The EB-1A is an employment-based, green card that is available if you can prove a certain level of extraordinary ability. You must be able [...]
USCIS, ICE, DOJ, DHS, and CPB have enacted many changes in the last months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below summarizes the [...]
Your fiancé(e) can apply for a fiancé(e) (so called K-1) visa if: You are a U.S. citizen; You and your fiancé(e) plan to get [...]
An L-1 visa is a visa that is available when a company outside of the U.S. wants to transfer an employee that has worked [...]
As a result of the unprecedented Corona Virus pandemic, Congress has passed bipartisan economic relief legislation. The components include stimulus payments to individuals, expanded [...]
A common misconception among undocumented immigrants is that if they have lived in the United States for at least 10 years, they can obtain [...]
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have a demonstrated [...]
Covid-19 has changed the rules for travel, engagement and employment. We hope all are staying safe and coping with this crisis. Over the last [...]
The White House issued another presidential proclamation imposing travel restrictions and quarantines on travelers from countries in the European Schengen Area starting on 5 [...]
Let’s analyze the following scenario: your parent is a U.S. citizen, you are older than 21, and your U.S. citizen parent wants to sponsor [...]
In short, they can pretty much search whatever they want. You can certainly refuse any search but the officer may not admit you and/or [...]
The White House issued another presidential proclamation imposing travel restrictions and quarantines on travelers from Iran starting on 5 PM EST March 2, 2020 [...]
USCIS has announced that the H-2B nonimmigrant visa quota has been reached. USCIS has conducted the lottery on February 20 and petitions that have [...]
If your child is a U.S. citizen and is 21 or older, he/she can sponsor you for a green card under the immediate relative [...]
Let’s analyze the following scenario: Your employer filed an employment based petition (I-140) and you filed an Adjustment of Status application based on the [...]
The State Department is working to expedite their new public charge rules in an effort to implements the rule on February 24, the same [...]
If your green card application is pending and you need to travel outside the U.S., you have to have an Advance Parole card. There [...]
On top of travel restrictions of travelers from China starting on February 2, 2020, U.S. Consulates are also delaying visa issues to foreign nationals [...]
On January 31, 2020, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation that suspended certain immigrant visas to foreign nationals from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, [...]
The White House issued a presidential proclamation imposing travel restrictions and quarantines on travelers from China starting on February 2, 2020 due to the [...]
Interfiling is an administrative procedure described in the USCIS Policy Manual. It is possible for an applicant whose application is based on a particular [...]
On January 27, 2020, the Supreme Court lifted a nationwide injunction blocking the new public charge rule initially slotted to take effect on October [...]
USCIS announced on January 29 an operational change in the EB-5 application adjudication process. Previously, USCIS adjudicated EB-5 applications in a first come first [...]
Our clients often have the following questions: Can I Work for a Cannabis/Marijuana Company in the United States? Can I be Denied Citizenship Due [...]
If you are applying for a visa or a green card and you were convicted of (or you admitted to commission of) a crime [...]
Starting on December 26, 2019, USCIS is now accepting adjustment of status applications from certain Liberian nationals under Section 7611 of the National Defense [...]
As a green card holder, you have to keep in mind that you may lose your green card if you remain outside the U.S. [...]
The State Department’s January 2020 Visa Bulletin included projections of immigrant visa availability though April and May 2020, and EB-3 visas are expected to [...]
There are several ways to obtain U.S. citizenship. For example, you automatically obtain U.S. citizenship if you are born in the U.S. If case [...]
One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization must show [...]
If you are a U.S. citizen and you want to sponsor your parents for a Green Card, you will need to submit evidence demonstrating [...]
One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization must show [...]
One of the requirements for naturalization be become an U.S. citizen or other immigration benefits is good moral character (GMC). An applicant for naturalization [...]
If you are a U.S. citizen, you can sponsor certain family members for a green card. There are two categories of family members you [...]
If you married a U.S. citizen and plan to apply for your green card, one option is to adjust your status in the United [...]
