By Richard Hanus|2026-10-28T07:35:47-05:00October 28th, 2026|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)|
I-751 Waiver After Divorce in Chicago: What to Know When you got your green card through marriage, you probably pictured filing the paperwork to remove conditions side by side with your spouse. Then the marriage ended. If you're now facing [...]
By Richard Hanus|2026-10-21T10:59:56-05:00October 21st, 2026|Categories: Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S.|
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. October 19, 2026 DHS Finalizes Halt to Automatic Extension of Certain Employment Authorization Documents An Employment Authorization Document, also known as a “work permit” or “EAD”, is the documentary proof the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship [...]
By Richard Hanus|2026-09-24T08:27:07-05:00September 22nd, 2026|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Green Cards|
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. September 20, 2026 For foreign nationals present in the U.S. and seeking permanent resident status (AKA Green Card) or U.S. citizenship, the review process has become increasingly unpredictable in terms of timing as well as level [...]
By Richard Hanus|2026-08-21T18:48:28-05:00August 21st, 2026|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)|
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. August 19, 2026 Our government under the current administration has never been more active when it comes to the enforcement of our immigration laws, and often in ways our federal courts have had to intervene with [...]
By Richard Hanus|2026-08-02T10:58:29-05:00August 2nd, 2026|Categories: General|
Received a Notice to Appear in Chicago? What to Do Next Opening your mailbox to find a Notice to Appear is a genuinely frightening moment, and if you have just received a Notice to Appear in Chicago, take a breath. [...]
By Richard Hanus|2026-07-23T20:22:25-05:00July 23rd, 2026|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application|
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. July 22, 2026 Software glitch in New Jersey leads to thousands of mistaken voter registrations and hundreds of noncitizen votes In the past week, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that a software glitch in the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2026-06-23T08:27:17-05:00June 22nd, 2026|Categories: Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. June 22, 2026 The $100,000 H-1B work visa fee. The federal statute and regulations governing the issuance of H-1B work visas to professional foreign nationals include a long list of requirements and limitations. Included are provisions [...]
By writers-amwn|2026-05-31T10:22:16-05:00May 31st, 2026|Categories: Family-Based Immigration Law|
According to the National Immigrant Justice Center, immigrants with legal representation are five times more likely to obtain relief in immigration proceedings than those without. Navigating the complexities of immigration law can be daunting, and the stakes are incredibly high. [...]
By Richard Hanus|2026-05-26T13:37:05-05:00May 24th, 2026|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)|
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. May 24, 2026 Last Friday the Trump Administration released a memorandum reversing decades of established policy and legal interpretation when it comes to intending immigrants and a popular option to process applications for permanent residence (Green [...]
By Richard Hanus|2026-04-30T17:14:39-05:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas|
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. April 30, 2026 In the world of U.S. immigration law, it seems everywhere you turn these days, a new delay or pause is plaguing application processing. The processing delays or halts are being directed by the [...]
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