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Free Health Seminar Wednesday, February 8, 2012
PLEASE COME FREE HEALTH SEMINAR TOPICS SUCH AS NUTRITION, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND MORE WILL BE DISCUSSED. (GET YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED) on Wednesday February 8, 2012 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. AT OUR QUEENS OFFICE LOCATED AT: 59-26 Woodside Ave Woodside, NY 11377 T: (718) 478– 5502 Fax: (718) 446 3727 Emerald Isle Immigration...
2012 Briscoe Awards will take place on Monday January 30th at the “21 Club”, 6pm
View Photos from 2012 Briscoe Awards For Immediate Release 1/19/2012 Emerald Isle Immigration Center will honor Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Sandra March, Trustee of the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System at the 19th Annual Robert Briscoe Awards to be held at the “21 Club” on January 30th. The event celebrates the contribution of a member of the New York’s Jewish Community to better the lives of immigrants. Robert Briscoe, after whom the award was named, was elected the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin in...
EIIC Coat Drive – Keep the Bronx Warm
Keep the Bronx Warm Coat Drive Please join Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz and the Emerald Isle Immigration Center as we collect coats for needy men, women & children. DOWNLOAD THE FLYER If you wish to donate a coat, please bring it to the Emerald Isle Immigration Center before December 19th. 4275 Katonah Avenue, Bronx NY...
H-1B Visa Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2012
Released Nov. 23, 2011 WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2012. USCIS is notifying the public that yesterday, Nov. 22, 2011, was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2012. Properly filed cases will be considered received on the date that USCIS physically receives the petition; not the date that the petition...
New York State Education Officials Vote to Open Up Educational Opportunities for Students Regardless of Status
For Immediate Release Press Contact: Thanu Yakupitiyage 212-627-2227 x235; tyaku@thenyic.org * Press Release * NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS VOTE TO OPEN UP EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF STATUS Immigrant Youth and Faith, Community, Labor and Civic Leaders Join Commissioner King and Chancellor Tisch to announce Regents Vote on Tuition Assistance for DREAMers Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 (NEW YORK, NY) – Undocumented immigrant youth, faith, labor, and civic leaders joined Merryl H. Tisch,...
MetroPCS Leaders and Scholars Program Awarding Scholarships – Deadline Nov. 30
INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE (pdf) PROGRAM APPLICATION (pdf) MetroPCS LLC, the presenting sponsor of the 2012 SNY Invitational, has established a scholarship program to assist high school students from the New York City metropolitan area who plan to continue their education. The MetroPCS Leaders and Scholars Program rewards high school students who excel in the classroom, are involved in volunteer activities, and give back to their community. MetroPCS calls the program the Leaders and Scholars Program because in addition to helping students in New...
Save the Date – 2012 Briscoe Awards
Save the date – our popular upcoming 2012 Briscoe Awards will be held January 30, 2012 at the 21 Club, from 6:00-8:00pm. More information to come!
NOTICE: EIIC Phone Outage
November 7, 2011 – Please note that EIIC offices are without phone service and the Queens office has no internet access, but staff are in place to see clients with scheduled appointments. Please note that our vendors are working on the issue and we have a back-up message system in place. Thanks for your patience
EIIC 24th Annual Dinner Dance Oct 28
Pictures from the 24th Annual Dinner Dance can be viewed at www.higginsphotonyc.com The Emerald Isle Immigration Center (EIIC) 24th Annual Dinner Dance will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7:00 at the Astoria World Manor 25-22 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, New York MORE...
PRESS RELEASE – October 3, 2011 – EIIC Assistance with green card lottery applications
EMERALD ISLE IMMIGRATION CENTER www.eiic.org PRESS RELEASE – October 3, 2011 Download full Press Release (.pdf) EIIC staff offer assistance with green card lottery applications October 4th through November 5th, 2011 The annual diversity visa lottery registration and application period will open again on October 4th for those who are eligible and interested in applying for a green card and permanent residence in the United States. For the ninth year, applications will only be accepted online via the U.S. Department of State official...
