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As an immigration lawyer who handles many marriage and fiancee visa applications, one of the most common questions that is asked of me is: should a couple apply for the fiancee visa or just get married and apply for the marriage visa? For couples who do not care where or when they are married, this … Touring the United States is a lifelong goal of many musicians and performing artists from throughout the world. When given an opportunity to perform in the United States, most take up the offer and are excited to be able to perform for their American fans and followers. Immigration laws, however, are not often the first … Continue reading “Touring the United States on the Visa Waiver Program?” Currently, as of this writing, the immigration agency does not recognize same-sex marriages as eligible for the marriage visa leading to permanent resident. However, many believe that the immigration agency will begin to accept same-sex marriage visa applications in the near future. My personal guess is that the change will occur within the next … The United States is known the world over as a country of freedom and liberty. In fact, many consider it to be a country that values individual accomplishments and freedoms above all else. A part of that freedom is characterized by an individual’s right to privacy that protects him or her from unreasonable search and … Do you know how many photographs should be included in an application to adjust status? Is it two? or four? six? Or none? What happens if you provide the incorrect number? Often, immigration applicants, whether seeking family immigration or employment immigration, believe that a few dollars can be saved if they submit a petition without … Continue reading “How Many Photographs Are Included In An Adjustment of Status Application?” When a foreign national becomes a lawful permanent resident of the United States, he or she gains many rights and privileges. The two rights which all know are the ability to live and work in the United States permanently. Perhaps one of the lesser known privileges that lawful permanent residents gain is the ability to … Continue reading “Visa-Free Travel For Lawful Permanent Residents?” For a foreign national and a U.S. citizen thinking of getting married, a not too uncommon question is, “Can we have a proxy marriage?” And their follow up question, “Will immigration accept the proxy marriage?” This question is a bit more common following a New York Times article highlighting proxy marriages in the immigration … Each year the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and the Department of Labor (DOL) are increasing their audits of companies to see if they have correctly followed the procedure required to determine whether an employee is eligible to work in the United States. Until recently, most audits were directed at the industries that were … In the sexiest story that you will ever read on this blog, a Playboy Playmate faces federal charges related to her alleged attempt to assist her boyfriend in illicitly entering the United States. The alleged story raises a number of issues that U.S. citizens and foreign national spouses/fiances/significant others should think about before doing anything … Continue reading “Playboy Playmate Faces Immigration Charges – And She is a US Citizen” The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) recently released updated statistics about how many EB-5 Investor Visa Petitions it has approved since the program started in 1991. The EB-5 immigrant visa allows qualifying investors (and certain family members) to gain permanent residency in the United States in return for a half million to million dollar … Continue reading “USCIS Issues EB-5 Petition Statistics- Large Growth In Initial EB-5 Applications” Unfortunately, not all marriages work out. This is true of marriages throughout the world – and is just as true for marriages between two U.S. citizens and marriages between a U.S. citizen and a foreign national. Unfortunately, when a marriage breaks up, a foreign national is often faced with intimidation and threats from the U.S. … The State Department recently introduced the ability to track both immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications. This new tool is a welcome addition as many applications take months to complete as they go from the USCIS, to the Department of State’s National Visa Center, and then to the appropriate Department of State’s Consulate for interview. Many … Continue reading “State Department Creates Online Case Updates” Following the November elections, it was widely believed that the tipping point had been reached and true, comprehensive immigration reform would be introduced and enacted in the coming Congressional session. Various congressional groups were formed, and possible scenarios were thrown up for discussion. Yet, in the few months since the election, numerous events have taken … With 20/20 hindsight, a campaign manager for the Romney campaign acknowledged “regrets” about the campaign’s decision to outflank other Republican presidential candidates by pushing a more rigid, tough immigration stance. As the New York Times reports, it appears the campaign manager does not think it was even necessary. Perhaps the campaign didn’t think their immigration … Continue reading “Romney Campaign Manager Rethinks Immigration Position” The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently announced that it has launched a website geared towards providing potential immigrant entrepreneurs with a general overview The website, Entrepreneur Pathways, does a good job describing the general process for obtaining an employment-authorizing visa, and gives a general list of the visas possibly capable of use by … Continue reading “USCIS Introduces Entrepreneur Pathways Website” |
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