Traditionally, the process of obtaining a marriage based green card through adjustment of status culminates in a marriage interview at the local USCIS district office. During this interview, a USCIS officer will ask a battery of questions to determine the validity of...
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How Can I Apply for a Green Card If I Crossed the Border From Mexico Without a Visa?
Adjustment of status is a process that allows individuals who are already in the United States to apply for lawful permanent resident status, commonly known as a green card. To be eligible for adjustment of status, an individual must, in general, meet the following...
Conditional Permanent Residents May Apply For New Green Card Through New Spouse
For the most of 2019, we have seen the administration tighten its policies on immigration through a series of policy changes and Attorney General rulings. Interestingly, though, USCIS issued a Policy Alert late last week that may be beneficial to conditional permanent...
Immigration Filing Fees Going Up
Last week, the government announced a series of proposed fee increases that are staggeringly steep. At the moment, the proposal is undergoing a public comment period, but unless there is some sort of litigation to block the changes, applicants may have to dig deeper...
TPS Holders with Deportation Orders Applying for Green Card After Advance Parole
TPS applicants who are applying for adjustment of status with outstanding removal orders should be aware that the New Jersey District Office has reversed its policy with respect to these cases. Of course, every case is fact and circumstance specific, but in general,...
File Parent Green Card Cases Before October 2019
A recent podcast by our west coast colleague attorney John Khosravi brought up a very insightful point that is worth repeating. As we previously discussed, the new public charge rules go into effect October 15 of this year. The rule is extraordinarily complex and well...
New Public Charge Rule Will Affect Green Card Applicants Who Have Used Government Aid
Last week witnessed the release of the much-dreaded final rule pertaining to the public charge ground of inadmissibility. To say that the new policy is a drastic reworking of the current practice is an understatement. The policy changes not only significantly expand...
Best Immigration Tips: Do Not Travel While Green Card Case Pending
The best rule of thumb regarding travel during the pendency of your green card case is not to do so. We have seen a number of individuals unknowingly sabotage their adjustment of status applications by traveling outside the US without taking the proper precautions....
Court Rules TPS Meets Inspection and Entry for 245 Adjustment of Status
A District Court out of Minnesota recently issued a significant decision regarding the eligibility of those who hold Temporary Protected Status ("TPS") to adjust status in the US notwithstanding a prior lack of entry. This case, Bonilla vs. Johnson, et. al, follows...
Filing for Green Card Under the November Visa Bulletin | New Procedure
Transcript of Episode 4 of our US Citizenship and Immigration Podcast on Itunes. Check it out and subscribe!"Hello. Welcome to Episode Four of the Lee & Garasia Immigration Podcast. Thanks for joining us.Two New Visa BulletinsToday I want to talk about the new...