By Richard Hanus|2005-06-08T14:00:36-05:00June 8th, 2005|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Green Cards|
New Green Card Renewal Program Implemented; AND Must Applicants For U.S. Citizenship Also File I-90? June 8, 2005 In the past week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) has unveiled a new procedure by which lawful permanent residents of [...]
By Richard Hanus|2005-04-07T14:00:36-05:00April 7th, 2005|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
How Long Can I Remain Outside the US on My Green Card? April 7, 2005 Individuals granted lawful permanent residence status in the U.S. and issued an Alien Registration Card (aka “green card”) are expected by the U.S. government [...]
By Richard Hanus|2005-03-15T14:00:36-06:00March 15th, 2005|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
Timing of U.S. Citizenship Applications, Including New Policy March 15, 2005 In most cases, prospective applicants for U.S. citizenship must live in the U.S. for 5 years as lawful permanent residents before they become eligible to submit their N-400 applications. [...]
By Richard Hanus|2004-12-22T14:00:36-06:00December 22nd, 2004|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, 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|
More on Immigrant Visa Delays for Certain Filipino, Chinese and Indian Professionals December 22, 2004 If you are a “professional” or “skilled worker” from the Philippines, China or India and are just starting the U.S. immigrant visa petition process or [...]
By Richard Hanus|2004-07-15T14:00:36-05:00July 15th, 2004|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
Travel Outside the US while Permanent Residence Processing is Pending July 15, 2004 With the worst delays in recent history affecting the processing of all types of immigration filings, applicants are often left wondering what they are paying for when [...]
By Richard Hanus|2004-04-30T14:00:36-05:00April 30th, 2004|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards|
US CIS Announces Filing Fee “Adjustment” & Is U.S. Immigration Harmful to the Environment April 30, 2004 US CIS Announces Filing Fee “Adjustment” According to a US CIS (formerly INS) press release issued earlier this month, new, “adjusted” immigration filing [...]
By Richard Hanus|2004-02-27T14:00:36-06:00February 27th, 2004|Categories: Green Cards, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
H-1B Visa Cap; Immigration Law, Criminal Law and Driving Under the Influence February 27, 2004 Allotment of H-1B Visas Has Been Exhausted for This Fiscal Year For the fiscal year of 2004, which starts October 1, 2003 and ends on [...]
By Richard Hanus|2004-02-13T14:00:36-06:00February 13th, 2004|Categories: Asylum in the United States, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
INS’ Mismanagement of Asylees’ Green Card Filings Ruled a “National Embarrasment” February 13, 2004 In a ruling handed down this past week, Federal Judge Richard H. Kyle, of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, condemned the INS for unlawfully failing [...]
By Richard Hanus|2003-11-28T14:00:36-06:00November 28th, 2003|Categories: Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, 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|
Important Policy Change for Healthcare Professionals in the U.S. Seeking Green Cards November 28, 2003 In the past week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s headquarters in Washington, declared an important reversal of policy, lifting a significant burden off the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2003-08-08T14:00:36-05:00August 8th, 2003|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., Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
I Just Got Married – Can I Apply for My Green Card and Undergo All Processing in the U.S.? August 8, 2003 This is definitely one of the more common questions presented to me as an immigration lawyer. Sometimes the [...]
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