USCIS Proposed Fee Increase, 06/11/2010
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed to increase the overall fees by a weighted average of about 10 percent but would not increase the fee for the naturalization application. The proposal also would establish three new fees: a fee for regional center designations under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program, a fee for individuals seeking civil surgeon designation and a fee to recover USCIS's cost of processing immigrant visas granted by the Department of State. The proposal can be seen at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-13991.htm. Additionally, the USCIS is seeking public comment on this proposal during a 45 day comment period starting on June 11, 2010 and ending on July 26, 2010. Comments can be left at www.regulations.gov.
Bartlett & Weigle CO., L.P.A. announces Haitian TPS Program, 1/21/2010
As a result of the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on January 15, 2010 designated temporary protected status (TPS) to all Haitian nationals and individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti who were in the USA as of January 12, 2010. This will allow those eligible individuals to live and work in the USA for the next 18 months. The process required documents to be filed by eligible applicants with immigration to be granted TPS status. The law firm of Bartlett & Weigle Co., L.P.A. (B&W) will assist the first 100 eligible applicants living in the Greater Cincinnati area who contact them for help in filing their initial TPS application with immigration without any legal cost. The applicant must pay for all immigration filing expenses required as part of the process currently amounting to approximately $500 and must also obtain certified English translations of all necessary identity documents. Eligible applicants may contact B&W by phone at the address provided for assistance.
Contact Person: Arturo Franco
Bartlett & Weigle Co., L.P.A.
432 Walnut Street, Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 241-3992