Advance parole is most often understood in the context of adjustment of status applications where the applicant is given advance permission by USCIS to leave the US while his or her green card case is pending without being considered to abandon it. H…
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Like many things in life, many immigration benefits and services provided by the federal government require a fee. However, few people are aware that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services may, under certain circumstances, waive the filin…
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In yet another hard-line attempt at mass deportation and control of undocumented immigrants in this country, the Senate Majority recently sought to convert police agencies into immigration agents in 200 American cities by threatening to withhold fede…
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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 Bulletins Today I wan…
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In addition to releasing draft provisional waiver policy changes for public comment, USCIS has also issued draft guidance relating to extreme hardship and how adjudicators are supposed to be evaluating cases requiring such a showing. These changes, i…
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It seems that for the last couple of months, the media has been enamored of talking about the Republican candidates for President. Only within the last few weeks has more attention been drawn to the Democrats and what they stand for. It is probably o…
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Please subscribe to our US Citizenship and Family Immigration Podcast on Itunes. This is a transcript of Episode #3 in which we talk about immigration court and 2019 hearings. “Hello and welcome to episode number 3 of the Lee and Garasia Immigr…
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A new White House Campaign to make the final steps to citizenship easier for legal immigrants, may add millions of voters in time for next year’s presidential election. Currently, according to recent statistics, there are approximately 8.8 mill…
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The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the implementation of new procedures that will decrease waiting periods for eligible adjustment of status applicants. Furthermore, the new procedure will allow the Department…
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Please subscribe to our US Citizenship and Family Immigration Podcast on Itunes. This is a transcript of Episode #2 in which we take a look at the language in the new I-247. Hello and welcome to episode number two of the Lee & Garasia Immigration…
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