration

06/01/2007 Immigration Debate  - Listen to the Debate Live on WBOB - 1320 AM - Soapbox

05/31/2007 Top 5 Concerns Regarding Employment-Based immigration in S.1348

05/31/2007 USCIS Warns of Fraud Related to Proposed Immigration Reform

05/31/2007 CA9 Holds Time Serviced Under Recidivist Statute May Count Toward Prison Term for §212(c) Purposes

05/29/2007 DHS Announces 18-Month TPS Extensions for Nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua

05/25/2007 Military Naturalizations

05/10/2007 S.1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007

09/15/2004 Philippine Clients - Please Read Recent News Regarding Medical Examinations Conducted for Immigrants (K-1 Fiancée or K-3 Spousal Visas)

06/2002 to 04/29/2007 Archived NEWS


 

  Non Immigrant Visas
   

A-1, A-2 & A-3 (Foreign Government Officials)

B-1 & B-2 (Business & Tourist Visas)

C-1, C-1D, C-2, C-3 & C-4 (Aliens in Transit)

D-1 & D-2 (Crewmen)

E-1 & E-2 (Treaty Traders & Treaty Investors)

F-1 & F-2 (Academic Student Visas)

G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4 & G-5 (Foreign Government Officials to International Organization

H-1B, H-1C, H-2A, H-2B, H-3 & H-4 (Temporary Workers)

I Visa (Foreign Media Representatives)

J-1 & J-2 (Exchange Visitors)

K-1, K-2, K-3 & K-4 (Fiancé of US Citizen & LIFE Act Visas)

L-1A, L-1B & L-2 (Between Company Transfer Employees)

M-1 & M-2 (Vocational & Language Students)

N-8 & N-9 (Parent or Child of "Special Immigrant")

O-1, O-2 & O-3 (Workers with Extraordinary Abilities)

P-1, P-2, P-3 & P-4 (Athletes & Entertainers)

Q-1, Q-2 & Q-3 (International Cultural Exchange Visitors)

R-1 & R-2 (Religious Workers)

S-5 & S-6 (Witness or Informant)

T-1, T-2, T-3 & T-4 (Informant of Severe Form of Trafficking in People)

TN & TD (North American Free Trade Agreement - NAFTA)

TWOV (Transit without Visa)

U-1, U-2, U-3 & U-4 (Victims of Certain Crimes)

V-1, V-2 & V-3 (Certain 2nd Preference LIFE Act Beneficiaries)

TPS (Temporary Protected Status)

 

  Immigrant Visas

 

 

Family-Based Immigration


Employment-Based Immigration

  → SK-1 (Certain Retired International Organization Employees)

  → SK-2 (Spouse of SK-1)

  → SK-3 (Certain Unmarried Sons or Daughters of an SK-1)

  → SK-4 (Certain Spouses of a Deceased SK-1)

 

  Country-Specific & Other Immigration

 

 

Country-Specific Immigration

Certain Cubans (CAA)

Certain Haitians (HRIFA)

Certain Nicaraguans & Central Americans (NACARA)

Certain Syrian Asylees & Refugees

Diversity Lottery (Native of Qualifying Countries)

Habitual Residents (Micronesia)


Immigrant Religious Workers

SD (Immigrant Religious Workers)


National Interest Waiver

National Interest Waiver (General)

National Interest Waiver (NIW) of Physicians in Underserved Areas


Registry Immigration

Registry (Residency Status After Continuous Residence Since January 1, 1972)


Victims of Abuse

VAWA (Battered Immigrants, Spouses or Children of U.S. Citizens)

 

  Judicial Review

 

 

Asylum / Refugee

Cancellation of Removal / Deportation

International Adoption

           

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