Category: immigrant visa
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Deportation for Obstruction of Justice
The federal immigration law states that non-citizens can be deported for aggravated felony charges including charges, “relating to obstruction of justice.” The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision, in Pugin v. Garland, that obstruction of justice applies even if it “prevents an investigation or proceeding from commencing in the first place.” Whereas,…
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Apply for Family Members Back Home to Get a Green Card
An immigrant needs a family member or an employer to petition for him or her to come live in the U.S. This article is about family petitions. Who can apply? The petitioner who is living in the U.S. has to be a green card holder or a U.S. citizen. Who can come through this process?…
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Are You Visiting or Staying in the USA?
Immigrating to the USA can be quite a challenge whether you are planning to visit temporarily or stay to live and work permanently. Learn about the different kinds of options on how you can come based on your unique circumstances. Coming as a Visitor Changing Status from Visitor Coming to Live People come to the…
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2024 Diversity Visa
Did you apply for DV last year? The results of the lottery have been announced. 55,000 people will be given the opportunity to come to the United States. You can go to the U.S. State Department website and check out the status of the application until the end of September 2023.
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Applying For adjustment of status (Green Card)
There are two paths to permanent resident status or to a green card: In some cases, an applicant that is in the U.S. and is not eligible to adjust in the U.S. will be able to go back to his or her country to go through consular processing. However, he or she might be subject…
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Bring your Spouse or Minor Children as a U.S. Citizen
Who is this visa for? The IR1 or CR1 visa will enable a U.S. citizen to bring his/her foreign-citizen spouse and children (less than 21 years old and unmarried) to the USA as permanent legal residents. Who can apply? CR1 vs IR1 visa? If by the time the green card is issued, the marriage has…
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File for Asylum
Who can file? If an applicant can establish that he/she has suffered persecution or fears that he/she will suffer persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, he/she can seek asylum. Affirmative filing If the applicant applies for asylum out of his/her own initiative with the U.S. Citizenship…