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Welcome and Introduction

• Welcome
• "God Bless America" performed by Shyconia Burden-Noten, Community Liaison Officer, USCIS
• Special Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Kevin Dobbins, Senior District Adjudications Officer, USCIS, New York Office (post humus)

Faculty:
Program Chair David Grunblatt, New York, NY; Chapter Chair Matthew Dunn, New York, NY

AILA National Update
Faculty:
Paul Zulkie, AILA President, Chicago, IL; Jeanne Butterfield, AILA Executive Director, Washington, DC

CASSETTE #7   or   CD #7

Strategies For Obtaining Permanent Residence, Employment Based

• Using Labor Certifications; Substitutions and Other Related Issues
• Coordinating a Strategy for Parallel Filings: EB1, EB2, and Labor Certification
• Concurrent I-140 and I-485 Filings
• Consular Processing vs Adjustment of Status

Faculty:
Robert N. Gottfried (d.l.), New York, NY; Jan Brown, New York, NY; Suzanne Seltzer, New York, NY; Nathan Waxman, New York, NY

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CASSETTE #2   or   CD #2

Consular Processing Issues-Obstacles at the Consulates

• Security Hits and Look Out Lists
• New Development: SEVIS Fee Issues, J Waivers
• Dealing with Refusals and Delays
• Scheduling and the Mandatory Interview
• Third Country Nationals
• Filing Waivers at the Consulates

Faculty:
Margaret Stock (d.l.), West Point, NY; Bernard Wolfsdorf, AILA Secretary, Pacific Palisades, CA; Jan M. Pederson, Washington, DC; Robert Settje, Consular Officer, DOS, Washington, D.C.

CASSETTE #8   or   CD #8

Employer Issues - I-9’s, LCA’s, SS Numbers, Other Compliance Issues

• LCA Compliance: Creating an LCA Program
• Prevailing and Actual Wage Issues
• Monitoring the LCAs and H-1s: Changes and Amendments
• I-9 Compliance: Creating and Maintaining an I-9 System
• I-9 Problem Issues: Documents Problems; Timing
• Reverification
• Liability at Third Party Sites

Faculty:
Mary Pivec (d.l.), Washington, D.C.
Margaret Catillaz, AILA Past President, Rochester, NY
Michael Patrick, New York, NY

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USCIS: Regional & National Concerns

• VSC - Hot Issues: L-1 Specialized Knowledge; The No RFE Policy; Ability to Pay; H-1B Marketing Professionals and Other Troublesome Professional Categories
• New York District Issues: INFOPASS; 245 Filings; Backlogs; Closing Out Cases

Faculty:
David Grunblatt (d.l.), New York, NY; Marcia Needleman, AILA Board of Governors, New York, NY; Fujie Ohata, Associate Commissioner, Service Center Operations, USCIS, DHS, Washington, DC; Gwynne MacPherson, Assistant District Director, New York, NY

Crimes Generally, and Removal Proceedings

• Inadmissibility vs Removability
• Is This Offense an Aggravated Felony
• Is This a CIMT
• Drug Offenses
• Fire Arms Offenses
• The Hidden Offenses
  • Domestic Violence
  • Offenses Involving Minors
  • Prostitution
  • Harboring Aliens
• Timing is Everything, Date of Offense, Date of Conviction

Faculty:
Cheryl David, (d.l.), New York, NY; George Terezakis, Mineola, NY; Marianne Yang, NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project, New York, NY

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Department of Labor: New & Old

• Backlog Reduction and Restructuring of DOL
• Labor Certification Strategy in Anticipation of (or in Implementing) PERM
• RIR Recruitment: How Much and Where?
• Strategies When All Experience is With the Same Employer
• RIR vs Traditional - PERM
  • Filing Procedures
  • Recruitment
  • Education, Experience and Special Requirements
  • Substantive Law Issues

Faculty:
Deborah Notkin (d.l.), AILA President Elect, New York, NY; Frances Berger, New York, NY; Allen Kaye, AILA Past President, New York, NY

CASSETTE #10   or   CD #10

Nonimmigrants, Residents, Citizenship Applicants, and Crimes

• Waivers for Non-Immigrants and Residence Applicants
• Application Problems: Failure to Disclose; Old Convictions and Arrests
• Motion to Terminate for Citizenship under 8 CFR §239.2(f)
• Good Moral Character Issues (significance of November 29, 1990)
• When Not to File an Application for Naturalization
• Jurisdictional Issues and Strategic Planning for Applications for Aliens with Criminal Convictions
• Administrative Violations and Misdemeanors vs Felonies

Faculty:
Karin Wolmin (d.l.), New York, NY; Michael Di Raimondo, Melville, NY; Cyrus Mehta, New York, NY

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CASSETTE #5   or   CD #5

Luncheon - Ethics
Keynote Speaker:
Robert Juceam, AILA Past President, New York, NY

CASSETTE #11   or   CD #11

Asylum and Crimes

• Rule for Cases Filed Prior to April 1, 1997 - 8 CFR 208.13(c)(2)
• Rule for Cases File Post April 1, 1997 - INA 208(b)(2)(A)(ii)
• Waivers (I-602)
• When is it Not Better to be a Permanent Resident
• Matter of Jean, 23 INNDEC.373
• Torture Convention

Faculty:
Mark Von Sternberg (d.l.), New York, NY; Matthew Guadagno, New York, NY; C. Mario Russell, New York, NY

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H’s, L’s, F-1 Employment, and Alternatives

• Latest Issues with H and the H Cap
• H-1B Cap Alternatives: Recapture of Time; J, E, O, P, and TN’s
• F-1’s: Curricular Practical Training vs Optional Practical Training
• L-1’s - Is this a Managerial or Specialized Knowledge Caliber Position?
• The Latest on AC21: 7th Year and Portability Issues

Faculty:
Ted Chiappari (d.l.), New York, NY; Naomi Schorr, New York, NY; Howard Gordon, New York, NY; Lynden Melmed, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, DHS, Washington, D.C.

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