Immigration Visa Attorney BlogFLASH: Work Permits Possible for SOME Undocumented Youth
The Obama Administration today issued an Executive Order which would allow CERTAIN young undocumented young people to receive an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Los Angeles / Palm Springs immigration attorneys Romben Law, APC have counseled thousands of immigrants, and we know that many undocumented youth are eligible for work permits under this newly-announced program.
The details are not yet available, but the White House has said that the qualifications are:
* Arrived in the USA before age 16;
Beginning 15 August 2011, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will change the way I-130 Petition for Alien Relative is filed. Although Romben Law, APC are an immigration law firm in Los Angeles, we represent clients on every continent of the globe (except Antarctica), and we have filed I-130 Petitions all over the world. 
The US Government recently announced that NSEERS registration is no longer necessary. Like many other immigration law firms, Romben Law, APC of Los Angeles has numerous clients from countries in which Islam is the predominant religion. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) was implemented in 2001. NSEERS required the citizens of certain Islamic countries who are visiting the USA to undergo special treatment and registration upon entry to and exit from the USA. Many Romben Law, APC clients in Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Palm Springs, and Las Vegas were especially impacted by NSEERS.
Recently, I toured the Federal Inspections area at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). As an attorney affiliated with Romben Law, APC in Los Angeles, I routinely get questions from clients about “what happens to me when I land after my international flight? What will the procedures be like for me?”
The immigration lawyers at Romben Law, APC in Los Angeles have many, many Japanese clients. In response to the devastation caused by the earthquake around Sendai, Japan yesterday, the US Citizenship and Immigraiton Services (USCIS) issued an advisory to Japanese nationals and others who cannot return to their home countries due to earthquake and tsunami disruption in the Pacific region. This is of particular importance to those who are here on visitor visas (B-1 or B-2), visa waiver, or other non-immigrant visas such as H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, E-1, E-2, F-1, J-1, M-1, etc.
The most important initial concern for any visitor to the USA is being able to enter the USA. at Romben Law, APC, our immigration law clients want to be able to clear customs and immigration — here in Los Angeles, or at any other port of entry — as quickly as possible; our job as immigration lawyers is to help them do so.
Please remember that fees for most filings with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase on 23 November 2010. Applications submitted with incorrect fees will be rejected, and such a rejection could result in the applicant falling out of status in the USA, so it’s important to be sure to file with the correct fee.
All birth certificates issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico prior to 1 July 2010 have been made invalid. Persons born in Puerto Rico are US citizens, and the attorneys at Romben Law, APC are seeing more and more Puerto Ricans in Los Angeles and Palm Springs who wish to petition relatives.