Immigration Law

Sham marriages could trigger intestate succession nightmare
Natalie O'Neill reports in Sham Marriage Hell, Miami New Times, July 31, 2008, that a man in his attempt to obtain a green card married a woman whom he would later learn had wed at least nine other men and...

Sham wedding powers ruled illegal - BBC News
“Law Lords have ruled the home secretary cannot use controversial powers to stop sham marriages as they discriminate against foreigners in the UK.” Full story BBC News, 30th July 2008 Source: www...

Crackdown on Marriages of Convenience
It looks as if Citizenship and Immigration is moving aggressively on marriages of convenience. A marriage to a Canadian citizen or permanent resident is one of the fastest, and many times is the only way for otherwise ineligible immigrants to...

"Same-sex marriages gain support"
"Same-sex marriages gain support": The Des Moines Register yesterday contained an article that begins, "A new flock of same-sex marriage supporters jumped into Iowa's constitutional battle over gay rights Friday with legal briefs they hope will influence the Iowa Supreme Court...

Church of England Issues Guides To Prevent Bogus Marriages By Immigrants
Under British law, a foreigner who marries a resident of the European Union is generally allowed to stay in Britain. Today's London Telegraph reports that bishops of the Church of England have issued confidential guidelines to try to cut down on the number of bogus marriages performed by Anglican priests at the behest of immigrants who are merely trying to obtain British residency...

Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain
The California Horse Racing Commissioner noted yesterday that because the gay marriage ballot initiative will not be retroactive if passed, marriages performed in the next five months will be protected...

New Citizenship Rules from Immigration Canada
A new law will come into effect on April 17, 2009, amending the Citizenship Act. The new law will give Canadian citizenship to certain individuals who lost it and to others who will be recognized as citizens for the first time...

Immigration Backlog Delays Applications For Citizenship and Green Cards
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has...

Could You Pass The Proposed Citizenship Test?
According to an Associated Press story in today's Dallas Morning N...

Citizenship Applications On The Rise
The Dallas Morning News had an interesting article this morning ab...

Citizenship Promotion Act Of 2007
Earlier this month, Senator Barak Obama (D-IL) and Representative ...

Allstate Slammed With RICO Charge Over Sham Medical Exams

General Naturalization Requirements
From the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Marriage-based Green Cards
How alien spouses can become US citizens

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

Can failure of an employer to provide healthy working conditions lead to wrongful discharge?
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) protects workers from...

What role does financial means determine which parent gains custody?
was(am) a single male that gained custody of my daughter when she was three. Thi...

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

Medicaid Fraud
GSK and Novartis Face $800 Million in Penalties

Dysport
Linked to Severe Birth Defects

Federal Government
Florida residents sue claiming extraordinary delays in judging citizenship applications.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada
allegedly overcharged for immigration application fees.

Injured Immigrant Worker
Owner of Billy G’s Tree Care pays former employee $30,000 settlement after sustaining a severe chainsaw facial laceration.