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Posted on Dec 30, 2014
If you or a loved one are victims of domestic violence, you may be able to seek asylum in the United States if you qualify for a few different criteria. Domestic violence, although it has no universal ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2014
One of the ways that someone can become a permanent resident of the United States is if they marry someone that is already a citizen. As long as the individual is over the age of 18, has lived in the ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2014
One of the conditions for remaining in the United States as an immigrant with a visa or green card is that you will abide by all of the established rules and laws of this country. The most common ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2014
When seeking to live for any period of time in the United States, a visa is required. A visa is a legal document that allows the person to travel to the United States and to gain admission to the ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2014
Those seeking to study in the United States are able to do so by obtaining a visa that shows they are enrolled in an educational program and pursuing a full course of study. There are two types of ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2014
A new recording from the Department of Homeland Security suggests that many immigrant families detained at the United States border and then released are not reporting to immigration offices as ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2014
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed three immigration reform bills that are aimed at helping undocumented immigrants living in the state. What This Means for California's Immigrants ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2014
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that around 58,000 individuals that entered the United States on student visas in the past year cannot be located by the government. Of those 58,000, ...
Continue reading "Student Visas Expose Immigration Flaw" »
Posted on Sep 9, 2014
A group of women and children have filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Homeland Security for violating the right of due process. The lawsuit comes as Homeland Security is speeding ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2014
310,000 individuals that have signed up for healthcare under the Affordable Care Act are in danger of losing it. By September 5 th, these individuals must provide proof of citizenship or the will be ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2014
In the last fiscal year, nearly 57,000 unaccompanied youth crossed the border into the United States. Combined with the number of children that travel into the country with their parents, the large ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2014
When it comes to employment-based green cards, there are times when a worker could qualify for either an EB-2 or EB-3 visa. This is due in great part to the fact that most workers could fall into the ...
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Posted on Jun 23, 2014
If you are facing deportation, there are some defenses available to prevent you from having to leave the country. At your hearing, the judge will ask you to confess to or deny any allegations against ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2014
Whatever immigration application you have submitted, you can be sure of many, many delays, and a long period during which your application is pending. Lengthy waits are often an unavoidable part of ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2014
Thousands of migrants are arriving at the U.S. each month and reminding everyone that while immigration reform is stagnant in Congress, the immigrants coming from all over the world are very much real ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2014
Whether you are waiting for a visa that is family-sponsored or employment-based, your visa-waiting period is determined by your preference category and your priority date. How long you will need to ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2014
If you were a child when your parents applied for immigration, and turn 21 while the application is still pending, a new Supreme Court ruling determined that you may need to get to the back of the ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2014
It doesn't take a conviction to have a criminal record, unfortunately. Even an arrest or charge on your record could count against you. Depending on the circumstances, however, you might be able ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2014
The Department of Defense has created an immigration plan which would allow some immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally as children to obtain a limited path to citizenship. In order to do this, the ...
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Posted on May 28, 2014
Voluntary departure is when a noncitizen asks to leave the United States by a certain date and thus avoid deportation. In some scenarios, this is the best response to a removal order. Of course, there ...
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