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What is the Diversity Lottery Program?Every year, 50,000 legal permanent resident visas (greencards) are made available through the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program. This program was created to make permanence residence available to nationals of countries which are...
Unfortunately, the sad reality of marriage is that statistically, many will end in divorce. Things get even more complicated when a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident has filed an application for someone's permanent residence but then no longer wishes to pursue...
When most people think of the benefits of being a US Citizen, the right to vote often comes to mind. But there are several advantages to citizenship that extend far beyond electing the next governor or President. Lawful permanent residents who are "sitting on the...
Are paid consultations better than free consultations? Yes (in my humble opinion). As one disgruntled person who came to us after getting burned with bad advice from another attorney told me, "free consultations are worthless!" Well, I wouldn't necessarily go that...
Sometimes when things don't go as planned in a consular filing case, the visa applicant may be temporarily refused a visa. Perhaps the most common code used by the consulate is 221(g).What does 221(g) say exactly?221(g) is can be found in the Immigration and...
The first answer is "no." Lawful permanent residents are certainly entitled to apply on their own to become naturalized citizens. For most people, the process entails filling out the N-400, appearing for fingerprints (or biometrics) and then for an interview in which...
Determining the viability of an adjustment of status application--"Should I file?"-can, at times, be very challenging. There are many factual and legal issues to consider, including but not limited to the immigration status of the petitioner (lawful permanent resident...
What is the Affidavit of Support? The Affidavit of Support, in the plain terms, is simply a contract between the Sponsor-usually the Petitioner, or the person filing-and the government of the United States. It refers to obligations that the signer will be bound to in...
Filing immigration forms may seem easy. However, things can sometimes get more complicated than they appear. If you are thinking of filing an immigration case yourself, here are a few things to consider, so you don't make the same mistakes countless others have...
In 2002, the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) was signed into law, providing much needed relief to beneficiaries of petitions who would otherwise not be able to immigrate because they had turned 21. Through application of the CSPA, many beneficiaries of...