description: Immigration Practice covers all aspects of immigration law in one volume, complete with over 3,000 footnote citations to the wide range of statutes, regulations, court and administrative cases, policy memos, operations instructions, agency interpretive letters, and internet sites that a lawyer needs for complete understanding of a particular problem. No other source merges the practical with commentary and analysis so helpfully. Explains in understandable language and meaningful and dependable detail the substantive issues and the practical procedures a lawyer needs to handle a specific immigration matter, complete with checklists of forms, documents and types of evidence needed for application/petition packages. Liberally cross references to other sections in the book where related topics are discussed (because so many topics are interrelated). Provides line-by-line instructions on how to complete the most commonly used forms to avoid embarrassing mistakes. Contains comprehensive charts of detailed contact information for the officials in the many government agencies administering immigration laws, some of which are not available anywhere else, including INS' reorganized regional and district offices, Immigration Courts, consulates throughout the world (with country-unique rules), labor department regional offices, state employment and prevailing wage specialists, suppliers of country conditions information for asylum claims, au pair programs, and more; (such as Internet sites, and au pair agencies) Organizes explanations of potentially applicable visa options according to the attributes of the alien (and the employer), rather than the classifications in alphabetical order, so that practitioners can make sense of options in light of the client in the office. Compares and charts attributes and procedures of such topics as nonimmigrant visa classifications, procedures to permanent residence, and standards of "extreme" hardship. - Cites the most useful Internet site URLs with explanation of the increasingly helpful free databases and tools available through each one. Is edited and completely updated each year with the latest developments in all areas of immigration law. What’s New in Immigration Practice 2005-2006 Edition? · Constantly increased and updated links to government web sites containing current contact information, forms, primary law sources of all types, case status information, and processing and substantive guides—all referenced by pinpoint citations in the text. See Chapter 5 explaining sources of law, Appendix B and C-1 showing web links, and the CD-ROM in the back cover providing one-click access! · Analysis of the Labor Departments new PERM rules, with tables showing how and where they change labor certification practice. · Step-by-step instructions for completing DOL’s new Form ETA 9089, which was introduced with the PERM program and which is completed and filed on-line. · Discussion of new prevailing wage rules, including the elimination of the 95% rule and the requirement that DOL use four levels in its OES Wage Data. · Analysis of REAL ID Act of 2005 and its impact on removal proceedings, asylum applications, judicial review and business immigration cases. · Updated treatment of the Basic Pilot Program for employment verification, which has been expanded to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. · Explanation of new legislation permitting electronic storage and signature of I-9 forms. · Analysis of the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Acts, including a discussion of changes in filing fees and the addition of a new Fraud Detection Fee. · Reinstatement and alteration of H-1B training fee, which has been raised for most employers to $1,500 and reduced to $750 for smaller employers. · Detailed review of developments regarding 7th year H-1B extensions.
title: Immigration Practice 2005   2006
titlecomplete: Immigration Practice 2005   2006