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...
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- Aug 24
- 5 min
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 12
- 11 min
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 11
- 3 min
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 10
- 4 min
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
- 2 min
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 9
- 2 min
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 8
- 3 min
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 7
- 5 min
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 4
- 1 min
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 3
- 3 min
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 2
- 2 min
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 1
- 2 min
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...
- Jul 27
- 1 min
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 26
- 1 min
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 25
- 1 min
I Visa, for Media Representatives (Journalists)
Although not many lawyers encounter these infrequently issued visas (and our clients have actually questioned their usefulness), they do...
- Jul 24
- 2 min
Knowledge Is Power: U.S. Airport Arrival Questioning of Visitors Can "Go Sideways", Fast!
These "damage control" techniques can mean all the difference. First things first: Don't lie! Misrepresentations to a U.S. CBP ("Customs...
- Jul 24
- 1 min
U.S. Permanent Residence: Use it or Lose it
Forget the "6 month rule". U.S. Permanent Residence is a "Use it or Lose it" benefit; period. Many residents falsely believe that so long...
- Jul 24
- 2 min
Canada Is Aggressively Competing for the International Intellectual Talent That USA Attracted.
While countless nations bemoan the "brain drain" of their best and brightest to the U.S., those talented individuals are now, more than...
- Jul 21
- 2 min
You May Not Want To Trust USPS With Important Immigration Documents . . .
USPS has been losing Green Cards, Work Authorization Cards, and even Wedding Rings! Regrettably, this is currently the sad state of the...
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