Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.

9 12, 2014

24 State Lawsuits Later – What’s the Future of the New Obama Executive Order, and Other Important Questions?

By |2014-12-09T11:15:08-06:00December 9th, 2014|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, Green Cards, immigration reform, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Published:  December 9, 2014 Last month, President Obama announced his plan to implement an Executive Order aimed at benefiting millions of mostly undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.  To say the announcement caused an uproar would be a bit of [...]

24 11, 2014

Obama’s New Executive Order: Who is covered? What benefits are available? When can you file? What are the risks?

By |2014-11-24T14:25:38-06:00November 24th, 2014|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, 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, 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:  November 24, 2014 President Obama’s Executive Action:   Who Benefits?  What are the Benefits?  When Are the Benefits Available? While some disagree whether it should be called an amnesty, or not, under President Obama’s recently signed executive order, various large [...]

13 11, 2014

What’s Next for Immigration Reform?

By |2014-11-13T09:34:16-06:00November 13th, 2014|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., 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., Family-Based Immigration Law, 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:  November 13, 2014 The next 45 days should be real interesting.  President Obama put off any executive action on immigration until after the mid-term elections, where we all know the Democrats took a shellacking.  Now that the mid-terms are [...]

12 10, 2014

I-864 Affidavit of Support: A Legally Enforceable Contract

By |2014-10-12T09:51:18-05:00October 12th, 2014|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, United States Embassies Abroad|

Published:  October 12, 2014 I-864 Affidavit of Support: A Legally Enforceable Contract For the vast majority of individuals being issued U.S. lawful permanent resident, or “green card” status, their applications for residence are premised on a family based visa petition [...]

24 09, 2014

The Green Card Lottery (DV-2016)

By |2014-09-24T09:38:20-05:00September 24th, 2014|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, General, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Uncategorized, United States Embassies Abroad, Visa Lottery and Diversity Visas to the U.S.|

Published:  September 24, 2014 The Green Card Lottery (DV-2016) As in years past, millions of people from all over world will submit entries to have a chance at one of 50,000 diversity immigrant visas and obtain “green card” status in [...]

10 09, 2014

Obama Takes Foot Off Accelerator on Immigration

By |2014-09-10T08:24:04-05:00September 10th, 2014|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., 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, 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:  September 10, 2014 First the U.S. Senate was ready to act on immigration.  Then, the House of Representatives was not.  Then President Obama was ready to act without congressional backing, and enact measures by way of his executive powers [...]

27 08, 2014

I Married a U.S. Citizen and Applying for a Green Card….AGAIN!

By |2014-08-27T08:10:56-05:00August 27th, 2014|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, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|

Published:  August 27, 2014 As discussed in this column previously, the Green Card via marriage to U.S. citizen option can be a quick and easy route for most foreign nationals, whether residing in the U.S. or abroad.  For example, a [...]

28 07, 2014

A Showdown on Immigration: It’s High Noon In Washington D.C

By |2014-07-28T08:45:38-05:00July 28th, 2014|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., 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, 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:  July 28, 2014 First, some important facts. Last year, the U.S. Senate passed legislation to allow for the legalization of the vast majority of our nation’s undocumented population, now estimated at around 12 million.  The House of Representatives, through [...]

10 07, 2014

Healthcare Workers Seeking Green Cards: Make Sure Your Visa Screen Certifications and Licenses are Current!

By |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 [...]

25 06, 2014

New Medical Exam Policy for U.S. Based Applicants for Permanent Residence

By |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 [...]

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