Immigration Forum / USA / August 2007

I just read today that they are no longer issuing SSN to L1 visa
holders... Is this true? And if so, how am I supposed to take care of
all the banking, driver licensing, etc. ?
Thanks.

Mexican illegals & corrupt businesspeople have conspired to screw the
American worker:
      http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/mexico.html

I need an advice from immigration attorney
I came to USA on international student visa - F1
Married a US citizen 2 month ago and want to change my family name to
my husband's.

I'm looking for a Brit working in IT in the States for a newspaper
feature.
I've just started writing for a publication that gives news and advice
to people moving overseas.

Okay, in need of a lot of advice please!
I'm an english citizen and my girlfriend's an American citizen. I want
to be with her in America, purely because i want to spend my life with
her. However! As we are in a lesbian relationship we are not able to

I wonder if you could give me some advice.
I am emigrating to the USA sometime later this year. I live in the UK
and my fiancee lives in New Hampshire. She has applied for a fiancee
(K1) visa and we have enlisted the help of some immigration attorneys

My Brother's priority date is October 20th 1996. And according to Visa
Bulletin I see it is showing Nov 1st 1996, my brother and I have not
received any letter from US immigration since the acceptance of the
petition. My brother was born in Pakistan but currently resides in

I am asking this question in behalf of another person.  She got green
card in 2001, and returned to her home country in 2004.  Before
leaving, she applied for and obtained a traveling document from the
Immigration Office that would allow her to stay out of the U.S. for up

My baby was born here in US while i was on a visitors visa due to some
medical complexities.The hospital had some people from an insurance
company who provide medicaid insurance to me.After my delivery i went
back to my country.Now everytime I come the immigration authorities

The governor in each state should announce that anyone convicted of  a
crime against an illegal will get an automatic pardon - which means the
DA won't even press charges to begin with.  The pepper-bellies will then
voluntarily leave america overnight and it won't cost a penny.

The richest man in the world is a Mexican. His business is communication.
Millions of people use his services. It is to his benefit and profit to have
Mexicans OUT OF MEXICO. That is why he is helping keep his Mexican slaves
poor to drive them out of Mexico. This is so he can ...

I am a Indian citizen, have been working for the same company in the
US for the past 7 years, have a U.S. undergraduate degree and am
currently in the last (I-485) stage for my Green Card.
I am thinking about visiting Canada (Vancouver) and getting my H-1

Well After almost a year of filling in immigration forms and pointless
telephone calls to the USCIS customer services, I have finally got my
initial interview.  Does anyone know what sort of questions they ask
you????Any help would be appreciated.. :)

Illegal immigrants just got a Federally mandated wage increase. The
minimum wage just went from up 70 cents from $5.15 per hour to $5.85 per
hour.
But do not worry they will get more. They will get another 70 cent

Dear Expat Community,
If medical Certificate and Doctor’s Prescription enough document
to present to immigration after upon entry to US incase a tourist will
bring her maintenance medicine especially for hypertension good for 2