Why use an immigration lawyer when immigration forms are free to download, complete, and submit? Here are twenty reasons why you should...

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"),...

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...

If you believe that everyone currently walking the earth has a birth certificate, you would be wrong. Moreover, to get a passing sense of...

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...

The U.S. neither condones nor prohibits dual citizenship. In a sense, it's ambivalent as to that issue. Instead, people are simply viewed...

Countless foreigners have been unlawfully present in the U.S. for such a long time that they have become trapped inside the country....

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...

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...

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...

If a nonimmigrant or "alien" (meaning "foreigner") overstays the period of authorized stay in the U.S., the visa on which he entered the...

If you received your U.S. permanent residence courtesy your ex-spouse and then, before the fifth anniversary of your Green Card, file a...

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...

USCIS will soon conduct a second random selection from the previously submitted fiscal year 2024 H1-B cap registrations in order to reach...

While these visas have become all but obsolete because of enhanced communication between the U.S. Department of State and its consular...

Although not many lawyers encounter these infrequently issued visas (and our clients have actually questioned their usefulness), they do...

These "damage control" techniques can mean all the difference. First things first: Don't lie! Misrepresentations to a U.S. CBP ("Customs...

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...

While countless nations bemoan the "brain drain" of their best and brightest to the U.S., those talented individuals are now, more than...

USPS has been losing Green Cards, Work Authorization Cards, and even Wedding Rings! Regrettably, this is currently the sad state of the...