The spouse, child or parent of a U.S. Citizen may be eligible for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident “LPR” status also known as a green card if the…
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Finally, travel on Advanced Parole can have negative effects on noncitizens that hold a nonimmigrant visa where re-entry on the parole document may result in losing of the benefit and…
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The criteria to determine appropriate application of the current July 1st, 2022 policy is substantially based on law articulated in the federal district court decision.
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Advance parole is a travel document issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, “USCIS” that authorizes certain noncitizens inside the United States to depart and return to the United…
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If you have a pending adjustment of status application to obtain legal permanent resident status or a green card, you need to be careful if you are considering travel outside…
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This new policy centered around USCIS’s new interpretation of rules where they concluded that a TPS beneficiary who travels with proper travel authorization is considered an alien that is admitted…
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If you are adjusting your status under certain employment based green card categories and you committed certain immigration violations, you may still be able to adjust your status if you…
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The last two years have seen significant developments resulting in changes in the interpretation of law by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS” that has affected a beneficiary…
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An individual with a properly filed pending application to adjust status does not accumulate unlawful presence while the application is pending, but would begin to accumulate unlawful presence starting on…
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One of the changes from the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 is that EB-5 applicants can now benefit from INA 245(k) which can make it easier to adjust…
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While not all noncitizens who appear to qualify to apply for a green card through Adjustment of Status will actually qualify due to the fact that the noncitizen may be…
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Adjustment of Status is the process where a noncitizen is permitted to apply for legal permanent resident status, a “green card” while present in the United States.
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Portability allows certain employment-based adjustment of status applicants to change jobs. The new job must be in the same or a similar occupational classification.
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Is qualifying for adjustment of status pursuant to section 245(i) of the immigration laws still possible if the I-130 reflects a priority date after April 30, 2001?
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When filing an employment based Adjustment of Status, you may also have to submit a Supplement J form.
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The US company should file the I-140 petition within 180 day period after the Labor Certification was certified.
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Nationals of certain countries can win a green card in a Diversity visa lottery that is run by the U.S. government each year.
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USCIS has announced today that starting on October 1, 2021, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require most adjustment of status green card applicants to be fully…
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If you have a green card petition pending and you obtained your Advance parole card based for example on marriage to U.S. citizen or green card holder, you do not…
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USCIS has announced on June 11, 2021 that work permits (employment authorization cards) for those applying for adjustment of status can now be issued for a maximum of two year.
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We just had an Adjustment of Status approval with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The applicant is a father of a U.S. citizen.
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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…
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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…
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USCIS announced that its planning to furlough of 70% of its employees on August 31 unless Congress acts on the agency’s $1.2 billion emergency funding request. Since March, USCIS has…
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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…
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