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Employment Based (EB) Green Card Options for Individuals with TPS Status
Many of our clients have had Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for many years, living in the United States continuously throughout that time. You can read about what TPS status and its eligibility requirements here. Our clients with TPS frequently ask...
March 04, 2024
Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C.
Can You Travel Abroad While Your I-485 is Pending?
You may be wondering whether it is advisable to travel abroad while waiting for your adjustment of status, otherwise known as the green card application process. Generally, it is not easy to leave the country during this time. In most...
New Biden Executive Order Establishes New Critical and Emerging Technologies and Priorities for EB-2 National Interest Waivers
On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration issued an executive order ordering the federal government to "use existing authorities to expand the ability of highly skilled immigrants and nonimmigrants with expertise in critical areas to study, stay, and work in...
FAQs on Maintaining H-1B or L Status while Using Advance Parole (AP) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) after Filing for Adjustment of Status
Are you a temporary H-1B or L worker who has filed for adjustment of status to receive your long-awaited green card? Congratulations! Once you have received your Advance Parole (AP) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD), you are probably puzzled whether...
FAQs about Employment-Based Green Card Process through a Labor Certification (PERM)
The process for securing employment-based legal permanent resident status (green card) in the United States through a labor certification (PERM) is a three-step process. Step 1: Certified labor certification (PERM) from the Department of labor (“DOL”); Developing and finalizing PERM...
Religious Worker Green Cards Severely Backlogged-What Are my Alternative Options?
Individuals who hold an R-1 (religious worker) visa are eligible to apply for permanent residency under the EB-4 (employment-based fourth preference) category pursuant to sponsorship from their employer. Prior to March 2023, the EB-4 category was processing green card applications...
January 04, 2023
Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C.
What to Bring to your Medical Appointment
USCIS requires that all applicants for permanent residency undergo a medical exam by an authorized civil surgeon. If you have an exam scheduled, it is important to prepare and attend the exam with all the required documentation. We advise you...
Uncertainty for Employment-Based Green Card Applicants at the End of the Government’s Fiscal Year
As the end of the government’s fiscal year approaches on September 30, 2022, many foreign nationals with pending employment-based green cards are left with uncertainty as to when their green card applications may get adjudicated. The Visa Bulletin is released...
