Immigration
Australia will send children to Malaysia in asylum deal
June 03, 2011The authorities in Australia have announced plans to send unaccompanied children seeking asylum to Malaysia. They would be held in detention centres while their cases are processed. Australia's immigration minister, Chris Bowen, said it would send a...
Visiting the United States: Avoiding the B-1/B-2 visa extention trap
April 05, 2011B-1/B-2 visas are the most common nonimmigrant visas used for temporary entry into the United States. B-1 visas are typically used for business-related visits while B-2 visas are used for pleasure-related visits. With few exceptions, those who enter the...
Immigration into Moldova goes up by quarter
January 14, 2011Over 2.5 thousand foreigners immigrated into Moldova last year - up 25.9% against 2009, the National Migration Bureau reported. The largest proportion of the immigrants came to Moldova for family reunification (905 persons) and for studying (790)....
"Russian mafia" band arrested in Western Europe turned to be of ethnic Georgians
March 24, 2010By Michael Hirshman With mafia arrests, Spain turns suspicious eye on post-Soviet immigrants Maria Shkurnytska immigrated to Spain 12 years ago from Ukraine. Resolving to work hard, she quickly adapted to her new home. She found steady employment...
U.S. Immigration: Filing for H-1B workers
March 07, 2010By Attorneys Robert L. Reeves and May Zhang The April 1st H-1B filing date is approaching fast. As discussed in our previous articles, the H-1B visa is subject to an annual cap of 65,000. An additional 20,000 H1B visas are allocated to alien workers...
Moldovan immigrant in US trade military service for citizenship
February 26, 2010By Maggie Hyde Military recruits trade service for citizenship Last year Michael Melnic’s U.S. visa was set to expire. But Melnic, 41, an immigrant from the small former Soviet country of Moldova, was not ready to leave. A financial specialist...
The Italian syndrome is spreading to Eastern Europe, Moldova
November 25, 2009By Laura Delsere There are roughly 90,000 Moldovans living in Italy - with numbers growing fast, as shown by a recent report by Caritas-Migrantes. Among the many difficulties of living abroad, one problem is spreading very quickly: the Italian syndrome...
False claim to U.S. citizenship may result in deportation
September 12, 2009By Robert L. Reeves and Nancy E. Miller As everyone who has applied for a job in the United States knows, you have to show that you have the right to work before you can be hired. As every non-citizen should know, falsely claiming to be a United States...
Foreign Workers and Navigating the Rough Seas of U.S. Immigration
September 04, 2009By Attorneys Robert L. Reeves and Jeff L. Khurgel Foreign Workers seeking employment in the United States are currently experiencing burdensome scrutiny on the part of some overreaching immigration officers, lengthy backlogs, and senseless allocation...
Immigration Service Inspecting H-1B Employers
August 21, 2009By Attorneys Robert L. Reeves and Joseph I. Elias The Immigration Service has recently begun investigating H-1B employers to identify fraudulent petitions. Employers are reporting privately contracted investigators arriving unannounced at worksites...