What to Do While Your Green Card Application is Pending
It can take months for your green card petition to get approved. Knowing what you can and can’t do during that time is vital. You also need to know what you must do in order to avoid jeopardizing your green card application. While you should always consult directly with an immigration lawyer before taking any…
Read MoreHow the VAWA Visa Program Works
If you came to America with high hopes for your marriage then things might feel especially tough when abuse makes it all fall apart. Not only did your spouse turn out to be anything but the partner of your dreams, but you now need to navigate your immigration status. Fortunately, if you wish to remain…
Read MoreDHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela
Temporary Protected Status has been extended for Venezuela until March 10, 2024. This is an extension: new applicants are not being accepted. Current beneficiaries may extend their benefits, but they must re-register by November 7, 2022. If your employment authorization document (EAD) expires on September 9, 2022 it will receive an automatic one-year extension that…
Read MoreImmigration for Victims of Human Trafficking
If you are a victim of human trafficking then you may be eligible for a “T” visa. This visa requires that the following be true: You are a victim of human trafficking. You are assisting in the investigation or prosecution of human trafficking, unless you are under the age of 18 at the time of…
Read MoreUSCIS Updates Guidance for O-1 Petitions
An O-1 visa is a visa for individuals with extraordinary abilities in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who has demonstrated a record of extraordinary achievement in the film industry. This visa allows a person to live and work in the United States for up to three years and does not offer a…
Read MoreWhat Lawful Permanent Residents Need to Know About Re-Entry Permits
While you are permitted to leave the United States as a lawful permanent resident or green card holder, you are still subject to certain restrictions. Too much travel can disrupt your ability to show continuous residence in the United States, which can threaten your green card status and jeopardize your ability to seek citizenship later.…
Read MoreHow to Get a Work Visa in the United States
There are plenty of great reasons to seek employment in the United States. And the United States certainly needs foreign workers. For example, the US recently announced it will be offering 300,000 temporary work visas for Mexicans and Central Americans. Employers are fast-straining the caps for H-2B visas, the temporary nonagricultural worker visas. All the…
Read MoreHow Do Green Card Renewals Work?
Green cards are the most powerful immigration benefit you can receive, but they don’t last forever. Some are conditional, meaning they last just two years before you must seek an adjustment of status to get those conditions removed. Even “permanent” green cards last just two years. You can renew your green card an unlimited number…
Read MoreHow Immigrants Can Launch a Company in the United States
Founding a start-up in the United States can be a path to lawful permanent residency or even citizenship. For many, getting started will be little more than a matter of choosing the right visa or program and then following the steps to meet certain requirements. Not all of these pathways require you to have a…
Read MoreCan You Buy Your Way into United States Citizenship?
Many of the ways you can go about getting citizenship are tedious, difficult to go through, and uncertain. It may come as no surprise that literally buying your way into United States permanent residency, and eventual citizenship, is one of the easiest ways to get the job done. The EB-5 is the immigrant investment visa.…
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