Immigration News

Community Information Sessions

The Emerald Isle Immigration Center, in partnership with the Aisling Irish Community Center, the New York Consulate and the New York Irish Center hosted two major community information sessions in New York earlier this year. The first took place at St Barnabas Parish on Thursday, March 9th, 2017 and the second was held at the NY Irish Center on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. This second session was broadcast / made available on Facebook Live.

The purpose of the community immigration session was to ensure that accurate information was made available to those who were interested in the immigration related updates after the Executive Orders on Immigration and their impact and anyone who might be seeking information about knowing your rights.

The following video segments were captured at the first session from St. Barnabas and we are extremely grateful to Father Brendan Fitzgerald. We encourage you to please check back with us frequently as we will be adding additional segments in the upcoming weeks.

Executive Action Overview

Know Your Rights Information and What to do if ICE come to your Home

What if you are taken into custody

Travel concerns

What happens when/if you get arrested

DACA – (current information for DACA recipients)

We are grateful to Derek Woods Executive Director/Founder at Riverdale Theater for his assistance in helping us tape and edit these sessions – Thanks also to our participating attorneys, Martin Galvin Criminal Attorney and AOH Division 5 President, Lisa Johnston Esq. (Johnston and Associates) and Immigration Attorney and Director of Legal Services for EIIC John Stahl Esq.

DV-2018 Green Card Lottery Application Status Check Opens May 2nd

 

Applicants who submitted an entry under the Diversity Visa 2018 green card lottery (DV-2018) can check the status of their application online starting on May 2, 2017, at noon (EDT). The entry registration period for the 2018 Diversity Visa program (DV-2018) was between October 4, 2016 and November 7, 2016.

All DV-2018 applicants must check their status online, and will not receive a notification letter or e-mail from the U.S. government. DV Entry Status Check will only be provided through the Department of State secure online site. Until September 30, 2018, entrants are able to check the status of their entry through the E-DV website at http://dvlottery.state.gov/ESC. Entrants need to use their own confirmation page information from the time of their entry to check the status to find out if their Diversity Visa Lottery entry was or was not selected. Entrants will need to enter their last name, year of birth and confirmation number from the receipt.

Please keep your confirmation number until at least June 30, 2018, even if you are not selected on May 2, 2017. The Department of State may select more DV-2018 entries on October 1, 2017 or after.

All lottery applicants who were assisted at our office would have received a copy of their application confirmation page with their confirmation number. Please contact our office if you need the information again.

Selected entrants must confirm their qualifications, submit their immigrant visa and alien registration application, prepare supporting documents, and have a consular interview. Visa number allocations are determined by the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act which determines the number of diversity immigrant visas available each year. Selected entrants will only be scheduled for an interview when and if there is a visa number available. Before being interviewed, each applicant must pay the Diversity Visa Lottery fee of $330 per person which is not refundable. For more detailed information, including steps to take to prepare for the consulate interview, go to https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/diversity-visa/if-you-are-selected.html.

It is expected that the next application period for the DV Lottery will be between October and December this year. Official dates, rules and eligible countries should be announced by late September. For more information, go to the official US State Department website at www.dvlottery.state.gov. You may also contact our office in the early fall for more information and assistance to complete another application. Be aware that the application for the DV lottery is free and you do not need to pay anyone to enter.

 

 

Public Information Meeting Rescheduled for Next Tuesday, March 21st, Due to Extreme Weather Conditions!

EIIC meeting Presidents Executive Action on Immigration NYIC

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Our Free Public Information Meeting, scheduled to take place at the New York Irish Center at 1040 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City this Tuesday, March 14th at 7:00 pm, will be postponed to next Tuesday, March 21st at 6pm at the same location, due to heavy snow and blizzard warnings for tomorrow, in the NYC area.

Stay warm and safe, and we are looking forward to seeing you next week!

 

Immigration Executive Orders and Community Advice
March 2,2017
U.S. Immigration Policy & Enforcement
Executive Orders & Community Advice
The Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers (CIIC), with support from the Embassy of Ireland, Washington, DC, crafted documents to provide analysis of President Trump’s Executive Orders, as well as subsequent directives regarding immigration enforcement and their current or potential impact on the Irish immigrant community residing in the United States to date.

There are two separate documents that are also available in a combined format upon request.

* CIIC Advice for the Irish Community:

Serves as a public information and preparedness piece for the Irish community at large, to be shared widely and publicly.
Serves  to provide in-depth analysis and background information on both administrative Executive Orders to date, as well as memos and announcement regarding enforcement, focused on impact on the Irish immigrant community in the U.S.
CIIC will continue to release this type of information as updated and/or new information is released by the new administration.
Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers
CIIC is funded through a generous grant from the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade’s Emigrant Support Programme