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 Are you looking for an immigration lawyers who will provide exceptional customer service with fairness, honesty, integrity, and hard work? We can help. Garmo Law Group, PLLC. is a leading national immigration firm with offices near Detroit (Farmington Hills), Michigan and San Diego, California and practices exclusively U.S. immigration services to both individuals and corporations worldwide. The firm has staff that speaks several languages including Spanish, Arabic, Chaldean and Italian.
Michigan offices: 248-626-0050
California office: 619-441-2500
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Top Immigration Attorney: Steven N. Garmo received the highest rating on Avvo of 10 out of 10 for 2013
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Steven N. Garmo received the highest rating on Avvo of 10 out of 10 for 2013 rewarding him with a badge for having a great rating on Avvo! This is very important because consumers greatly value 3rd party validation when researching web sites and it also differentiates Mr. Garmo from his competition.
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Steven N. Garmo was one of the top 5% most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012
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According to a letter received from LinkedIn, Attirbet Steven N. Garmo was one of the top 5% most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012. Mr. Garmo has been posting immigration news and information. Most notabley about the recent proposed comprehensive immigration reform.
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Attorney Steven N. Garmo to speak at the Southern California Institute’s “The Gathering 2013” on the subject of : Welcome to America - Can You Spare a Buck For the Government?
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The Southern California Institute (SCI) “The Gathering 2013 “ program is a two (2) day program beginning on Thursday February 21, 2012 and ending Friday February 22, 2012. The event will be held at the San Diego Marriott Del Mar: 11966 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130.
Mr. Garmo will speak on the issue of investment visas including the EB-5, the green card investment visa, the E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant investmentvisa as well as the L-1 visa, intercompany transferee which allow foreign companies to open offices and transfers workers into the United States. Tax attorney Max Riederer von Paar will discuss the tax implications.
The SCI seventh annual Gathering provides for two days of shared insights, education and collegiality. The Gathering is an annual event for all advisors in Estate, Business and Wealth Strategies Planning. In today's busy world, no one person can be an expert in all areas…
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Michigan Secretary of State has announced that it will begin issuing drivers licenses to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on February 19
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Michigan Department of State to issue driver’s licenses to qualified deferred action program participants after federal government reversal
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of State – in light of a recent reversal by federal officials on whether Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals participants are lawfully present – is now required to issue those participants driver’s license and identification cards, the department announced today.
“Michigan will only issue driver’s licenses to individuals who are here legally,” Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said. “The feds now say they consider these young people to be lawfully present while they participate in the DACA program, so we are required to issue driver’s licenses and identification cards. I will continue to follow the law.”
The announcement comes after a thorough review of the federal government’s latest position, which was posted on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security website on Jan. 18, seven months…
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Answers to key questions surrounding the USCIS final rule, “Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives,” which takes effect on March 4, 2013.
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On January 3, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule in
the Federal Register, “Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain
Immediate Relatives,” with an effective date of March 4, 2013.1 This rule allows certain
immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (spouses, parents of adult U.S. citizens, and minor children)2
who are physically present in the United States to request a provisional waiver of the unlawful
presence bars to admissibility under INA §212(a)(9)(B)(i) prior to traveling abroad for consular
processing of their immigrant visa applications.
How Is The Rule Beneficial?
Under current law, a significant number of immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are present
in the United States are not eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the
U.S. because they entered the country unlawfully. Instead, such aliens must depart the U.S. and
request waivers of inadmissibility due to their prior unlawful…
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FY2013 H-2B Cap Count (Updated 1/29/13)
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As of 1/25/13, USCIS receipted 32,274 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of FY2013. This count includes 29,227 approved & 3,047 pending beneficiaries.
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Will EB-5 10,000 visa cap be reached this year?
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in 2012, China accounted for over 60% of all EB-5 visas worldwide, and was the main reason that the EB-5 10,000 visa cap was reached for the first year ever. The rumor for 2013 is that EB-5 numbers for China will cease to be current in the visa bulletin in Q3 (i.e. April, May, June), thus ensuring that the China percentage of EB-5 usage perhaps drops under 60%. If this indeed turns out to be the case, then China may be on its way down to perhaps 40% of the worldwide EB-5 - still #1, but no longer as dominant as it had once been. The rising countries will very likely be S. Korea and Iran, with the biggest growth coming from countries such as Brazil, Russia, and India.
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New $165 USCIS Immigrant Fee Takes Effect on Febraury 1, 2013
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This USCIS reminds applicants that starting February 1, 2013, those who receive an immigrant visa package from a U.S. consulate or embassy abroad must pay both the Department of State application fee and the new $165 USCIS immigrant fee.
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How to Properly Track a Pending I-751 with USCIS?
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USCIS has indicated that applicants should use the receipt number on the I-751 biometrics notice, rather than the I-751 initial receipt notice when inquiring on or tracking a pending I-751 case. If you use the inital receipt notice, it will tell you to check the number.
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Summary of the Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
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Garmo Law Group, PLLC is proud to provide you with the Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Senators Schumer, McCain, Durbin, Graham, Menendez, Rubio, Bennet, and Flake.
Introduction We recognize that our immigration system is broken. And while border security has improved significantly over the last two Administrations, we still don’t have a functioning immigration system. This has created a situation where up to 11 million undocumented immigrants are living in the shadows. Our legislation acknowledges these realities by finally committing the resources needed to secure the border, modernize and streamline our current legal immigration system, while creating a tough but fair legalization program for individuals who are currently here. We will ensure that this is a successful permanent reform to our immigration system that will not need to be revisited. Four Basic Legislative Pillars: o Create a tough but fair path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants currently living in…
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