Family-Based Immigration Law

14 09, 2009

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case of Criminal Defendant Not Advised of Deportation Consequences

By |2009-09-14T15:09:05-05:00September 14th, 2009|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings|

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case of Criminal Defendant Not Advised of Deportation Consequences Published: September 14, 2009 On October 13, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving a U.S. lawful permanent resident facing removal [...]

31 08, 2009

CIS Issuing Approval Notices for Long Pending I-130 Petitions; Now What?

By |2009-08-31T13:42:01-05:00August 31st, 2009|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

CIS Issuing Approval Notices for Long Pending I-130 Petitions; Now What? Published: August 31, 2009 In recent weeks, it appears Citizenship and Immigration Service Centers across the US have been making headway on their backlog of long pending visa petitions [...]

30 07, 2009

My Marriage is Falling Apart, and Our I-751 Joint Petition to Remove the Conditional Basis on My Resident Status is Still Pending — What Do I Do?

By |2009-07-30T15:21:58-05:00July 30th, 2009|Categories: Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|

My Marriage is Falling Apart, and Our I-751 Joint Petition to Remove the Conditional Basis on My Resident Status is Still Pending — What Do I Do? Published: July 30, 2009 When a foreign national is granted U.S. residence as [...]

7 07, 2009

Break Neck Speed: The State of Permanent Resident and Citizenship Processing

By |2009-07-07T07:27:54-05:00July 7th, 2009|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|

Break Neck Speed: The State of Permanent Resident and Citizenship Processing Published: July 7, 2009 Foreign nationals in the U.S. who are applying for U.S. permanent resident status (including conditional permanent resident status) aka “adjustment of status,” based on marriage [...]

11 06, 2009

Help for Widows and Widowers of U.S. Citizens Seeking to Remain in the U.S.

By |2009-06-11T19:01:07-05:00June 11th, 2009|Categories: Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Help for Widows and Widowers of U.S. Citizens Seeking to Remain in the U.S. Published: June 11, 2009 The way current legislation reads, widows and widowers of U.S. citizens who are married less than two years at the time their [...]

4 06, 2009

The New Attorney General Reverses Field on Legal Representation in Removal Proceedings

By |2009-06-04T18:58:39-05:00June 4th, 2009|Categories: Asylum in the United States, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings|

The New Attorney General Reverses Field on Legal Representation in Removal Proceedings Published: June 4, 2009 Just over 4 months after the outgoing Attorney General declared that foreign nationals do not have the right to effective representation in removal proceedings, [...]

29 04, 2009

New Filing Instructions for Residents Seeking to Renew Resident Cards

By |2009-04-29T10:46:25-05:00April 29th, 2009|Categories: Asylum in the United States, Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

New Filing Instructions for Residents Seeking to Renew Resident Cards Published: April 29, 2009 US lawful permanent residents renewing their Permanent Resident Cards by way of direct mailing of Form I-90 (as opposed to online filing) should pay attention to [...]

30 03, 2009

Will Durbin’s DREAM (Act) Ever Come True?

By |2009-03-30T07:43:45-05:00March 30th, 2009|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Family-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Will Durbin’s DREAM (Act) Ever Come True? Published: March 30, 2009 There are a multitude of perspectives in the debate about how our country should fix the problem of having 10 to 20 million undocumented individuals residing here. Days ago, [...]

15 03, 2009

New Poverty Guidelines In Effect For Sponsors Completing Affidavits Of Support

By |2009-03-15T06:44:13-05:00March 15th, 2009|Categories: Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

New Poverty Guidelines In Effect For Sponsors Completing Affidavits Of Support Published: March 15, 2009 Before intending family-based immigrants are issued their visa, or approved for adjustment of status, the petitioning U.S. family member or their joint co-sponsor will have [...]

28 02, 2009

Non-Citizens Lured into Voting: The Motor-Voter / Deportation Crossfire

By |2009-02-28T22:08:01-06:00February 28th, 2009|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Non-Citizens Lured into Voting: The Motor-Voter / Deportation Crossfire Published: February 28, 2009 It’s a problem. A big problem. Innocent foreign nationals from countries far and wide are finding themselves in the middle of the Motor-Voter/Deportation crossfire here in the [...]

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