One way to start up a business in the U.S. is through the L Visa. To transfer a key employee from abroad to the U.S., a transferee must have been continuously employed for one of he past three years by a parent, branch, affiliate or subsidiary of the a company. A new U.S. company may...Read More
GREEN CARD EXTENSIONS (REPLACEMENTS) For a replacement of a permanent resident card (green card) that expires every 10 years, the application passport photographs must be submitted. Even though a permanent resident seeks to enter the U.S. with an expired card, the Immigration Service will admit the applicant. While an application for a replacement is pending,...Read More
A child of U.S. citizen may automatically have the right to U.S. citizenship. This is especially important for a child to know if the child is facing deportation or exclusion for a felony or serious crime that could result in deportation or the denial of permanent residence. Even if an alien is facing deportation for...Read More
The United States Supreme Court reversed a Board of Immigration Appeal and held that a Motion to Reopen allows the Board to change a decision for newly discovered evidence or change in circumstances. The Government had argued that the acceptance of voluntary departure was a surrender by an alien of his right to seek a...Read More
The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) allows a child to retain his/her classification as a child even though he/she has reached 21 in certain conditions. If a U.S. citizen petitions for a child before he/she reaches 21, the Immigration Service will consider that the child for immigration purposes remains a child until he/she is issued...Read More
