the Mayor of the City of New York.has intervened by instituting a program to start in December, 2014 to...

Permanent residence through employment – a great option!It is a terrific time to file for permanent residence if you...

The Board of Immigration Appeals, the highest immigration court in the U.S., ruled in August, 2014 that victims of...

Over the past two years, immigration journalists have noted that children who have had lawyers received more favorable results...

Mayor William de Blasio announced on July 10, 2014 that he had signed a new law allowing all residents...

While President Obama is still pushing for Immigration Reform, it appears that a comprehensive immigration overhaul is unlikely in...

The USCIS announced the process for renewals of those young people who had applied for Deferred Action for Childhood...

Rising unauthorized numbers of children are trying to enter the U.S. border through Mexico, some with their parents or...

Public schools throughout the U.S. may not discriminate against any child because of immigration status. Under Federal law, all...

The President declared on Tuesday, May 5th, 2014 that by Executive Order he will accept applications from the spouses...

For the past 5 years since President Obama was first elected to his first term and since 2012 when...

In March, 2013 by executive order President Barack Obama permitted undocumented foreign nationals with qualifying relatives to apply for...

Adjustment of status in the United States is available to spouses of U.S. citizens, their children and the parents...

The mighty statue of the lady with the lighted torch glows a welcome now! The Mayor of our city...

If an undocumented alien is stopped by an Immigration or police officer without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, a...

Parole in Place is a program to help immediate family members, namely, spouses, minor children and parents of military...

Undocumented Family of Military Can Now Apply for Permanent Residence in the U.S. Friday, November 15, 2013 the U.S....

Question: I live abroad in Europe and recently graduated from university with an engineering degree. Jobs in Europe are...

Question: I’ve always wanted to be a permanent resident. How can I do this? Answer: You can apply for a permanent...

The June 2013 decision by the Supreme Court striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has resulted in...

The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 established the principle that if a child is under the age of 18...

The Immigration Service’s decision to accept gay marriage immigration in States where such marriages have been legally performed has...

Part of the New Changes to the Immigration Law In 2013 new pathways for residence have been offered to...

On June 26, 2013 the Supreme Court overruled the Defense of Marriage Act of California (DOMA) declaring it unconstitutional...

New York Immigration, Will The New Immigration Law Pass? What Does It Mean? One can’t predict exactly when the...

Aliens whether caught crossing the border or found in the United States who were deported may have their chance...

In May, 2013 the Colorado legislature voted to grant drivers licenses to Illegal Immigrants. Four States in the U.S....

The U.S. is badly in need of highly skilled employees who are readily available and capable. Reform is needed...

In March 2013 a Federal Judge ordered and approved a settlement by Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) to cease...

Question: What has been changed by the new waiver law that became effective on Answer: Immigrant spouses and minor children who...

Rumors have it that the new immigration reform bill presently being considered by Congress may terminate the first and...

To help immigrants who are illegal and who are married to U.S. citizens we can file a waiver with...

Big News in 2013 for Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Waivers and Pardons Approved The USCIS has released the regulations that...

Immediate relatives (IR) include children, spouses and parents of US citizens. If a US citizen applies for a parent,...

To stimulate the economy and create new jobs, Congress in 1992 established an EB-5 investor visa. Investments of one...

When push comes to shove, Republicans surrender to the possibility of immigration reform. During the election campaign, the conservatives...

  Q: What are the proposed waiver changes and how can this help me?A: The Immigration Service, the USCIS, has...

The President by executive order in February 2012 revised the Immigration Law by providing that US citizens married to...

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR AN F-1 STUDENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A PERMANENT RESIDENT Question: As a foreign student,...

Below are some recent questions and our answers: Q. How much will be the filing fee and what will the...

Q: Are these new regulations the DREAM Act? A: No they are not. The DREAM act would have afforded certain young...

Electronic media communication has surged so rapidly in the last two years that it has affected all walks of...

Question: I entered the U.S. from Guatemala at age 15. My mother who brought me was afraid to send...

BREAKING NEWS! DREAM ACT – FINALLY ELIGIBLE FOR RELIEF INCLUDING WORK AUTHORIZATION The Obama Administration recognizing that the DREAM...

If an immigrant abroad who is ineligible for an immigrant visa for having entered the United States without a...

The Immigration Service (INS) is responsible to enforce the federal immigration laws. It also has the power to relent...

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published on March 30, 2012 that would reduce the time of separation abroad for...

H-1 Visas may be granted for 3 years with a six year maximum. Spouse and children are included. Additional...

What can you do if you’re driving without a driver’s license or you’re arrested as a passenger in a...

An immigrant who has been convicted of selling or possession of a controlled substance, such as cocaine, heroin, or...

To enhance job creation in the U.S., an immigrant may organize a new commercial enterprise in which the investment...

Last week the Administration advised it is changing the rule for pardons for undocumented spouses and children of U.S....

For many undocumented foreign national who entered the United States illegally, there has been no location to obtain residence...

The J Visa is for professors, research scholars, trainees, college or university students, teachers, foreign physicians, camp counselors, au...

The House of Representatives on November 29, 2011 passed new legislation to increase the number of highly skilled Indian...

The Homeland Security has promulgated new advisories to all trial lawyers in the Immigration Service to review the advisability...

Immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens who have not been married to a U.S. citizen for atleast 2 years and...

Undocumented aliens may find the U visa as a path to permanent residence if they have credible proof that...

Elderly or infirm parents, cohabiting partners, and close family, may be helped to stay here as a partner or...

New investors or traders who want to create a start-up company in the U.S. would be well advised to...

The H-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows the recipient to work and receive a Social Security Card...

To stimulate the economy, the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Director of the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration...

Waivers are available in many areas of the immigration law. They exist to alleviate, rigid sanctions to those who...

Let’s assume you’ve received a final Order of Removal as an inadmissible alien and that you have been detained...

The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency, ICE’s function is to execute immigration law. The Department of Homeland Security...

Any EB-5 investor must either create a new commercial enterprise or purchase an existing business and reorganize it in...

To qualify for E-2 status an investor must own at least 50% of the enterprise and also must be...

What are the advantages of Naturalization? Is it worth the trouble? Will I have to pay more taxes? Will...

On or after February 27, 2001 this Act granted a child U.S. citizenship if in the legal custody of...

For applicants for permanent residence a departure from the U.S. while an adjustment of status application is pending would...

For the O-1 category, the applicant must exhibit sustained national or international recognition. If the field is in cinema...

At a deportation hearing of a Venezuelan man, married to an American man, the Venezuelan was granted a Stay...

K-1 fiance(e) who marries within 90 days of arrival may adjust status to permanent residence in spite of divorcing...

Since April 1, 2011 the USCIS began accepting H-1B petitions. An H-1B applicant is a foreign worker engaged in...

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 2010 that the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution requires a lawyer defending a...

Ironically this Act is available to men as well as women. Although women usually are the victims, we have...

Early in the new Obama administration, the President promised the Latin American community that the government would cease its...

Hardship, extreme and unusual, are imperative elements in applications such as Cancellation of Removal, Spousal Abuse, Waivers of Excludability,...

To encourage alien victims of crimes in the U.S. to come forth to help law enforcement, regardless of whether...

An asylum applicant has but one year to file a claim after arrival in the U.S. The clock starts...

In 2002 the Homeland Department Security Act granted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) primary responsibility as to whether...

We recently had a case of a lady who had been ordered deported 10 years before for having entered...

Voluntary departure is a grant from a Judge to a respondent in a removal proceeding to leave by a...

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE UNDOCUMENTED? Many undocumented aliens have to drive for work for family needs...

For all of Fiscal 2011, ending on October 1, 2011, the H-1B visas available are 65,000 but are now...

What can you do if an Immigration Judge in an asylum or any other proceeding is arbitrary and capricious?...

Our office represented a medical doctor who was subject to a 2 year foreign residence requirement on completion of...

Many of our foreign clients who marry an American citizen think that as long as the marriage is in...

Can an undocumented alien who entered the U.S. without a visa obtain permission to work? The answer is: Yes,...

If born abroad, a child may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth through a U.S. parent if the parent resided...

LANGUAGE EXEMPTION To apply you must be 18 years of age or older, have had permanent residence for at...

T STATUS: To provide lawful status to victims of trafficking in persons and in assisting state or federal authorities in...

Many asylee clients complain of not being fairly considered by the asylum office ofImmigration. A rush to judgment by...

Immigration has recently shifted its enforcement policy from seeking and arresting aliens who have overstayed who entered the U.S....

One of our cherished rights is our Constitutional grant of freedom to practice our own religion without interference by...

Rumors have it that the new immigration reform bill presently being considered by Congress may terminate the first and...

Immigration law is very severe with noncitizens who have been convicted of felonies that include such crimes as murder,...

A Chinese client recently entered the U.S. for vacation and at a party met someone who expressed interest in...

Many spouses, parents and children are often afraid to complain of extreme cruelty because they are afraid of the...

On May 11, 2010, the U.S. Immigration Services began issuing a newly designed green card valid for 10 years....

A client recently retained us to help him become a permanent resident because he had married a U.S. citizen....

Five years of continuous residence in the U.S. are required after an applicant obtains permanent residence unless the applicant...

An unconstitutional and anti-immigrant law recently passed by Arizona may be opposed by Motions to Suppress. Any evidence the...

OCTOBER 1, 2010 MAY BE APPLIED FOR ON APRIL 1, 2010 The H-1B Visa is for a person in...

A foreign born child may have a claim to U.S. citizenship because of a U.S. born parent or naturalized...

Nationals of a foreign country may receive TPS if there is an armed conflict in their country that is...

For two centuries, America has been a haven for persons fleeing persecution, particularly in the last century from Nazis,...

How can I extend my stay or change my status? we are often asked in our professional practice. Here...

REENTRY PERMITS FOR EXTENDED STAYS ABROAD Often a permanent resident has to stay abroad because he/she has to complete...

The H-1B classification for specialty employees over the past few years has not been continually available because the H-1...

A member of a disfavored group that is persecuted within the country of an applicant may be eligible for...

TPS, temporary protected status, now available to Salvadorians and Hundurans, may be reopened by an Immigration Judge in removal...

Intra-Company Transferees (L-1) To qualify, the L-1 Visa applicant must have been continuously employed abroad for one of the...

WHO HAVE SUFFERED DOMESTIC ABUSE ABROAD The new Administration has recently changed immigration regulations to permit victims of domestic...

1. U.S. CITIZEN PETITION FOR AN ADULT CHILD: The worldwide quota for unmarried children over 21 is delayed by...

AT RANDOM & WITHOUT REASONABLE SUSPICION The 5th Amendment of our Constitution specifically guarantees that no one may be...

The remedy of Cancellation of Removal is available for people who entered the U.S. with or without a visa...

In the past year we have received innumerable calls from frustrated individuals who have tried to obtain visitor visas...

HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST THEMImmigration has lately been arresting immigrants without criminal records and without deportation orders. If an...

The H-1 visas per year are capped now at 65,000; an additional 20,000 are available to candidates who have...

An Order of Deportation may be overcome by showing the Notice was never received. Before notices had to be...

Any marriage based application for adjustment of status is not terminated automatically by a divorce prior to approval. A...

1. DREAM ACT This Act would enable children who innocently came to the U.S. without visas or overstayed obtain...

The initial period of admission may now be three years instead of one for TN workers. A Bachelor’s Degree...

One way to start up a business in the U.S. is through the L Visa. To transfer a key...

GREEN CARD EXTENSIONS (REPLACEMENTS) For a replacement of a permanent resident card (green card) that expires every 10 years,...

A child of U.S. citizen may automatically have the right to U.S. citizenship. This is especially important for a...

The United States Supreme Court reversed a Board of Immigration Appeal and held that a Motion to Reopen allows...

The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) allows a child to retain his/her classification as a child even though he/she...

The definition of specialized knowledge has been adapted by the Immigration Service since its inception in 1970 from a...

The first preference includes immigrants of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers and multinational executives and managers. This category...

Our firm has had considerable success in affirming approvals for permanent residents’ applications with higher education. Based on a...

Aliens who are admitted under parole are usually persons the Immigration Service considers questionable, that is, the Adjustment of...

Immigrants who come to the U.S. and who have not understood the financial difficulties of life in the U.S....

A remedy aside from Mandamus is Coram Nobis to correct immigration injustice.Under federal court rules a petitioner must prove:...

Individuals who have experienced delays in the processing of their immigrant visas or naturalization applications, may use Mandamus to...

A spouse or child subjected to extreme cruelty or battery may self petition for permanent residence. Evidence that the...

Eligible applicants for adjustment of status who claim under Section 245(i) for having filed for labor certifications or for...

Starting on July 1, 2007 all individuals who have obtained Labor Certifications an apply for green cards immediately. We...

Many changes are occurring in the Immigration System. Fees are going up drastically! On average the cost is going...

The effective date for newly processed H-1B applications is October 1, 2007. As a result of over 130,000 applications...

Generally one’s country of birth is assigned to an immigrant for purposes of ascertaining quota availability. If an applicant...

Foreign workers authorized to work can apply for a Social Security card. To apply for a card, an application...

CONDITIONAL RESIDENCE A good faith marriage should afford conditional residence to an alien spouse when the marriage has not...

This visa is an alternative for applicants who cannot fulfill the H-1 requirement for insufficient education and/or because the...

One entry is allowed per person. Spouses and unmarried alien children under 21 must be named. Each entrant must...

Premium Processing Expanding Two new classifications are now available for premium processing: namely for the Second Preference: members of...

When a permanent resident becomes a U.S. citizen, and wishes to expedite the visa processing for a spouse together...

For the Diversity Visas natives of the following countries are not eligible because their countries sent more than 50,000...

The Senate approved an immigration reform bill on May 25, 2006 that challenges the restrictive and criminally mandated bill...

An officer of the Immigration Service has the power to arrest an individual if there is a reasonable suspicion...

For the next fiscal year that begins on October 1, 2006, to avoid delays in processing, the dates and...

To obtain a Labor Certification it must be proved that there are no qualified or available U.S. citizens or...

Exchange Visitors may participate in various activities as teaching, studying, medicine, observing, research, and training. An important criteria is...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) permits Canadians and Mexicans to enter the United States to perform the...

Circuit Courts have noted a decline in the quality of immigration administrative adjudications because of undue pressure on Immigration...

ELIGIBILITY: Lawful permanent residence is required for an applicant who must be over18 and have been a resident for...