Adjustment of Status While Overseas?

Travel while adjusting status must be done in accordance with stringently enforced restrictions (i.e. advance parole, in certain nonimmigrant visa statuses, etc).  However, if done correctly, traveling while adjusting status is not an uncommon occurrence.

So what happens if you are traveling overseas when your AOS application is approved?  According to recent Customs and Border [...]

What Steps are In the Adjustment of Status Process?

Many foreign nationals who are married to U.S. citizens (and who are living in the United States) are eligible to adjust status and gain permanent residency in the United States.  However, not too many of these individuals know the process for completing the process.  They do not know the steps to the marriage visa and [...]

Marrying On a Visa Waiver? Problems May Await

Many foreign nationals enter the United States and marry their U.S. citizen sweetheart without much forethought about the specific immigration details involved.  Many believe that it is simple for a foreign national to obtain a green card once he or she is married to a U.S. citizen.  It is not.

As a recent New York [...]

New I-485 Form and Procedures

The USCIS recently announced new procedures for the filing of the I-485 form.  Additionally, the USCIS has created a new I-485 form that must be used by all applicants who need to adjust status to permanent residency.

The I-485 form allows foreign nationals to “adjust status” and become lawful permanent residents in the United States [...]