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I am in the United States on Visa Waiver or ESTA and my Period of Admission is Expiring. What is Satisfactory Departure and how can I request this during the Coronavirus? COVID-19

I am in the United States on Visa Waiver or ESTA and my Period of Admission is Expiring. What is Satisfactory Departure and how can I request this during the Coronavirus?

The Visa Waiver Program or ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) is a program that allows citizens from certain countries (38 countries) to apply for admission to the U.S. using a simplified process.  The applicant can use a web interface…
March 16, 2020
Are There Green Card Options When I have Overstayed My Visa? What is the 245i Waiver and How can it Help Me? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration

Are There Green Card Options When I have Overstayed My Visa? What is the 245i Waiver and How can it Help Me?

What is 245i? Can it help me get a green card? INA §245(i) is a provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act of the United States, which allows certain persons who have an immigrant visa immediately available but entered without…
February 25, 2016
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What is the Omnibus Spending Bill and How Does it Affect Immigrants and Foreign Visitors to the U.S.? Immigration

What is the Omnibus Spending Bill and How Does it Affect Immigrants and Foreign Visitors to the U.S.?

Every year, after Congress passes the budget resolution, it must pass bills that apportion this money to different government programs. This is done through 12 separate appropriations bills, each generated by a specific subcommittee, covering either individual or groups of…
December 28, 2015
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