The USCIS has announced that effective January 1st, 2012, it will begin accepting stand alone I-130 petitions at two different lockbox locations. The I-130 petition is used to file for an immigrant petition based upon family relationships, such as being a spouse of a U.S. citizen, child of a U.S. citizen, parent of a U.S. [...]
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Have you ever wondered what the immigration abbreviations meant on your immigration visa? The following is meant to provide an answer to at least some of the abbreviations. If you are unsure what your abbreviations mean, contact a NYC immigration lawyer for assistance. IMMIGRANTS Immediate Relatives Symbol Class Section of Law IR1 Spouse of U.S. [...] Unfortunately, couples do not get to live together forever. Eventually, death overtakes one and leaves the remaining spouse alone. This time is certainly trying for any widow or widower, and is compounded when a foreign national spouse experiences the death of a U.S. citizen spouse. Many such widows and widowers start asking “what happens when [...] True or False? Does a foreign national automatically gain citizenship by marrying a U.S. citizen? FALSE. Many potential clients approach family immigration lawyers thinking that as soon as a couple gets married, all of the foreign national’s immigration problems will disappear. Unfortunately, this is not the truth. A foreign national who marries a U.S. citizen [...] It was recently reported that an immigrant who was applying for an I-130 immigrant visa was confronted by an USCIS investigator while at work. The Investigator began asking the beneficiary questions and also questioned why the immigrant applicant requested that her attorney be present during the questioning. Although the USCIS is currently investigating the appropriateness [...] As has been predicted by this NYC Family Immigration lawyer, the USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security have announced that starting August 15, 2011, all I-130 immigrant visas will have the option of filing at the Immigration agency’s Chicago Lockbox. Previously, most family-based immigrant petitioners living overseas were required to file the I-130 immigrant [...] Understanding public benefits and public charge is a difficult topic for immigrants (and immigration lawyers) to properly understand. Some programs are off limits to immigrants, while other programs are available to immigrants. Further, the programs available to U.S. citizen children differ from what maybe available to their parents. To help the confused, the USCIS recently [...] An immigration judge in Charlotte, North Carolina has allowed a K-2 status holder to adjust status to permanent residency despite the K-2 holder having turned 21 before the adjustment of status application’s submission. K-2 visas are issued to minor children of K-1 fiance(e)s of U.S. citizens. To qualify for the K-2, the child must be [...] The Immigration agency has announced plans to adjudicate all marriage and fiance(e) visa applications subject to the Adam Walsh Act at the Vermont Service Center. The Adam Walsh Act requires that the Immigration agency affirmatively determine that a Petitioner will not be a risk to an immigration beneficiary, if that petitioner has been convicted of [...] UPDATE: Unfortunately, the USCIS has played a cruel, unintended trick on same-sex couples. It has announced that it will continue denying same-sex marriage immigration petitions – as it will continue to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act. Now, advocates must wait for the USCIS to determine how to handle President Obama’s decision to no longer [...] UPDATE: Unfortunately, the USCIS has played a cruel, unintended trick on same-sex couples. It has announced that it will continue denying same-sex marriage immigration petitions – as it will continue to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act. Now, advocates must wait for the USCIS to determine how to handle President Obama’s decision to no [...] The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the Texas Service Center is experiencing delays in it adjudication of immediate relative family immigration petitions. The delays are due to a recent shift in petitions from the California Service Center to the Texas Service Center. Immediate relatives are family members who are the spouse, minor child [...] Nearly 95% of the I-130s (Family-based immigrant petitions) that are processed by the USCIS are processed in the United States (namely because the petitioner lives in the United States). However, in the other 5%, petitioners file the I-130 at the U.S. Consulate closest to where they live. This option was open to petitioners who could [...] The USCIS recently announced that some family-based immigration applicants from Canada will need to file their applications at a new filing location. The new address will allow applicants to better track their applications by allowing them to have a text message or email sent once an application is received. Canadian immigrants who live in Canada [...] |
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