Bloomberg: GOP Can’t Ignore Hispanics, Immigration Reform « CBS New York

Bloomberg: GOP Can’t Ignore Hispanics, Immigration Reform « CBS New York



The Senate last year passed a comprehensive, bipartisan bill that
addressed border security, provided enforcement measures and offered a
path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in
the United States illegally. The measure stalled in the GOP-led House,
where Republican leaders have insisted that they will take a piecemeal
approach.

STUDENT VISA'S FROM CONSULATE (F-1 Visa)

Student Acceptance at a SEVP Approved School

Before you can apply at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate for an F or M student visa, you must first apply to and be accepted by a SEVP approved school. Visit the Department of State EducationUSA website to learn about educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate study, opportunities for scholars, admissions, and more.

When you are accepted by the U.S. school you plan to attend, you will be enrolled in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). You must pay the SEVIS I-901 Fee. The U.S. school will provide you with a Form I-20 to present to the consular officer when you attend your visa interview. If your spouse and/or children intend to reside with you in the United States while you study, they must obtain individual Form I-20s, but they do not pay the SEVIS fee. Visit the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) website to learn more about SEVIS and the SEVIS I-901 Fee.

STUDENT VISA'S FROM CONSULATE (F-1 Visa)

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TRAINING OF CONSULAR OFFICERS

Q: I went into the US Embassy to apply for a visa. The officer was very rude and did not look at the documents I took time to prepare for the interview. I was denied and I do not understand what reasoning he used to make the decision since he made it so quickly. Can you explain why it is like this?

A: Consular officers are highly skilled and highly motivated professionals who have been entrusted with the great responsibility of ensuring that the border security of the United States is enforced. In order to meet the high demand for nonimmigrant visas in Jamaica, consular officers process several hundred applicants a day in as courteous and efficient a manner as possible. This process can be stressful for both officers and applicants alike.

Applicants, especially those to whom nonimmigrant visas are not issued, may sometimes feel that they were treated unfairly. The US State Department greatly values customer service and trains its consular officers to uphold the highest level of service for each applicant. Applicants can and should expect to be treated courteously no matter the outcome of the visa interview. Likewise, consular officers wish to be treated respectfully, no matter the outcome of the visa interview.

The consular adjudication process is rooted in US immigration law, and is not a capricious decision. The US State Department invests a considerable amount of its resources into the training of its consular officers. Every consular officer receives mandatory seven-week training in the application of US immigration law.

The training consists of consular courses taught by senior consular officers, group projects and case studies, and observation sessions at airports to learn how visa holders are processed at the port of US entry. Weekly examinations measure the consular officers' progress and document their mastery of US immigration law. Once the consular trainees have completed their exams, they graduate and are officially commissioned by the US president with approval of the US Congress, to represent the United States as consular officers.

Once consular officers are at post, they are immediately given valuable and extensive additional on-the-job training, and are mentored by more senior consular officers. All consular officers receive ongoing training in consular law application and interpretation throughout their careers.

At US Embassy Kingston, officers continuously strive to learn more about the Jamaican people and their culture. This knowledge helps officers to understand visa applicants better and appreciate their individual circumstances. With the training received, consular officers develop skills for listening and obtaining important information from visa applicants in a very short amount of time. Much information can be found on visa application forms and obtained during the interview so that it is frequently not necessary for consular officers to review documents. Applicants can be assured of a speedy, thorough, efficient and fair interview process.

Judge orders release of documents tied to dreamers case - East Valley Tribune: Capitol Media Services

Judge orders release of documents tied to dreamers case - East Valley Tribune: Capitol Media Services: Rejecting claims of privilege, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered Gov. Jan Brewer to turn over internal documents and memos leading up to he…

Rejecting claims of privilege, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered Gov. Jan Brewer to turn over internal documents and memos leading up to her decision to deny driver's licenses to “dreamers.”  Judge David Campbell ruled that the documents are “highly relevant” to the claim by civil rights groups that there were discriminatory motives behind her 2012 executive order. 

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Gets Strong Think-Tank Support: | Bergen County Employment Immigration Lawyers | Ridgewood Citizenship Law Firm

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Gets Strong Think-Tank Support: | Bergen County Employment Immigration Lawyers | Ridgewood Citizenship Law Firm

Comprehensive Immigration Reform issues seem to be back on the front burner, at least for now. While a potential House approach on legalization would allow fewer unauthorized immigrants to gain lawful permanent residence than Senate bill S. 744, it could form the basis for an agreement on immigration reform, according to a new analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), an Arlington, Va.-based policy research group.