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 approved employment-based petition. Your green card…
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The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who show they are extraordinary in a particular field. For more information about O-1 petitions, please click here. The O-1 visa allows individuals to…
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The State Department is working to expedite their new public charge rules in an effort to implements the rule on February 24, the same day as the Department of State’s…
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On January 27, 2020, the Supreme Court lifted a nationwide injunction blocking the new public charge rule initially slotted to take effect on October 15, 2019. Starting on February 24,…
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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 serve basis. Applications that were received…
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We just had a green card approval in New York for the spouse of a U.S. citizen. In cases where a green card is granted when the couple has been…
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Scott Legal just received three approvals for reentry permits for conditional green card holders. If you are a green card holder and you want to travel outside the U.S. for…
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Many investors that are in the U.S on an E-2 visa may have the opportunity to apply for a green card. For example, let us say that the spouse of…
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Starting on December 26, 2019, USCIS is now accepting adjustment of status applications from certain Liberian nationals under Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act. Section 7611 of the…
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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. for an extended period of time…
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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 you are born outside the U.S.…
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We just had an approval for an employment based green card after the PERM and I-140 process. The green card was approved in New York through U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.…
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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 the parental relationship. I was born…
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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 can sponsor: your immediate relatives (Eg.…
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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 States. Generally, to be able to…
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On November 18, Congress passed a temporary continuing resolution to fund the government through to December 20. This means that the EB-5 regional center program through to December 20. However,…
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We just had an approval for an employment based green card after the PERM and I-140 process. You can find out more about the three steps for the employment based green card…
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The State Department's new public charge rules that was originally set up take effect on October 15 has now been postponed. These new rules mirrored the Department of Statement’s public…
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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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If you obtained your green card based on a marriage to a U.S. citizen and you have been married to the U.S. citizen for less than 2 years on the…
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