Have You Been Waiting too Long for your Green Card?
While everyone should expect that green card processing times can take a great deal of time, the truth is some applications can fall through the cracks. If you’ve waited longer than a year for an answer, your application may be one of them. When this happens, you have the option to file what’s called a…
Read MoreHow Does a Dismissed Criminal Case Impact a Citizenship Application
“Case dismissal” is one of those terms that people use a great deal without truly understanding what it means. Misunderstanding the term, and misunderstanding exactly what USCIS is asking when they ask you if you have a criminal record, can get you into a lot of trouble when you’re trying to pursue a citizenship application.…
Read MoreTips for a Green Card Marriage Interview
The green card marriage interview can be stressful, so knowing what to expect is important. There are also some things you can do to make it run a lot more smoothly. Here’s what you need to know. Both you and your spouse need to go. They’ll want to interview both of you, so you both…
Read MoreIn the News: Biden to Address Immigration Issues Caused by MPP
The Migrant Protection Protocol Policy (MPP) left over 70,000 asylum seekers stranded in Mexico. Now, President Joe Biden is taking steps to address the cases of 25,000 of them. Migrants who already have an active, ongoing case in US courts will be allowed to re-enter the US and get their hearing before a judge. They…
Read MoreIn the News: Biden Makes Immigration First Priority
With the inauguration just days away, President-Elect Joe Biden has announced he will be sending an ambitious immigration bill to Congress. He has also pledged to make immigration his top concern for his first ten days in office. He will use his executive authority to extend DACA protections. His executive authority does carry a lot…
Read MoreCourt Strikes Down Trump Asylum Rules
On Friday, January 8, 2021, a ruling was issued in US District Court striking down the proposed rules issued by the Trump administration making it harder to claim Asylum in the United States. The rules sought to redefine how people qualify for asylum and similar forms of humanitarian protection if they face persecution at home.…
Read MoreDo You Need Health Insurance to Immigrate to the United States?
If you’re keeping up with the news then you know that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the Trump Administration’s ban on immigrants without health insurance. This comes after the courts had issued an injunction keeping the ban from going into effect. Theoretically this would deny visa applications to any immigrants who didn’t…
Read MoreIs a Work Visa a Path to a Green Card?
A work visa can absolutely be a valid path to a green card. Yet it is not an easy path. Supplies of employment-based green cards are limited. Only 140,000 of these visas are available every year. This may mean years of waiting, which means developing a relationship with an employer-sponsor who will continue to look…
Read MoreUSCIS Publishes Notice Extending TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan
USCIS has issued an automatic extension for TPS from January 4, 2021 until October 4, 2021. Any person from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua or Sudan who currently holds TPS status will have there their status extended until October 4, 2021. This includes Employment Authorization.
Read MoreUSCIS Restores DACA Including Work and Travel Authorization
On November 14, 2020, Judge Nicholas George Garaufis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued an opinion regarding the July 28, 2020 memorandum[1] signed by Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf.[2] On December 4, 2020, Judge Garaufis required the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take certain actions to implement…
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