The Immigration and Nationality Act sets forth a number of grounds of "inadmissibility" that may prevent an applicant from qualifying for an immigrant visa or permanent resident status. Most people recognize that if an individual has a criminal record, committed some...
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No Grace Period for Terminated H1B
A very common misconception about the H-1B visa is that H-1B workers are granted a grace period in the event that they are laid off, terminated, or fired from their jobs. Some people think there is a grace period of ten days; others, thirty, and some others, sixty....
Does the Affidavit of Support Require Me To Pay Medical and Hospital BIlls?
One of the more pressing concerns that a potential sponsor will have regarding signing an affidavit of support on behalf of a prospective immigrant is whether the affidavit of support covers medical and hospital bills, which we all recognize in this day and age, can...
Applying for Green Card After Winning 2016 Visa Lottery
The Department of State recently released the instructions for the 2016 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as the "diversity lottery." Instructions can be found here. If you happen to already be in the United States, and are fortunate enough to win a berth...
DACA Holders May Now Apply for Citizenship Through MAVNI
Last week, new rules were issued that affect the MAVNI program and who is eligible to apply. MAVNI, short for Military Accessions in the National Interest, is a special program that allows non-US citizens, even those who are not yet permanent residents, to enlist in...
I-751 Hardship Waiver Option for Conditional Residents Who Can’t File for Divorce
One aspect of the I-751 Extreme Hardship waiver that conditional green card holders should be aware of is that divorce is not a prerequisite in order to file under this ground. Whereas a conditional resident who intends on filing for the good faith marriage exception...
Affidavit of Support Proof of Domicile Requirement
One often-overlooked requirement of the affidavit of support is that the petitioner maintain a domicile in the United States. This issue comes into play when the petitioner, usually a United States Citizen, is living abroad and does not currently live or reside in the...
I-134 Affidavit of Support for Visitor’s Visa
In many different types of cases, USCIS will require an Affidavit of Support for an individual to qualify for a visa or green card. This can sometimes cause confusion because there are actually two different types of affidavits of support: there is Form I-134 and Form...
USCIS Case Status
One of the most common questions that people have is how to check the status of a case with USCIS. There are primarily basic ways, which we have distilled into the charts below. It is important to understand that what you see online or even what a USCIS customer...
Can my N-400 citizenship application be denied for lying at the interview?
This is obviously a big no-no, to say the least. One should never want to lie or make any affirmative misrepresentations to the government when applying for US citizenship. If a notario, consultant, or even attorney advises you to lie, conceal, or hide something from...