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• DHS Issues Rebranded Form I-9 ( August 2005 )
  Bonnie K. Gibson of Littler Mendelson, P.C.

  The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on June 21, 2005 that a newly updated version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) is now available. The revised form makes no material changes to the I-9 form.

• Labor, Employment and Benefits Update ( January 2005 )
  Robinson & Cole LLP

  The diversity immigrant visa lottery under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1997 provides 50,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to natives of countries from which immigration has been low over the preceding five years. This program is informally known as the "DV visa lottery," and it will be of interest to companies that employ foreign nationals. Please note that the registration period for this year's lottery begins November 5, 2004.

• How Can I Obtain Permanent Residency Through Marriage? ( September 2000 )
  McCoy Law Office

  Each year, over 160,000 citizens of the United States marry foreign-born persons and petition for them to obtain pe.

• How do I become a U.S. citizen? ( September 2000 )
  McCoy Law Office

  The applicant must be eighteen years of age or older. The applicant must have been a lawful permanent resident f.

• Family-Based Permanent Residency Categories ( July 2000 )
  Law Offices of Irani & Wise, PLC

  The following family-based preferences have been designated by Congress as groups eligible for permanent residence:.

• Family Sponsored Preferences For Permanent Residence ( March 2000 )
  Linda F. Kaplan

  IMMEDIATE RELATIVES Spouses, parents or children (under 21 years of age) of U.S. citizens FIRST PREFE.

• Citizenship and Naturalization ( June 1999 )
  Law Offices of Diana Atencia-Catalan

  The 14th Amendment to our Constitution provides that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are.

• Documentary Evidence Needed to Establish a Citizenship Claim ( March 1999 )
  State Department

  Checklist of the documentary evidence needed to establish a citizenship claim from the United States Department of State.

• Dual Nationality ( March 1999 )
  State Department

  Publication from the United States Department of State which explains the concept of dual nationality.

• Tips for United States Visas: Family Based Immigrants ( February 1998 )
  State Department

  Tips from the United States Department of State on how to obtain a visa based on relationship to a United States citizen or legal permanent resident.