By Richard Hanus|2010-08-15T05:58:25-05:00August 15th, 2010|Categories: Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
Family 2A Preference Shows Major Progression Published: August 15, 2010 Each year, more than 100,000 immigrant visas are made available to foreign national spouses, and under 21 year old single children, of U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR). In recent years, [...]
By Richard Hanus|2010-08-04T08:06:15-05:00August 4th, 2010|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification|
ATTENTION: Important Filing Locations to Change Published: August 4, 2010 CIS has announced new filing locations for a variety of petitions and applications, including: For I-129F – Petition for Alien Fiance – Now to be filed at: US CIS, P.O. [...]
By Richard Hanus|2010-02-22T11:00:04-06:00February 22nd, 2010|Categories: Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
It Seems the K-3 Visa Has Become a Dinosaur Published: February 22, 2010 Frankly, I never understood the point of the K-3/K-4 visa, a temporary visa that allows overseas spouses and children of U.S. citizens to enter the U.S. while [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-12-16T01:02:26-06:00December 16th, 2009|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., 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), Family-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|
CIR ASAP Published: December 16, 2009 For about the tenth time in the past decade, I am writing about a new legislative initiative presented to allow for the legalization of the vast majority of those present in the U.S. in [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-12-02T12:59:47-06:00December 2nd, 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, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
New Immigration Legislation to Benefit Widow(er)s of U.S. Citizens and Other Surviving Family Members of Deceased Petitioners and Applicants; Significant Questions Remain Published: December 2, 2009 On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law important immigration provisions to address [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-11-16T13:05:29-06:00November 16th, 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, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
Public Benefits and Immigration Published: November 16, 2009 In the past month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a “Fact Sheet” outlining the law as it relates to a foreign national’s receipt of certain public benefits in the U.S. and [...]
By Richard Hanus|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 [...]
By Richard Hanus|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 [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-04-10T21:36:28-05:00April 10th, 2009|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
Immigrant Visas Unavailable for EB-3 Professionals, Skilled Workers and Unskilled Workers Published: April 10, 2009 The State Department’s recently issued visa bulletin for May 2009 features bad news for all foreign workers in the Employment-Based 3rd Preference Category, which includes [...]
By Richard Hanus|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 [...]
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