On November 30, 2018, USCIS published new guidance on interviews at the I-751 stage (you can read more about what the I-751 is here). This policy went into effect on December 10, 2018, and applies to all I-751s received on or after that date. The significant change that is occurring is that if the principal […]
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Lawful Permanent Residency, Marriage, Policy Change
A possible policy change in the H-1B process could be coming. On November 30, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule that would require petitioning employers who want to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to register electronically with USCIS during a designated period. The proposed rule would also reverse the order of
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H-1B, Policy Change
The U.S. Department of State publishes a visa bulletin every month that shows where they are in the process of issuing green cards. This bulletin allows people to see how long it could be before a visa becomes available for them to be able to apply for their green cards. The reason that this bulletin
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Visa Bulletin
If you want to become a lawful permanent resident (aka LPR or green card holder), you will either do it through adjustment of status or consular processing. The way you choose depends on where you are when a visa becomes available, your preferences, and your circumstances. If you are already living in the United States,
The restaurant industry is in dire need of good chefs based on what I hear from restaurant owners. I’ve had the privilege of working with several restaurants who are petitioning for specialty chefs to get their green cards. Every year, the U.S. government gives out a certain number of employment-based visas. For all countries except for China, India, and
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Employment-Based Immigration, Green Card, Lawful Permanent Residency
The results are in and the Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives while the Republicans still control the Senate. What does this mean for the President’s immigration plans? The Democrats will likely try to thwart the President’s efforts to enact the immigration changes he has promised. What I see happening is more
On October 10, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed policy to change the “public charge” rules. I’ve received a lot of questions from people about how the proposed policy change regarding the public charge definition could affect their immigration cases. One important thing I would like to mention is that this
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Policy Change
A common statement I hear from people I meet with when discussing their immigration cases with them is that the Internet has a lot of information and they don’t know what is correct and what isn’t. They tell me they’ve read message boards with horror stories, or that they’ve somehow clicked on so many websites
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Immigration Law Resources
The federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provides victims of battery or extreme cruelty a way to get a green card. One purpose of VAWA is to remedy immigrant abuse and improve criminal justice in the areas it covers. A major difference between green cards obtained through family and green cards obtained through VAWA, is
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Green Card, Lawful Permanent Residency
When I first started practicing immigration law, U visa cases were one of the first kinds of cases I handled. I still handle a lot of these types of cases now. U visas (aka U nonimmigrant status) are for victims of certain types of crimes who have been affected physically and emotionally, they reported the
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