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Oct 8, 2024
F-1 Visa Students: When to Seek Reinstatement of Status and Who Is Eligible
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EB-3 Labor Certification: Navigating the Path to Employment-Based Green Cards
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Post-Conviction Relief in California for Immigration Purposes – Vacate your conviction
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How to Win Your Asylum Case
Sep 18, 2024
Understanding Advance Parole: A Comprehensive Guide
Sep 11, 2024
I-601 Denial. Refiling to Win an I-601 Approval
Aug 2, 2024
What is Unauthorized Employment Under US Immigration Laws?
Jul 31, 2024
INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) - How to Challenge Misrepresentation in Immigration
Jul 24, 2024
Inadmissibility for Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude Under INA 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)
Jul 17, 2024
Is marriage allowed while visiting the United States on an ESTA?
Jul 16, 2024
Alien Smuggling - Inadmissibility Under 212(a)(6)(E)
Jul 15, 2024
Alleged Drug Trafficking and Roadblocks to Permanent Residency
Jul 12, 2024
How Does an Asylee Couple’s Divorce Affect Their Asylum Status and Subsequent Adjustment of Status
Jul 11, 2024
Notice of Intent to Deny: Responding to Ensure an Approval
Jul 10, 2024
Denied I-130: Strategies to Move Forward
Jul 2, 2024
Immigration and Marriage Between Cousins
Jun 21, 2024
DHS Announces New Parole-In-Place Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families
Feb 15, 2024
How Much Should an Immigration Attorney Cost?
Feb 1, 2024
USCIS Requesting Proof of Employment with Sponsoring Employer During Naturalization
Jan 25, 2024
I Received a PERM Audit. What Do I Need to Do?
Jan 23, 2024
Understanding the U-Visa Bona Fide Determination Process
Jan 22, 2024
Can I Apply for SIJS If One of My Parents Abandoned Me?
Jan 19, 2024
U-Visa Eligibility — Understanding the Path to Legal Relief
Jan 18, 2024
Who Is Eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status?
Jan 16, 2024
What to Expect at My First Immigration Court Hearing
Dec 29, 2023
Can I Travel on an L1-A or L1-B Visa While My Adjustment of Status is Pending?
Aug 22, 2023
What is Adjustment of Status?
Jul 13, 2023
Grounds for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Jul 11, 2023
Can I Request USCIS to Reopen My Immigration Application?
Jul 6, 2023
Can I Bring My Sibling to the United States?
Jul 4, 2023
How to Challenge Criminal Conviction for Immigration Purposes
Jun 16, 2023
What is Administrative Closure and Why Can it Be Beneficial?
May 5, 2023
What is "Reason to Believe" Under Immigration Laws?
Apr 6, 2023
What If My F-1 Visa Status Expires Before My Adjustment of Status Interview?
Mar 31, 2023
File for a Writ of Mandamus if You Have Been Facing Long Delays on Your I-601A Petition
Mar 22, 2023
US Immigration Consequences for Membership in the Communist Party
Mar 17, 2023
Can Multiple Companies File an H1B for the Same Applicant?
Mar 10, 2023
How Do I Prove Lawful Entry?
Feb 24, 2023
Can an E-3 Dependent Get an Employment Authorization Document ("EAD")?
Feb 10, 2023
Help for Nonimmigrant Spouses of Abuse
Feb 3, 2023
Can My Employer Revoke its Form I-140 Petition?
Oct 24, 2022
My I-485 Application is Delayed, What Can I Do?
Oct 12, 2022
How to Obtain Court Records and Police Reports for Immigration
Oct 5, 2022
Can I Use the Unused Portion of My H1B (Also Known as "H1B Recapture")?
Sep 12, 2022
My EAD is Delayed, and I am About to Lose My Job: What Should I Do?
Sep 8, 2022
Will One Crime Prevent My Naturalization? The Petty Offense Exception
Sep 7, 2022
Can You Apply for Asylum if You Have Engaged in Marriage Fraud?
Jul 12, 2022
Why Was My I-751 Application Denied?
Jul 11, 2022
Why Was My I-130 Application Denied?
May 11, 2022
What is the Difference Between "Unlawful Presence" and Being "Out of Status"?
May 8, 2022
Deportation Defenses for Undocumented Immigrants
May 7, 2022
How to Avoid Immigration Scams & Fraud
May 4, 2022
Filing Form I-601 Seeking Waiver of Fraud or Misrepresentation Grounds for Inadmissibility
Apr 27, 2022
Post Conviction Relief
Apr 20, 2022
What is the Difference Between Form I-601 and Form I-601A Waivers?
Apr 15, 2022
A Few Things to Know About the Cuban Adjustment Act
Apr 6, 2022
Title 42 is Set to End Next Month
Apr 4, 2022
3 Tips to Prepare for an H-1B Visa Interview
Mar 17, 2022
I am From Ukraine: Can I Apply for Temporary Protected Status?
Mar 8, 2022
What Are My Chances of Winning the H-1B Visa Lottery This Season?
Mar 8, 2022
Can I Get Food Stamps If I’m Undocumented?
Feb 8, 2022
Can I Get a New Job While Working with an Immigration Visa?
Feb 8, 2022
H-1B Visa Application Process [Infographic]
Feb 8, 2022
How to Obtain Protection from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate
Jan 26, 2022
Pending Forms I-485, Job Portability and 180 Days
Jan 26, 2022
I Entered the United States on a K-2 Visa And Now I am Over 21 -- Can I Get a Green Card?
Jan 17, 2022
Santa Ana Immigration Court
Jan 10, 2022
Frequently Asked Questions About Deportation and Removal
Jan 6, 2022
My I-485 Was Denied: Can I Still Use My EAD (Employment Authorization Document)?
Jan 6, 2022
How to Appeal a Renunciation or Loss of US Citizenship
Dec 3, 2021
How Becoming a U.S. Citizen Can Help Your Foreign-Born Children Immigrate
Dec 3, 2021
What If I Forgot to Tell USCIS that I Changed My Address?
Nov 8, 2021
How Pleading Guilty to Criminal Charges Can Affect You in Immigration Court
Nov 8, 2021
Deportation: What Is Expedited Removal?
Oct 19, 2021
How Do I File a BIA Appeal for a Denied I-130? Or Should I Just Refile the I-130?
Oct 18, 2021
Which Crimes Qualify for a U Visa?
Oct 8, 2021
What Is Better: TPS or Asylum?
Oct 8, 2021
How Long Can You Stay in the U.S. After Your Green Card Expires?
Oct 8, 2021
DACA Filing Tips to Get Your Application Right the First Time
Sep 29, 2021
What is a Dual Intent Work Visa?
Sep 28, 2021
Green Card Applicants: What is the Visa Bulletin and How do I Read it?
Sep 27, 2021
What is the "Cap Gap" for an F-1 Visa Holder Applying for an H-1B Visa?
Sep 24, 2021
What is the Grace Period for an H-1B Visa if I Quit, Get Laid Off, or am Terminated?
Sep 23, 2021
Do I Need a Bridge Visa?
Sep 21, 2021
What is the Difference Between Deportable vs. Inadmissible in Immigration Law?
Sep 3, 2021
Can U.S. Citizens Sponsor Half-Siblings for a Green Card?
Aug 4, 2021
How Soon After an Immigration Arrest Is a Person Deported?
Jul 8, 2021
4 Tips to Prepare for Your Asylum Interview
Jul 8, 2021
How Can Refugees Get to the U.S.? [Infographic]
Jun 3, 2021
How Do I Know If I Have a Deportation Order?
Jun 3, 2021
Who Qualifies for Deferred Action (DACA) in 2021?
May 10, 2021
What Is the Refugee & Asylum Process?
Apr 9, 2021
H-1B Visa Application Process
Apr 9, 2021
What Are the Wage Levels for H1-B Visa Workers?
Apr 6, 2021
My Spouse is a Citizen, Can I Become a Citizen?
Mar 8, 2021
3 Legal Issues that Can Affect Your Immigration Status
Mar 8, 2021
What Is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals?
Feb 8, 2021
How Does a Felony Affect Your Immigration Status?
Jan 12, 2021
How Will Divorce Affect My Immigration Status?
Jan 12, 2021
What Is Marriage Fraud Under Immigration Law?
Dec 5, 2020
DACA is Back In Full Force
Nov 23, 2020
Changes to Naturalization Test
Oct 1, 2020
Child Smuggling, What Is It, and How Does It Affect Your Immigration Status?
Sep 18, 2020
USCIS to Collect More Biometric Data
Sep 18, 2020
Diversity Visas Will Resume
Sep 3, 2020
How Long Is the Process to Receive a U.S. Visa?
Sep 3, 2020
Who Qualifies for a Family-Based Visa?
Aug 6, 2020
What Are the Rights & Responsibilities of a Green Card Holder?
Aug 5, 2020
How to Get a Green Card If You Entered the U.S. Illegally?
Jul 29, 2020
Your I-130 Application Was Denied – What Can You Do Now?
Jul 14, 2020
Lawful Permanent Residents Excluded from New Immigration Restrictions
Jul 9, 2020
Is DACA Still Available?
Jul 6, 2020
Is USCIS Still Open?
Jul 2, 2020
What Are the Consequences of Re-Entering the U.S. After Getting Deported?
Jul 2, 2020
How Do I Get My Family Member Out Of Immigration Detention?
Jun 29, 2020
Suspension of H-1B Visas and New Green Cards
Jun 18, 2020
June 18th, 2020 Supreme Court DACA Decision – What Does It Mean?
Jun 4, 2020
Why Is It So Difficult to Get a U.S. Visa?
Jun 4, 2020
Do I Need to Know for My Citizenship Interview?
Jun 4, 2020
Prostitution, What It Means, and How It Can Impact Your Immigration Status
May 26, 2020
212(d)(3) Waivers Of Inadmissibility For Non-Immigrants
May 7, 2020
What Is the "Public Charge" Rule?
May 7, 2020
Can You Travel Internationally While an LPR?
Apr 29, 2020
Trump Suspension of Immigration: What Does It Mean?
Apr 27, 2020
How to Prepare for the Citizenship Test
Apr 21, 2020
How To Stay In The United States
Apr 14, 2020
How Immigrants Can Obtain Financial Aid During COVID-19
Apr 7, 2020
How Long After My Marriage Can I Receive a Green Card?
Apr 7, 2020
Can I Work in the U.S. While Waiting for My Green Card?
Apr 7, 2020
What to Do If ICE Shows Up at Your House?
Mar 16, 2020
Is Your Immigration Case Stuck? A Writ of Mandamus Can Help!
Mar 9, 2020
What Makes an H-1B Visa Beneficiary “Inadmissible?”
Mar 9, 2020
The Importance of Employer-Employee Relationship for H-1B Visas
Mar 6, 2020
Denaturalization: What It Is and How It Works
Mar 2, 2020
Your I-751 Was Denied. What Can You Do Now?
Feb 7, 2020
What’s the Deal with the New Public Charge Rule?
Feb 5, 2020
What Is the H-1B Lottery?
Feb 5, 2020
What to Do If Your H-1B Visa Has Been Denied
Jan 7, 2020
H-1B Visas: Everything You Need to Know
Jan 7, 2020
How to File an H-1B Visa Petition
Jan 7, 2020
Common Reasons H-1B Visas Gets Denied
Apr 30, 2019
Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)
Feb 4, 2019
Follow to Join Benefits for Spouse and Children
Feb 1, 2019
Prudential Revocation of Visas
Jan 21, 2019
USCIS Expands Policy on Initiating Removal Proceedings
Jan 21, 2019
How Do I Win a Deportation Case?
Dec 1, 2018
Legal Status in the United States through Self-Employment
Nov 1, 2018
Dealing with L-1 Visa Denials
Aug 29, 2018
Difference Between "Executive" and "Manager" Under L-1A: Nonimmigrant Visa
Aug 29, 2018
What is "Extreme Hardship" for Immigration Purposes?
Aug 15, 2018
Adjust Status (Green Card Application): L1A Visa
Aug 15, 2018
Diplomats: Adjustment of Status
Apr 21, 2018
O-1 Visa and "Self-Petitioning" as an Entrepreneur
Jan 23, 2018
What if I overstayed my visa?
Jan 22, 2018
I came with a visa and married a citizen, can I get a green card?
Jan 20, 2018
When Can I apply for Citizenship?
Jan 5, 2018
Tracing Funds for an E-2 Visa
Jan 5, 2018
What is Alien Smuggling under US Immigration Law?
Nov 11, 2017
What is Entry Without Inspection (EWI)?
