Scott Legal, P.C. is delighted to announce that we have secured I-485 approvals for the dependent spouse and children of a Native American born in Canada. The primary applicant had…
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Scott Legal P.C. just had a green card approval through an adjustment of status (I-485) petition concurrently filed with a family sponsorship petition (I-130) by a US citizen spouse.
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US citizen can sponsor his/her parents for a green card either through Consular Processing or via Adjustment of status.
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Scott Legal, P.C. is happy to announce, we had another family based green card approval.
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I had petitioned my unmarried daughter as a legal permanent resident and I became a U.S. Citizen thinking that the green card waiting period would be shorter, but recently discovered…
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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…
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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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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 of a U.S. citizen category. If…
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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 are couple things you should keep…
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Interfiling is an administrative procedure described in the USCIS Policy Manual. It is possible for an applicant whose application is based on a particular immigration category (either family or employment…
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Starting on November 3, 2019, immigrant visa applicants at U.S. Consulates abroad must prove either that they will acquire approved health insurance within thirty days of their entry into the…
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The White House has issued a memo on May 23 ordering different government departments to enforce a decades-old law (Section 213A of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1183a)) that requires American…
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If you are a U.S. citizen or a green card holder, you can file form I-130 and sponsor certain family relatives for a green card. If you are a U.S.…
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Form I-130 is an immigration form submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) by a U.S. citizen or Green card holder who wants to get a green…
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What is Cancellation of Removal? (Deportation is the same thing as Removal) An Immigration remedy that stops your deportation that is available to immediate relatives of U.S. Citizens and Green…
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A “green card” or permanent resident card is a document that shows a that a person can stay in the U.S. and work here in almost any capacity. One is…
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