I last entered on a student visa and never left the United States since my entry. I am now married to a US citizen who is intending to petition for me to obtain my green card, so I would like…
Jenny ZhanDecember 14, 2020
This post continues our series on the impact of criminal convictions on immigration. Our last post dealt with Crimes of Moral Turpitude (CIMTs) and you can find out more about that by clicking here. What are Aggravated felonies? Aggravated felonies…
Jenny ZhanJune 5, 2020
The U Nonimmigrant status, also known as U visa, is designed to encourage immigrant community members to report crimes to law enforcement. The U visa allows qualifying applicants and, in some cases, some of their family members, to gain protection…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 6, 2019
The U Nonimmigrant status, also known as U visa, as designed to encourage immigrant community members to report crimes to law enforcement. Immigrant individuals, particularly those undocumented, are often reluctant to report crimes to the police or court out of…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 3, 2019
The U Nonimmigrant status, also known as U visa, is designed to encourage immigrant community members to report crimes to law enforcement. The U visa allows qualifying applicants and, in some cases, some of their family members, to gain protection…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 3, 2019
The U Nonimmigrant status, also known as U visa, is designed to encourage immigrant community members to report crimes to law enforcement. Immigrants are often reluctant to report crimes to the authorities out of fear, this is particularly true for…
Jenny ZhanAugust 30, 2019
The FBI recently reported an overall increase of 1.7% in the number of violent crimes for the first 6 months of 2015 compared with figures reported for the same time in 2014. That year, there were around 5.4 million violent…
IanScottMarch 11, 2016
