By Richard Hanus|2014-07-10T12:06:46-05:00July 10th, 2014|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, United States Embassies Abroad|
Published: July 10, 2014 In recent months, the line allowing foreign nationals seeking residence in the U.S., by way of a job offer as a professional healthcare worker, has moved forward considerably. So whether they are in the U.S. or [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-06-25T12:04:41-05:00June 25th, 2014|Categories: Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
Published: June 25, 2014 Foreign nationals, residing in the U.S., who are applying for lawful permanent residence by way of an I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status, are required to file a certified and sealed medical examination report in support [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-06-17T14:50:24-05:00June 17th, 2014|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., United States Embassies Abroad|
Published: June 17, 2014 The U.S. government issues permanent resident cards, or “green cards,” to individuals seeking to “reside” in the U.S. That means there are significant limits on the amount of time Green Card holders can spend outside the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2014-06-01T12:07:37-05:00June 1st, 2014|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
Published: June 1, 2014 The stars continue to line up for the eventual enactment of a program to allow our nation’s undocumented to obtain some sort of legal status. Exactly what type of status that might be, and whether that [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-11-04T08:53:41-06:00November 4th, 2013|Categories: General|Tags: auto insurance coverage, Illinois, noncitiizens, residency, Secretary of State, subpoena, temporary drivers licenses, undocumented foreign nationals, www.cyberdriveillinois.com|
Published: November 4, 2013 Beginning November 12, 2013, the State of Illinois’ Secretary of State’s office will begin the process of allowing certain noncitizens without access to social security numbers, including undocumented foreign nationals, to obtain temporary drivers licenses. The [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-02-11T09:52:50-06:00February 11th, 2013|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, General, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: Consultation, due diligence, immigration consultants, indictment, legislation, notarios, regulate, sham marriages, Tahawwur Rana, Teresita Zarrabian, unauthorized practice of law|
Published: February 11, 2013 By the end of the summer, if not sooner, it is very possible Congress will act to provide undocumented individuals an avenue toward legalizing their status in the U.S. Exactly what the terms or requirements of [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-01-18T11:51:48-06:00January 18th, 2013|Categories: General, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: debate, driver's licenses, Governor Quinn, Illinois, Illinois drivers, path to legalization, undocumented population|
Published: January 18, 2013 In recent weeks, the State of Illinois passed legislation to allow the state’s population of roughly 250,000 undocumented drivers to obtain driver’s licenses. The bill, which is expected to be signed by Governor Quinn, will make Illinois the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2013-01-03T14:33:41-06:00January 3rd, 2013|Categories: Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|Tags: benefits, consular post, implement, obstacle, stateside, unlawfull presence|
Published: January 3, 2013 On March 30, 2012, US Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services first announced its plan to implement a “stateside” I-601 Waiver program, an initiative for processing a “waiver of inadmissibility” for certain applicants for permanent residence who under [...]
By Richard Hanus|2012-08-27T17:39:17-05:00August 27th, 2012|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), General, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|Tags: Board of Immigration Appeals, civic duty, estoppel, foreign national, government official, Illinois Secretary of State, inadmissable, Keathely, licensed driver, removal proceedings, U.S. congressional election, unlawful conduct, voter registrant|
Published: August 27, 2012 No doubt by now you have heard the one about the foreign national who walks into the local Secretary of State’s office to get a driver’s license, and walks out a licensed driver, an organ donor [...]
By Richard Hanus|2012-08-16T15:51:19-05:00August 16th, 2012|Categories: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., General, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|Tags: DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, election, employment authorization document, green card, insignificant misdemeanor, Obama, permanent legislative mandate, removal proceedings, Romney, significant misdemeanor|
Published: August 16, 2012 Excitement and Confusion Reign as Obama’s Deferred Action Program is Implemented Is this complicated? Could I end up in removal proceedings if I apply? Will my family end up in removal proceedings? Will a filing under [...]
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