In-Person: Selected Issues in Family-Based Immigration

November 13 - 14, 2024 | CA MCLE: 11.25 hours

Event Description

This two-day, in-person event will offer sessions on selected issues in family-based immigration and feature several important guest presenters. It will include a presentation and question and answer session by representatives of the U.S. consulate’s Immigrant Visa Section, Ciudad Juarez (CDJ). This is a unique opportunity to ask consular officials questions related to immigrant visa processing at one of the busiest consulates in the world. In addition, National Visa Center (NVC) representatives will present and answer questions on the agency’s role in the immigrant visa process. The training will also include a panel discussion with local nonprofit agencies on their efforts and challenges at the border. For newer practitioners, the first day of the training will offer a fundamentals track on selected family-based issues.

Day One will include sessions on: 

  • Immigrating through marriage
  • Filing a fiancé(e) petition and adjustment of status
  • Child Status Protection Act
  • Q and A with NVC
  • Petition conversion, revocation, and reinstatement
  • Adjustment of status 

Day Two will include sessions on: 

  • El Paso borderland realities
  • Consular processing
  • Q and A with CDJ consular officials
  • Health-based inadmissibility and waivers
  • Prior removal orders, unlawful presence, and the permanent bar 
     

Registration

The training is for the staff of nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status and attorneys and legal staff of private law offices. Registrants from nonprofit organizations must scan and email a copy of the IRS 501(c)(3) letter designating their agency as a nonprofit entity to training@cliniclegal.org.  


Transportation and Lodging

Participants are responsible for their own travel costs including hotel arrangements. Lodging is available at the Radisson El Paso Airport Hotel at $125 per night for training attendees. Once registered for the training, you can make your reservations before Oct. 22, 2024, to ensure that special rate. Other hotels are also located nearby.

Additional Information

Certificate of Attendance

Certificates of Attendance are only issued to participants who attend the entirety of the in-person training. Please plan according to the schedule. 
CLINIC is authorized by the State Bar of California to provide minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) training. If you are a California attorney, you are eligible to claim 11.25 hours of MCLE credits for this training event. To receive MCLE credit, please provide your state bar number when you register. An application for Texas MCLE is in process. If you are an attorney licensed in a state other than Texas or California, please check with your state bar to determine whether this training qualifies for MCLE credit.
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Type of Training

In-person Event

Date of Event

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Time of Event

08:30 am ~ 05:30 pm
08:30 am ~ 04:30 pm

Registration Deadline

Agenda/Schedule

Event Location

El Paso, TX
United States

Training Prices

CLINIC Affiliates (In-person 2-Day) - $275
Nonprofit Agency Staff (In-person 2-Day) - $315
Private Attorneys and Staff (In-person 2-Day) - $450
(Fee includes a copy of Immigration Law and the Family, A Practical Guide to Family-Sponsored Immigration)

Speakers

Alyson Beinert

Payment and Cancellation

Payment by credit card only. All registration changes or cancellations are subject to an administrative charge of $100. Please note that CLINIC can only issue refunds until three weeks prior to the event start date.
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