AILA 2008 Annual Conference; June 25-28; Vancouver, BC, Canada
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(Annual 08) Affidavits of Support (Game Show)Session ID: AC08-113 & 114 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK II - FAMILY Presented in a game show format, this usually dry topic is transformed with humor into a lively informative panel. New Forms and Memos When Petitioners Don't Pay Taxes Documentation Requirements U.S. Citizen Sponsors Not Residing in U... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) -- AUDIO -- ICE Raid Workshop, Part I: Mechanics of a Raid/AuditSession ID: AC08-115 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK III - DUE PROCESS/ENFORCEMENT Worksite enforcement raids have become a daily occurrence and can be extremely disruptive and costly to businesses and highly intimidating to workers. This panel is designed to demonstrate what typically occurs at a r... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) -- VIDEO -- ICE Raid Workshop, Part I: Mechanics of a Raid/AuditSession ID: AC08-115v Product Type: Downloadable TRACK III - DUE PROCESS/ENFORCEMENT Worksite enforcement raids have become a daily occurrence and can be extremely disruptive and costly to businesses and highly intimidating to workers. This panel is designed to demonstrate what typically occurs at a r... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) -- AUDIO -- ICE Raid Workshop, Part II: After the Raid – Criminal Issues in ICE EnforcementSession ID: AC08-116 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK III - DUE PROCESS/ENFORCEMENT This panel will identify potential criminal liabilities of employers in the context of ICE raids. The panelists will discuss substantive charges, jurisdictional issues, double jeopardy and the immigration consequences... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) The Appropriate Scope of Representation of Employers in Labor CertificationsSession ID: AC08-128 & 129 Product Type: Downloadable Pre-PERM Law, Practice and Precedent; Attorney Role in the Post-PERM World - Consideration of Interviewing of Applicants, Timing of the Attorney's Involvement, Impact of Attorney-Client Privilege/Privileged Documents, Impact of Attorney Work Product, Resp... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Options for LGBT Couples To Remain in the U.S. and ElsewhereSession ID: AC08-068 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK II - FAMILY This session will look at creative alternatives for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and couples who are unable to take advantage of U.S. immigration laws because their relationships are not recognized by law. ... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) ABCs of Immigration LawSession ID: AC08-001 & 002 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE This session will provide an overview of the U.S. immigration system, including key definitions and basic concepts, and will lay important groundwork for the fundamentals track sessions. Government Agencies and Finding the Law The Adm... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Affidavits of SupportSession ID: AC08-022 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK Financial issues that arise in applications for lawful permanent residence can be confusing and complex. This panel is designed to help the practitioner identify and troubleshoot these issues and to develop winning affidavit of suppor... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Immigrant Visa Preference System and Acquiring Immigration StatusSession ID: AC08-023 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This session will provide an overview of the numerical limits of the immigrant visa preference system as reported in the Visa Bulletin and the basic concepts, rules and procedures pertaining to adjustment of status and consular process... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Cross-Agency Employment-Based and Data Sharing IssuesSession ID: AC08-024 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS A multi-agency panel that features government speakers from USCIS, CBP, DOL and DOS with practical knowledge of employment based issues. This panel is designed to get the various agencies talking about how to resolve complicated "tech... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Interagency Panel on No-Match Regulation with ICE, SSA, OSCSession ID: AC08-025 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS This interagency panel will discuss the intricacies and implications of the SSA mismatch process from the viewpoints of the various federal agencies involved: ICE, SSA, OSC, and SAVE, which often have competing missions. Nuts and Bol... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Love is a Rose, But You’d Better Not Pick It – Thorny Issues in Marriage Cases, Part ISession ID: AC08-026 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK II - FAMILY Marriage cases can be fraught with complications. What do you do when things don't work out as expected? This intermediate panel explores the ethical and practical issues of complications in marriage-based adjustment cases. A Rose of ... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) War of the Roses: Thornier Issues in Marriage Cases When There Is a Finding of Fraud, Part IISession ID: AC08-027 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK II - FAMILY Love is not always a many splendored thing. This advanced session explores the complicated and thorny issues of not only when marriages fall apart, but also when DHS finds misrepresentations or fraudulent marriages. What can you do? W... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) How To Pass Go: Procedural Issues on AdmissionSession ID: AC08-028 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK III - DUE PROCESS/ENFORCEMENT This intermediate level panel will focus on issues surrounding applications for admission before the CBP and IJ, including denials, jurisdiction over a paroled applicant's adjustment of status application, and detentio... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Hot Topics in Grounds of InadmissibilitySession ID: AC08-029 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK III - DUE PROCESS/ENFORCEMENT This panel will cover cutting-edge issues related to inadmissibility, including up-to-the-minute BIA decisions and splits of authority among the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. Burden of Proof - Returning LPR/Other... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Silver Into Gold: Transforming Your Case Into EB-1 or NIWSession ID: AC08-030 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK IV - MASTERS/BUSINESS Severe retrogression in employment-based immigrant visa numbers and lengthy delays in the processing of adjustments make EB-1 qualification, or even an EB-2 national interest waiver, an attractive green card strategy. However... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Why “Waive” Good-Bye When Your J-1 Can Stay?Session ID: AC08-031 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK IV - MASTERS/BUSINESS Starting with the assumption that a J exchange visitor is subject to INA §212(e), this panel examines waiver options in a variety of factual scenarios. It provides practical "how to" advice for filing a waiver, timing issues... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) CIS Ombudsman Open ForumSession ID: AC08-032 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK V - GOVERNMENT OPEN FORUM Nita J. Itchhaporia, Vic Goel, Michael Dougherty... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Preparing a Family-Based PetitionSession ID: AC08-021 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This session will focus on the nitty gritty of filing an I-130 immigrant visa petition, including where, how, and what to file. The panelists will discuss the supporting documents that must be filed with an I-130 immigrant visa petiti... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Consular Processing & Mock Consular InterviewSession ID: AC08-020 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This brown bag session will illustrate consular processing basics in the form of a brief discussion of what and where to file followed by a mock interview for a straightforward nonimmigrant application. (Complex consular issues are cov... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) O CanadaSession ID: AC08-019 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK Canadian law experts will lead a roundtable discussion on immigrant and nonimmigrant options for entering Canada. Refugee Claims at the Border and the U.S. - Canada Agreement Canada's Point System for Employment-Based Immigration and... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) The DOL “Substitutions Plus” Regulation: One Year OutSession ID: AC08-003 & 004 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE This roundtable discussion will feature practitioners with expertise in PERM cases in varied industries and will include extensive Q&A on the following: DOL Updates The Bermuda Triangle: Reconciling Conflicting Interests Among Attorn... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Fiancé(e) Petitions and K-3sSession ID: AC08-005 & 006 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE Learn practical strategies on how to use the K-3 to your client's best advantage. Experts in the field will provide practice pointers that highlight the good, the bad and the ugly of using this unique visa form. The Good - Strategi... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Are You In Jeopardy? (Ethics Game Show)Session ID: AC08-007 & 008 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE A two-hour roundtable focusing on ethics, including communicating with clients, dealing with fraud, and responding to client conflicts. An initial discussion to be followed by a rousing round of a Jeopardy-like game how, with a 30 min... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Expert Witnesses and Testimony in State and Federal Civil and Criminal CourtsSession ID: AC08-009 & 010 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE This roundtable session will provide tips on finding, evaluating, and using expert witnesses effectively in civil and criminal courts, which is critical in this era of increased state and federal litigation. It will review the federa... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Obtaining DHS Information Under FOIASession ID: AC08-011 & 012 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE Effective representation requires a full record of a client's immigration history, which often is only available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This panel will cover the mechanics of making a proper FOIA request. It al... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) President's Installation -- Secretary Carlos M. GutierrezSession ID: AC08-013 Product Type: Downloadable Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. President's Installation... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Hot TopicsSession ID: AC08-014 Product Type: Downloadable Denise C. Hammond, Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, Jeanne A. Butterfield, Crystal Williams, Marshall D. Fitz... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Interagency Government PanelSession ID: AC08-015 Product Type: Downloadable This panel is designed as a "sit down" meeting with top government officials to receive first hand policy updates and to discuss issues that touch multiple agencies. Charles H. Kuck, Robert P. Deasy, Michael Aytes, William Carlson, Paul M. Morris, Vince... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Mock Client InterviewSession ID: AC08-016 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This overview of interview techniques and issues will be followed by a mock interview designed to demonstrate effective interview methods. Subsequent fundamentals track panelists will be encouraged to refer back to the "clients" who w... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Family-Based Immigration: How It WorksSession ID: AC08-017 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This session will convey a basic overview of family-based immigration. Topics will include qualifying relatives (including illegitimate children and step-children) and family-based immigration options such as fiancé(e) visas, K... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Masters MarketingSession ID: AC08-018 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK Even firms with a stream of new clients need to spend time re-filling the pipeline, nurturing the next generation of rainmakers and maximizing client referrals. This seminar will be a discussion of marketing in a mature law firm. Grego... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Open ForumSession ID: AC08-033 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK V - GOVERNMENT OPEN FORUM Fausta Maria Albi, Leslie A. Holman, Paul M. Morris, John Klow... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) The BIG Picture: From Visitor to Citizen with Detours in BetweenSession ID: AC08-034 & 035 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE Designed to illustrate the basic concepts and procedures covered in the fundamentals track, this session will follow a hypothetical foreign national on a journey through the U.S. immigration system. The Initial Visit Changes of Statu... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Advanced Issues in E Visa PracticeSession ID: AC08-036 & 037 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE With the globalization of the economy, foreign entrepreneurs increasingly wish to establish businesses in the U.S. This panel will address advanced issues that arise in connection with the E visa process, including start-up of operat... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) But My Criminal Attorney Told Me It Wouldn’t Count!!Session ID: AC08-056 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK A Closer Look at the Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility and Deportability This panel will take an in-depth look at the definition of conviction and how/when to use the categorical approach to determine immigration consequences. There ... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) “Knock, Knock—Can I Come In? What if I Don’t Want to Leave?”Session ID: AC08-057 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK Overview of Inadmissibility and Deportability Defenses This panel is geared to provide an overview of strategies for admission and relief from removal for nonimmigrants, immigrants, refugees, and asylees. It will introduce issues invo... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Preserving Permanent Resident StatusSession ID: AC08-058 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS Hard-won permanent residence can be jeopardized by prolonged overseas absences, which may be necessary for business or personal reasons. This session will focus on the legal and procedural issues related to abandonment of lawful perm... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Show Me the Money: Financial Issues in Employment-Based ImmigrationSession ID: AC08-059 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS This panel will address financial issues that commonly arise in the life of an employment-based visa petition. It will provide an overview of complex financial transactions and guidance on reading financial statements and satisfying ... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) J-1 Training and Internship Programs: Strategies for SuccessSession ID: AC08-060 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS The J-1 training program, used properly, can be an effective tool for employers and trainees. This panel will focus on tools and tips for finding and developing an effective training program sponsor and also will discuss proper use of... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Immigration Case Management Shoot-OutSession ID: AC08-061 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS This session features the primary case management software systems available on the market. A moderator will propose hypothetical situations for each vendor representative to demonstrate how that situation would be handled by their so... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) The Great Immigration Debate: How It Can Impact Your PracticeSession ID: AC08-062 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS Immigration makes daily headlines but is often portrayed in a negative light. This is largely because the issues are covered in black and white terms, and the ever-important nuances are ignored. Advocacy and media advocacy is a time... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Tricky TNs: Hints and HazardsSession ID: AC08-063 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS Border-based practitioners with extensive TN experience will offer practical guidance in TN practice with emphasis on the more difficult TN categories, including management consultant, scientific technician, systems analyst and hotel ... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) “Driving” Us Crazy – The Localization of Immigration Law: State and Local RegulationsSession ID: AC08-064a & 064b Product Type: Downloadable TRACK I - BUSINESS Frustrated by the lack of comprehensive immigration reform, local and state governments have jumped into the legislative fray to enact laws controlling immigration. This panel will survey local restrictions that impact driver's licens... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Adoption Related Immigration Issues After the Hague ConventionSession ID: AC08-065 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK II - FAMILY This panel will address changes to intercountry adoption following U.S. implementation of the Hague Convention, expected in April 2008, including the new definition of "orphan," new procedures and practices and changes in visa issuance ... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Child Citizenship ActSession ID: AC08-066 Product Type: Downloadable TRACK II - FAMILY The session will cover the essential elements needed to qualify under the Child Citizenship Act as well as more challenging and complicated cases involving adoption, separated or divorce parents and custody issues. Who Benefits from t... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Overview of Grounds of Inadmissibility and Deportability: Issues for Nonimmigrants, Immigrants, Refugees, and AsyleesSession ID: AC08-055 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This panel will address basic definitions related to "admission" and arriving alien and the differences between inadmissibility and deportability with topics for all practitioners. Ethical considerations, including the duty of candor,... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Employment-Based ImmigrationSession ID: AC08-054 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This session will cover the basic concepts, issues and procedures related to the employment-based immigrant preference categories. Proving Extraordinary Ability Issues with College, University or Research Institutions and Outstanding R... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Nonimmigrant Visas: Part IISession ID: AC08-053 Product Type: Downloadable FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This panel will provide an overview of common employment-based NIV categories and strategies for choosing a category. H-1B Professionals - Eligibility; LCA; Prevailing Wage Requirement; Credentials Evaluations; Industry Standards; Po... Learn More |
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(Annual 08) Child Status Protection ActSession ID: AC08-038 & 039 Product Type: Downloadable PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE This session will teach the practitioner how to do a CSPA calculation. It also will cover CSPA interpretations by DOS, USCIS and the courts. What is CSPA? Who is Covered? Who is Not? Calculating the Formulas - IRs, Derivatives, Asy... Learn More |
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