Many immigrants live in the United States without legal status. For them, the dream of getting a green card can feel out of reach due to a period of unlawful presence. This can happen when someone overstays a visa or enters the country without permis…
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Starting April 1, 2024, USCIS began implementing its new fee schedule which has raised filing fees considerably across the board for most applicants. For example, applicants for marriage based green cards have seen a steep increase from $1760 to $300…
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Parents who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPRs) are offered the opportunity to help their children immigrate to the United States. The process involved – and the circumstances under which parents can act – depends on a parent&#…
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In order to qualify for permanent residence in the US, applicants must meet a number of eligibility requirements. People are understandably fixated on criminal, entry, and financial issues but should not neglect health admissibility requirements. Eve…
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2023 has been a very good year for individuals holding TPS, or Temporary Protected Status. In June of this year, Secretary Mayorkas reversed a planned termination of TPS for nationals of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, and extended prote…
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Naturalization is the legal process that turns an immigrant into a citizen of the United States. Naturalized citizens have the same rights as natural-born citizens. Someone who naturalizes eliminates the paperwork obligations to renew their green car…
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There is often a lot of confusion regarding what are permissible activities for professional grapplers coming to the United States to compete. In general, the most important rule to keep in mind is that foreign nationals are not allowed to work insid…
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Anybody involved in, or in danger of being placed into removal proceedings should know that a very important government memo came out last week. Policy Memorandum 21-25, issued by Director David Neal, provides additional guidance to EOIR adjudicators…
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This is not a surprise to most in the legal community, but nevertheless, to the profound disappointment of many advocates and DACA holders, a federal judge in Texas has once again ruled that the DACA program is unlawful and violates the Administrativ…
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Due to seemingly endless backlogs, it is not unusual for sibling cases to take anywhere from 10–15 years to get your brother or sister here. During this time, a lot of unfortunate events or circumstances can happen, including the death of one of th…
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