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On August 19, at least 550,000 eligible for permanent residence.
Beginning on August 19, 2024, an estimated 500,000 eligible spouses and 50,000 eligible children, currently residing in the USA, will be...
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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Uptick in Green Card Denials for Self Represented Spouses
In the past month, U.S. immigration lawyers have noticed an uptick in denials of U.S. permanent residence to married couples who have...
Jul 23, 20242 min read
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Worried about being denied entry to USA on your next trip?
If you believe that a U.S. immigration officer may not be eager to let you into the USA on your upcoming trip, you need to educate...
Jul 20, 20243 min read
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USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Children’s Acquisition of Citizenship
This new policy makes it easier for aliens (i.e. foreigners or foreign nationals) to acquire U.S. citizenship from their parents. On July...
Jul 19, 20242 min read
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Illegally in USA for 10 years? Soon, Work Authorizations Available
Biden is proposing a new program, "Parole in Place", that would allow aliens who are both married to U.S. citizens and have been...
Jun 16, 20241 min read
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Immigration Lawyers: 20 Benefits
Why use an immigration lawyer when immigration forms are free to download, complete, and submit? Here are twenty reasons why you should...
Sep 6, 202311 min read
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The 4 Routes to U.S. Permanent Residence
Find a Petitioner or Self-Petition? In order for someone to legally "immigrate" to the U.S.A., (i.e. become a "U.S. permanent resident"),...
Aug 24, 20235 min read
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20 Reasons Why U.S. Visas Are Denied.
People are often mystified as to why they were denied nonimmigrant B visas (for business and pleasure) to the U.S. I've heard countless...
Aug 12, 202311 min read
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No Birth Records Hampers US Immigration for Indians
If you believe that everyone currently walking the earth has a birth certificate, you would be wrong. Moreover, to get a passing sense of...
Aug 11, 20233 min read
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Using a B visa to visit USA? Here's what you can do ...
The vast majority of visitors to the U.S. are intimately familiar with the popular B visa, divided into B-1, for short term business...
Aug 10, 20234 min read
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USA Turns Blind Eye to Dual Citizenship
The U.S. neither condones nor prohibits dual citizenship. In a sense, it's ambivalent as to that issue. Instead, people are simply viewed...
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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Sneaking Into the US Strains Future Marriages, Even to Americans
Countless foreigners have been unlawfully present in the U.S. for such a long time that they have become trapped inside the country....
Aug 9, 20232 min read
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U.S. Law Is Surprisingly Generous to Foreigners Marrying Americans
Many foreigners visit the U.S. and ultimately wind up not complying with the conditions governing their entries to the U.S. Whether it’s...
Aug 8, 20233 min read
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Complex US Immigration Laws Frequently Snare Foreigners: The “Preconceived Intent” Doctrine.
It’s been echoed since time immemorial: “Ignorance of the law is no excuse”. A vast number of U.S. immigration laws are applied in ways...
Aug 6, 20235 min read
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Messed up on Your Last Visit to USA? Ask for A "Hranka" Waiver.
You can request this waiver from a U.S. consular officer if you've been found ineligible to receive a U.S. visitor's visa for any of the...
Aug 4, 20231 min read
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U.S. Tourists: Don’t Just Blow Your Deadline for Leaving USA
If a nonimmigrant or "alien" (meaning "foreigner") overstays the period of authorized stay in the U.S., the visa on which he entered the...
Aug 3, 20233 min read
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Got Your Green Card Then Remarried a Foreigner? A Second Green Card Will Be Tough!
If you received your U.S. permanent residence courtesy your ex-spouse and then, before the fifth anniversary of your Green Card, file a...
Aug 2, 20232 min read
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It's Tricky for an ESTA National to Request a U.S. Tourist Visa
Many people don't need a visa to visit USA. If you know the meaning of "ESTA", you likely hold a passport from one of the 40 countries...
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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H-1B Hopefuls! The Second H-1B Lottery for the Year Is Imminent
USCIS will soon conduct a second random selection from the previously submitted fiscal year 2024 H1-B cap registrations in order to reach...
Jul 27, 20231 min read
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Outdated K-3 Spousal Visas Still Have a Few Tricks up Their Sleeves
While these visas have become all but obsolete because of enhanced communication between the U.S. Department of State and its consular...
Jul 26, 20231 min read
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