Our 9 Steps to a Marriage Green Card Step 1. Don’t get married for the wrong reason, and that wrong reason would be an immigration benefit. A big “no-no” that could land you in Federal custody. But I digress; the marriage fraud post will be for another day. Let me just say to you: don’t […]
Immigration
Deferred Action for Dreamers I-821D Form is Now Available
Dreamers, start your engines! Hopefully, you’ve been warming up your engines since the announcement a couple of months ago that certain people might be eligible for deferred action and a work permit. Well, the form is now available. Take a look at it here. It’s fairly straightforward. But if you know immigration like we know […]
DACA Application Filed, USCIS Interview Scheduled – Now What?
You did everything right on your Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) application or at least you thought you did and now you’ve gotten a notice to appear at your local USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) office for an interview. What should you expect? There have been reports that DACA applicants are being […]
How to Claim Asylum in the United States
Asylum is the legal protection provided by the United States government to a person from another country who can demonstrate a “well-founded fear of persecution.” Every year, thousands of non-citizens arrive at the U.S. border to seek asylum or apply from within the United States. Asylum is a difficult and complex process involving multiple agencies […]
What You Don’t Know in Immigration Law Can Hurt You
A new client, “Jose”, came into my office recently and said he wanted to petition for his sister, “Maria”, who was almost 20 years old and about to turn 21 years of age in six months. Jose had become a naturalized U.S. Citizen about five years ago. So, we have a brother who is a […]