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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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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It may not have garnered that much attention nationally, but in New Jersey, Republican presidential candidate Governor Chris Christie stirred some new waves and deepened anxiety amongst the immigrant community in the Garden State with his recent rema…
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In the case where a petitioner passes away before a beneficiary is able to immigrate, the I-130 is normally cancelled. Under certain circumstances, the case may still continue through approval of a humanitarian reinstatement request. These requests,…
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Legal Validity of Foreign Marriages and Divorces for Spouse Green Card Cases In order to petition for a non-citizen spouse’s permanent residence (based upon marriage), the petitioning spouse must establish the legal validity of the current marr…
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Unless a foreign national is applying for or entering the United States on an immigrant visa, he or she must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the US government that he or she bears non-immigrant intent. In other words, the individual must prove tha…
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If immigration were not confusing enough, there are some visa categories that cover different classifications. The two that immediately come to mind are the H visa and the K visa. For example, there is an H-1B for professional workers, which is diffe…
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Are there any options for a person seeking to enter the US temporarily for emergency reasons who has been denied a visa? The routine approach would be to explore having a supervisory consular officer review the decision and hopefully reverse it. Unfo…
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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 cr…
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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…
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