Immigration law sets limits on the number of immigrant visas such as green cards or permanent residence that can be issued each year. There has been a backlog of visas because the demand has outweighed the supply of visa numbers. The number of visas … [Read more...]
Immigration Help for Families of Military Members And Veterans
What is Parole in Place? Parole in Place is a status that is available for undocumented spouses, children, or parents of a military member, those in the reserves, and even veterans. Parole in Place allows the undocumented family members to legally … [Read more...]
How to Read the Visa Bulletin
The visa bulletin has changed recently to allow people filing for immigrant visas to file ahead of their priority date becoming current. The visa bulletin is now set up with two tables: Table A and Table B. Table A is the bulletin we would always … [Read more...]
THE MANY PATHS TO CITIZENSHIP
Although U.S. citizenship is automatically obtained when a person is born on U.S. Territory there are other avenues available for U.S. citizenship. A person born in a foreign country may acquire or derive U.S. citizenship based on the U.S. … [Read more...]
UPDATE ON DAPA and EXTENDED DACA PROGRAMS ISSUED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
On June 23, 2016 the Supreme Court released a 4-4 split decision in the case of United States v. Texas. The case was brought by Texas and many other states challenging President Obama’s executive orders for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans … [Read more...]
UPDATE ON U.S. v. TEXAS – DAPA and EXTENDED DACA
On Monday, April 18, 2016 the Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in the case of U.S. v. Texas, in which President Obama’s executive order is being challenged as over stepping his Executive authority. Although speculations arose after the release … [Read more...]
Asylum
A popular question often asked in immigration is, “Do you have credible fear of returning to your home country?” Due to war and violence in today’s world, the overwhelming majority of those entering the U.S. would say yes. However, being granted … [Read more...]
DAPA
Here is the latest on DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans). The executive order issued by President Obama is going to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court with a decision in June. The U.S. House has voted 234-186 to file an amicus brief in … [Read more...]
H-1B Season
This is a great month to discuss the H-1B visa process since this is the time to prepare H-1B visas. Here is the general process for the H-1B: 1. Offer & Acceptance of H1B Job - H1B Sponsoring Company files a petition on your behalf. An … [Read more...]
Supreme Court agrees to hear DAPA Case
Back in November 2014, President Obama announced plans to shield 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation. Under the plan, those people in the U.S. illegally who are parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents would be allowed to remain … [Read more...]
Affidavits of Support – Income
Affidavits of Support can be very tricky to deal with and I would suggest getting an immigration attorney if there is any confusion at all. Affidavits of Support come up most often when a family member would like to petition another family member … [Read more...]
DAPA Update – Immigration Reform News
DAPA is deferred action for parents of US citizen children. Next week will mark one year since President Obama came out with the executive action DAPA. It is still stuck in the courts. DAPA took a major setback this week in the 5th Circuit Court … [Read more...]
