Guide for US Citizens Getting Married in China

US citizens getting married in China are required to follow the marriage registration procedures as mandated by the Marriage Law of the People’s Republic of China. Each jurisdiction has its own local civil affairs office that a marrying couple can contact for particular details.

The legal marrying age must be met before any couple may be accepted . . . → Read More: Guide for US Citizens Getting Married in China

US Suspends Haiti Illegal Immigrant Deportation due to Quake

Deportation of illegal immigrants from Haiti has been temporarily stopped by Sec. Janet Napolitano of the Homeland Security office. This is in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake that hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. Based on reports, around 30,000 Haitians have pending deportation orders and are being scheduled to return to their country immediately. The . . . → Read More: US Suspends Haiti Illegal Immigrant Deportation due to Quake

US immigration Office in American Samoa Raided for Human Trafficking Allegations

A suspected human trafficking activity resulted in a raid in an American Samoa US immigration office in Utulei village and at Pago Pago International Airport. Law enforcement officers conducted this search to gather proof of any illegal doings in the said office.

Alleged reports of human trafficking victims came from China, the Philippines and South Korea. . . . → Read More: US immigration Office in American Samoa Raided for Human Trafficking Allegations

Texas Plans on Using E-verify for Immigrant Workers

Illegal immigrant workers are not easily detected in most states in the US for lack of an additional hiring procedure to do this. The proposed use of E-verify for this purpose is rising in Texas as other states have began to mandate employers to comply with federal immigration laws when hiring workers.

Mission Viejo, California is . . . → Read More: Texas Plans on Using E-verify for Immigrant Workers

Priority Dates for February 2010 ( Visa Bulletin )

Each month, the Visa Office of the US Department of State publishes the priority dates for that particular month called the US Visa Bulletin. This means that US visas or US green cards would now be available for persons who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off indicated below. If the priority date was current, . . . → Read More: Priority Dates for February 2010 ( Visa Bulletin )