This two-day training (with an optional half-day intro session on November 12th) will provide updated information and analysis on selected topics in family-based immigration including any changes in the law enacted through comprehensive immigration reform. Specific topics to be covered include: immigrating based on marriage; immigrating as a child or derivative beneficiary; adjustment of status and consular processing; selected grounds of inadmissibility; remedies for surviving relatives; new waiver filing procedures; and tips for filing effective waiver applications. Speakers include CLINIC's Charles Wheeler and Susan Schreiber, and U.S. consular officials from Cd. Juarez. The training is designed for practitioners who have some experience in family-based immigration law; this is not an introductory training and is not geared to brand new practitioners.

Registration:
For additional information and registration click here. The training is for the staff of Catholic Charities and other community-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, and attorneys and legal worker staff of private law offices. If you are registering as staff of a community-based organization, you must fax a copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) letter designating your agency as a nonprofit entity to CLINIC at 202-635-2649 to the attention of Jonathan Cochrane Braswell. Your registration will be confirmed upon receipt of this letter. If you are an attorney, please include your state bar number. Payment is by credit card only. Space for the training is limited to 145 participants. The deadline for registering for the conference is November 8, 2012 or sooner if registration is filled. Space for the consular tour is limited to 70 persons. The deadline for registering for the consular tour is November 1, or sooner if capacity is met. For questions about training registration, please contact Dinah Suncin at dsuncin@cliniclegal.org.