The Law Offices of Richard W. Moore, P.A. is a Baltimore, Maryland law firm serving clients in the Baltimore, MD, Washington, D.C. metro areas, and throughout the world. Our firm concentrates in Immigration and Naturalization into the U.S.A.
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www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com A big victory - congratulations to Grant from the UK, who can offically say he is "extraordinary". We convinced USCIS that his work as a world-renowned composer of music for some of the biggest-selling video games of all time merited approval of his petition seeking recognition as an "alien of extraordinary ability". Now he and his family will be able to become permanent residents.
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com Senate passes bill to do away with "widow" penalty - "The Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would end the “widow penalty” — the government’s practice of annulling foreigners’ applications for permanent residency when their American spouses die before the marriage is two years old. The measure passed 79-19. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law." NYT, Oct. 20, 2009.
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com The Supreme Court heard a very important case today, and will rule whether criminal defense attorneys owe a duty to inform non-U.S.citizens of the immigration consequences of pleading guilty. Check out the brief filed by the petitioner in Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky:
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www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com The State Department Visa Bulletin for November 2009 is now available.
Source: travel.state.gov
Travel Warnings | Travel Alerts | Country Specific Information
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The Diversity Visa Lottery registration begins today!!
DOS announced the opening of the registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery. Entries for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Friday, October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standa...rd Time (EST), Monday, November 30, 2009. Please call us if you need help in entering. People do actually win this lottery!!Read More
DOS announced the opening of the registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery. Entries for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Friday, October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standa...rd Time (EST), Monday, November 30, 2009. Please call us if you need help in entering. People do actually win this lottery!!Read More
Source: travel.state.gov
Travel Warnings | Travel Alerts | Country Specific Information
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com A good victory for those immigrants whose U.S. citizen spouses die before obtaining permanent residence. Check this link for a case that says the USC need not be living when the immigrant's I-485 is approved. Hoepfully the BIA will adopt this holding, to address such an injustice.
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www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com A good victory for Setrine, from Jamaica, and Alan. USCIS initially questioned the bona fide nature of their marriage, but they "aced" their second interview, and this week, Setrine's green card was approved!!
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com Congratulations to Olu, an accountant from Nigeria. He came to us with less than 2 weeks to get an H-1B visa or having to leave the U.S. by Sept. 30. We sprang into action and today, we got the good news of approval of the H-1B petition visa email from the USCIS premium processing office. Sometimes things actually work out the way they should!!
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com Congratulations to Peter and his wife, Amina. Peter, who recently became a U.S. citizen, filed a petition for Amina, living in Nigeria with their baby. That petition was approved, so Amina, Peter and baby will soon be reunited here in Baltimore!!
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com Congratulations to Amadou, a great guy and father of three from Senegal, who yesterday became an American!!
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com Congratualtions to Alex and Elena. Elena's fiancee visa has been approved, and she will be coming to Baltimore soon from Russia to start their life together!!
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The ugly side of immigration - I accompanied a client from Liberia to his immigration court hearing. DHS had three large men waiting for him outside the courtroom to arrest him because he pled guilty to a crime that USCIS considers an 'aggravated felony', requiring MANDATORY DETENTION. His two little girls and their mo...ther walked out of the building without their dad/fiance, who will be detained indefinitely.Read More
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Second win - Naeem from Pakistan, is granted a waiver of his illegal entry and is given permanent resident status. He is now able to stay here in the U.S. with his wife and young children. We were able to demonstrate his wife would suffer "extreme hardship" if Naeem had to go back to Pakistan. I traveled to New Hampshi...re, where he lives, last month for his interview with USCIS. Congrats, Naeem & Cynthia!!Read More
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com Two big wins today - Adelaide, a gentle young lady from Africa and a victim of extreme cruelty by her U.S. citizen husband, is granted permanent resident status by Judge Kessler, under the VAWA provisions, enabling foreigners who are in an abusive marriage with U.S. citizens to get out of a dangerous situation, but still get their green cards. Congratulations, Adelaide!! You deserve it!
www.marylandimmigrationlaw.com We are now at 100, the number of countries from which our clients have hailed. Check out our website page with the flags from those countries, thanks to our webmaster, and my beautiful wife, Michele...
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Baltimore, Maryland law firm serving clients in the Baltimore, MD, Washington, D.C. metro areas, and throughout the world, concentrating in Immigration and Naturalization, Green Cards, Visas, Citizenship, Deportation, Family based and Employment Visas, and Asylum. ...
