This program was established in 2007 which allowed certain eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply for parole for their family member in Cuba.
Beneficiaries not required to pay the $1000 fee include children under the age of 17 or the spouses or unmarried children of an individual who obtained temporary or permanent resident status.
Applicants with pending green card applications can apply for emergency travel documents or ask for an expedited decision on their I-131 application if they need to travel before their I-131 has been approved.
Asylum is a form of humanitarian-based relief designed to offer protection to certain victims of persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
Can I apply for a 212(d)(3) waiver? Generally, anyone who was found to be inadmissible and needs a non-immigrant visa to enter the U.S. can apply for a non-immigrant visa and a 212(d)(3) waiver at a U.S. Consulate abroad. There…
Marriage and Green Card Preference Categories U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) can petition for certain family members to receive green cards. These family members include married and unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and unmarried sons and…
On April 23, 2020, the former president suspended the entry of certain employment and family-based green cards for 60 days. This proclamation was originally signed on April 22, 2020 (and was valid for 60 days), and President Trump later extended…
So, if my spouse is subject to the permanent bar because of his past unlawful presence, subsequent departure and re-entry without admission and inspection, what options if any do we have available? Honestly, not that many. One option to consider…
I currently have no legal immigration status in the United States and after years of working with my current employer, my current employer wants to help me obtain my green card. Is it true that I might be able to…
No. The Immigration and Nationality Act explicitly states that the biological parent and any prior adoptive parent of a U.S. citizen receives no rights, privileges, or status for immigration purposes as a result of that parental relationship. Background The U.S.…
If you are applying for a green card through Adjustment of Status, in most cases you will have to submit form I-864, Affidavit of Support. Affidavit of Support is basically a contract between the sponsor and the government in which…
In February 2020, the new Public charge rule began to be implemented in the U.S. Adjustment of Status Petitions that were postmarked after February 2020 have to include a new I-944 form, Declaration of Self-Sufficiency. One section on the new…
If you recently filed a family based Adjustment of Status application, you may be wondering how and where will your green card application be processed. Please note that you can adjust your status if you are either an immediate relative…
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Los Angeles ruled on Friday that a four year old boy conceived from sperm from an Israeli father and born in Canada using a surrogate mother was a US citizen. The boy’s…
If you are filing an Adjustment of Status application (either because a family member sponsored you or based on employment based petition), you may be wondering whether you should apply for a travel and work authorization and whether you should…
Will I lose my green card if my green card was granted for two years because I was married to my US citizen spouse for 1 year and we are now getting divorced? No, not necessarily. You can and must…
If you recently filed a family based Adjustment of Status application, you may be wondering how and where will your green card application be processed. Please note that you can adjust your status if you are either an immediate relative…
USCIS has announced on September 22 that in light of the second circuit’s decision to stay a limited injunction again the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule, it will resume applying the new public charge rule against adjustment of…
Having a military family member does not automatically qualify a noncitizen for a green card, but the military family member can potentially lead to an easier path in obtaining a green card. In most green card cases, a noncitizen must…
I am from Peru and live in the United States with status under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, (DACA) which I obtained 8 years ago when I was 20 years old. I married a United States citizen last year and…
If you are applying for a green card either through a family or employment basis, it may take several months (or even years, depending on your basis for filing the green card application) for USCIS to adjudicate your Adjustment of…
If you are currently in the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa and you want to apply for a green card while staying in the United States, you will go through a process called “Adjustment of Status.” As a first step, you…
On July 30, 2020, New York District Court Judge George Daniels issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on the public charge rules. On August 12, 2020, a Second Circuit Court of Appeals order limited the nationwide injunction to Vermont, Connecticut, and New…
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