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Does Your Sex Life Impact Your Immigration Case?
One hallmark of the legal system in the United States is the right to privacy. Unfortunately, that “right” does not exist to the extent that you might expect in the immigration context. Below is a discussion of several different ways...
Green Card Holders Traveling by Air
There is a recent trend of airlines attempting to determine whether Green Card holders are admissible to travel. However, this is not within the scope of the airline’s authority. It is important to know your rights if you are a...
September 30, 2020
Beata Leja
Victory! USCIS Fee Increase Rule is Temporarily Blocked by Court Order!
Immigrants and their advocates have a lot to celebrate today. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California temporarily blocked the implementation of the USCIS’s fee increase rule on September 29, 2020, just days before the fees...
April 17, 2020
Beata Leja
Covid-19 and Green Card Holders Stuck Overseas Unable to Return to the U.S.
One of the many issues that have emerged during the Covid-19 crisis is the impact on green card holders who have been or will be outside the U.S. for more than six months and are unable to return. U.S. international...
Supreme Court Allows New Public Charge Rule To Move Forward
In August 2019, the Trump Administration announced plans to expand the definition of “public charge” for immigration purposes. Previously, whether an immigrant was likely to become dependent on the government under the public charge rule was assessed based on whether...
Impact of Significant Delays in Green Card Extensions for Conditional Permanent Residents & Filing the N-400 Application for Naturalization While an I-751 Petition is Pending
Individuals who obtained their permanent residence (i.e. green card) based on a marriage to a U.S. citizen that was less than 2 years old at the time of approval are considered to be conditional permanent residents. A conditional permanent resident...
More People Can File Their Green Card Applications in October 2018: USCIS to Accept I-485 Applications for Employment-Based and Family-Based Categories Based on the Dates for Filing Charts
In October 2018, more individuals will be eligible to file their green card applications than before. The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that for the month of October 2018, it will accept I-485 adjustment of status (i.e....
I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver: 5 Common Grounds to Show Extreme Hardship
Obtaining permanent residency is not as easy as just marrying a U.S. citizen or having U.S. citizen parents. Many such individuals still are not eligible to apply for residency inside the U.S. For example, many individuals who unlawfully entered the...
