Patel Kishan
Registered Users (C)
SPECIAL REGISTRATION DEADLINES APPROACHING
September 11, 2003 will mark the first anniversary of the Special
Registration requirement imposed by the Department of Homeland Security.
Beginning on that date, selected nonimmigrant visitors to the U.S. were
subject to registration requirements which included interview,
photographing and fingerprinting. As part of that program, a call-in
registration program was implemented several weeks later, which mandated
that males of certain nationalities, in nonimmigrant status, were
required to appear at their local BCIS office for registration. Persons
who were registered under these programs are required by law to appear
on the first anniversary of their initial registration (on a date that
is within 10 days of their initial registration) in order to be
re-registered, and annually thereafter until obtaining permanent
residence. If you were subject to the registration requirement, the
date you were initially registered should appear on your I-94
Arrival/Departure record. If you fail to comply with this
re-registration requirement, you will be considered "out of status" and
will be subject to arrest, detention, fines and/or removal. For
information about the Call-in Registration program (nationalities
affected and applicable deadlines), please see our website at
http://www.david-ware.com/nseers.html.
If you were subject to the initial registration requirement and failed
to comply at that time, then you should immediately contact our office
about making arrangements for late registration with the assistance of
an attorney. If BCIS accepts that your initial failure to register was
not willful, you may be permitted to register late. Failure to comply
with the registration requirement is treated as a very serious
infraction of the immigration regulations and will hamper your efforts
to obtain future immigration benefits.
TPS DESIGNATIONS: BURUNDI, SUDAN AND SIERRA LEONE
The DOS has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations
for Burundi and Sudan, both for a 12 month period, until 11/2/04. The
60-day registration period runs from 9/3/03 to 11/3/03. Persons who
already have TPS status under these programs must re-register or their
status will expire on November 2, 2003. If you are a national of Sudan
or Burundi and have not previously registered for TPS, but have resided
continuously in the US since November 9, 1999, you may be eligible for
late initial registration. Please contact our office immediately to
learn more about this possibility.
In related news, the DOS has terminated TPS designation for Sierra Leone
effective 5/3/04. Individuals who have been granted temporary protected
status under the Sierra Leone TPS designation will automatically retain
that status and have their current EADs extended until 5/3/04. These
persons are urged to use the time before termination of their TPS to
apply for any other immigration benefits they are eligible for or, in
the alternative, prepare for and arrange their return to Sierra Leone.
Individuals who are facing termination of their TPS benefits in May of
2004, and wish to determine alternatives to remain in the U.S., should
contact our office for assistance as soon as possible.
September 11, 2003 will mark the first anniversary of the Special
Registration requirement imposed by the Department of Homeland Security.
Beginning on that date, selected nonimmigrant visitors to the U.S. were
subject to registration requirements which included interview,
photographing and fingerprinting. As part of that program, a call-in
registration program was implemented several weeks later, which mandated
that males of certain nationalities, in nonimmigrant status, were
required to appear at their local BCIS office for registration. Persons
who were registered under these programs are required by law to appear
on the first anniversary of their initial registration (on a date that
is within 10 days of their initial registration) in order to be
re-registered, and annually thereafter until obtaining permanent
residence. If you were subject to the registration requirement, the
date you were initially registered should appear on your I-94
Arrival/Departure record. If you fail to comply with this
re-registration requirement, you will be considered "out of status" and
will be subject to arrest, detention, fines and/or removal. For
information about the Call-in Registration program (nationalities
affected and applicable deadlines), please see our website at
http://www.david-ware.com/nseers.html.
If you were subject to the initial registration requirement and failed
to comply at that time, then you should immediately contact our office
about making arrangements for late registration with the assistance of
an attorney. If BCIS accepts that your initial failure to register was
not willful, you may be permitted to register late. Failure to comply
with the registration requirement is treated as a very serious
infraction of the immigration regulations and will hamper your efforts
to obtain future immigration benefits.
TPS DESIGNATIONS: BURUNDI, SUDAN AND SIERRA LEONE
The DOS has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations
for Burundi and Sudan, both for a 12 month period, until 11/2/04. The
60-day registration period runs from 9/3/03 to 11/3/03. Persons who
already have TPS status under these programs must re-register or their
status will expire on November 2, 2003. If you are a national of Sudan
or Burundi and have not previously registered for TPS, but have resided
continuously in the US since November 9, 1999, you may be eligible for
late initial registration. Please contact our office immediately to
learn more about this possibility.
In related news, the DOS has terminated TPS designation for Sierra Leone
effective 5/3/04. Individuals who have been granted temporary protected
status under the Sierra Leone TPS designation will automatically retain
that status and have their current EADs extended until 5/3/04. These
persons are urged to use the time before termination of their TPS to
apply for any other immigration benefits they are eligible for or, in
the alternative, prepare for and arrange their return to Sierra Leone.
Individuals who are facing termination of their TPS benefits in May of
2004, and wish to determine alternatives to remain in the U.S., should
contact our office for assistance as soon as possible.