The Legislative PalaceThe Legislative Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay, is the site where the Uruguayan parliament meet. Featured Country of the Month: UruguayMaldonadoThe Maldonado Department, with an area of 4,793 km2 (1,851 sq mi) and 161,571 inhabitants, is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado. Featured Country of the Month: UruguayCasapuebloCasapueblo is the house of noted Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró located in Punta Ballena (Whale Point) near Punta del Este, Uruguay Featured Country of the Month: UruguayImmigration Law, Policy, and ProcedureUnlawful Presence I-601 Waiver: Advance Copy of USCIS Final RuleThe long awaited "Advance Copy of USCIS Final Rule to Support Family Unity During Waiver Process" was just released. This final rule relating to the unlawful presence waiver is not effective yet, but at least we're getting a sneak peek at the regulation. With this new change, spouses, parents, or children of U.S. citizens can file their unlawful presence waiver applications while still in the United States. [Read More] Commandment #6 of Applying for Naturalization: Thou Shall Go Back to Your RootsNot remembering important information can complicate an applicant's naturalization application. This is especially true when dealing with issues of eligibility. That's why having a copy of one's "A file" has become increasingly more important. [Read More] Have We Lost Our Mojo? Revisiting Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR)I think for the most part supporters of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) have lost their mojo. To understand what mojo is, and why it's important, I encourage you to watch this short video on YouTube. I'm not exactly sure what happened, or when, but at some point all mojo powers were zapped from community organizers, congressional leaders, common citizens, stakeholders, and yes - even from President Obama. [Read More]
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