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Our firm exists solely to represent clients seeking benefits under U.S. immigration laws. We use a team approach to meet and exceed the goals of our clients. We provide service in a prompt, courteous, cost-effective and ethical manner. To continuously improve our service, we encourage communication and feedback from our clients and interested government agencies.

Call us at 518/785-0175 or U.S./Canada - 1/800-990-5744

Copland and Brenner limits its practice to U.S. immigration and nationality laws. The firm represents clients in matters involving family, employment, and investor immigrant and non-immigrant visa classifications, naturalization, asylum claims, deportation and inadmissibility issues, waivers, consular processing, and employer sanctions. Our clients include families, including fiancés, students, scientists, researches, physicians, nurses, healthcare workers and businesses, hospitals, colleges and universities, religious organizations, and bio-medical research institutions before such U.S. agencies as: Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Labor, and the Department of State. Eric Copland has limited his practice to U.S. immigration and nationality matters since 1976; Barbara Brenner has limited her practice to U.S. immigration and nationality matters since 1990.

Current Newsletter and Articles

Immigration News Flash

Handbook for Employers

This new Handbook for Employers, bearing a revision date of 04/03/09, provides instructions for completing the new Form I-9 bearing a revision date of 02/02/09....more »

April 3, 2009

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

 
Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

This new Form I-9, bearing a revision date of 02/02/09, is required effective today, April 3, 2009....more »

April 3, 2009

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

 
New Form I-9 and Handbook for Employers in effect April 3, 2009

The revised Form I-9, bearing a revision date of 02/02/09, and Form M-274, Handbook for Employers , bearing a revision date of 04/03/09, go into effect today for all U.S. employers....more »

April 3, 2009

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

 

Copland and Brenner Immigration News - July, 2009

Table of Contents:

  1. Form I-9: Extensions, Enforcement, Expectations
  2. Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Has Its Time Come?
  3. In Brief: Recent Developments
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Immigration Articles of Interest

Big-City Police Chiefs Urge Overhaul of Immigration Policy

July 2, 2009

The New York Times

 
Grief, Fury and a Debate Rekindled

June 11, 2009

The New York Times

 
Widowed Spouses Are Given Reprieve on Deportation Rule

June 10, 2009

The New York Times

 
Bush Rule Bolstering Deportations Is Withdrawn

June 4, 2009

The New York Times

 
Cleared of Terror Charges, a Target for Deportation

June 4, 2009

The New York Times

 
Department Tackles Visa Delay for Researchers

June 3, 2009

The New York Times

 
A Town Fights to Save an Oasis of Baguettes

June 3, 2009

The New York Times

 

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Immigration Reform

Bill Proposes Immigration Rights for Gay Couples

June 3, 2009

The New York Times

 

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