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I have personally been exposed to the various immigration laws and have become quite literate in these laws and how to deal with situations that arise. Anyone in HR knows the close relationship that EEO laws and immigration laws can hold. I am hoping that this group will allow us all the opportunity to find out any necessary information regarding changing immigration laws that may affect us at any level, be it personal or professional. I have went through the immigration process to make my husband a Permanent Resident and will soon be assisting him through the Citizenship process. My best friend is also an immigration liaison. If I can help anyone at anytime, please let me know.

Dana,

Thanks for starting this group.  I was involved with the Visa process while at Cummins and I know it can take a lot of time and effort to get things done properly.  For companies that do not have much experience with the process, it is best to hire a law firm that specializes in immigration.

Very essential topic . I hope people can derive benifit out of it .   If I plan a visit  to USA ,I will fall to you ,DANA . Thank you .

Immigration law is really important to us now because we are getting quite a few members who are interested in immigrating to the US and who have no idea where to turn to find out the legalities of living and working in the US.  It's great that we can be kept up-to-date!

Hi, Dana.  I think it would be really helpful if we kept on topic on this thread and kept it to immigration law, but I know that there are quite a few people who would be grateful for the FEMA updates.  Would you mind starting another topic and doing that?  As far as what people have been asking regarding immigration law, many people want to know where to even start.  I'm getting alot of questions about how to get a work visa and how to find jobs.  It's possible to find jobs before one immigrates in some cases, and people really need the information that is going to help them know where to go to get through the process without hiring a lawyer (hopefully!).  It's really fantastic that you can share these things!  Thanks for your help.

Since I know more about British immigration, (naturally), this will be really educational, and I really do appreciate you doing this.  A fresh topic wouldn't be a bad idea, to be honest, because otherwise the pages would go on forever, what with responses and questions. 

You know, I never thought of that.  The thing is, immigration here is different because of the EU.  If you live within the EU, there really isn't immigration, as such.  You have the legal right to live and work in any of the member states, as long as you have the means to support yourself.  If you need benefits, you'll be put on a government plane back to your home state.  Work visas are therefore not required for members.  Currently, for non-members, we don't have a points system as such, but it's been working it's way into a reality in order to curb the number of people moving in who have no real skills and are therefore a burden to the system.  It can be a problem when immigrants come here with no permission to work yet, as they have to be on benefit whilst gaining that permission and leave to remain, which can be a lengthy process.  However, don't think that their life is easy because they're on benefit.  They're kept track of more than before due to too many of them disappearing and committing crimes....not saying that immigrants are criminals, just saying this is a problem.  Because of the sharp eye being kept on them, there are appearance requirements, which is why so many are in the Croydon area, where the offices are.  The money that they are given isn't exactly generous, and they usually reside in Bed and Breakfasts, which are actually homeless estates, and not what you would usually get from that word picture.  There isn't usually a breakfast, and the life is very hard.  It's best if someone comes here with a job already offered, visa in hand if they're from a non-member state, and with the means to get a place to live.  I suppose in that way, it's very much like Canada, even though we don't yet have a points system and they do.  There's more, and I will message you so that you can fit it in here how you like, since this is your group.  You're doing a fantastic service to the global members of this site in preparing them for the realities of the matter!

dana, this is a very informative topic you have started and it will be a good idea to put all immigeration information at one place for benefit of all members.

Because of the complexities that we're dealing with, I feel that Dana has made a wise choice in keeping them seperate.  It would get very complicated very quickly.  I still have to provide her with the promised links that I have to UK and Commonwealth info.  I just had my hands on that information yesterday, so I will be posting it to her ASAP.  She's doing a cracking good job with this group, and her help is deeply appreciated!