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Expansion to the I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility
Foreign nationals who are not eligible to adjust their status to permanent resident in the United States must travel abroad to obtain an immigrant visa. This includes individuals who have unlawfully entered the United States or have remained in the...
Proving the bona fide nature of your same-sex marriage
It has been almost two years since the U.S. Supreme Court found DOMA unconstitutional in United States v. Windsor, and opened the door for LGBT couples to be eligible for a variety of immigration benefits, including the ability to sponsor...
Many Inadmissibility Grounds Waived for SIJ Children
The rise in the number of undocumented children coming to the United States has been widely reported this year. Research shows that the cause for the dramatic increase in children traveling to the United States is the result of the...
DHS Announces Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program
On October 17, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program, which is scheduled to begin in early 2015. If a U.S. citizen or permanent resident has sponsored a family member in Haiti...
USCIS Confirms Immigration Benefits for Same-Sex Couples That Convert Civil Union to Marriage
We previously wrote about the immigration benefits available to same-sex couples that convert their civil unions to marriages based on the new Illinois law. Under that Illinois law, couples wishing to convert their civil unions must do so by May...
Converting Civil Union to Marriage in Illinois has Immigration Benefits
With the month of June comes warmth, sunshine, the first days of summer, and in 2014… marriage equality in the state of Illinois. That’s right, as of June 1, 2014, same sex couples can legally marry in Illinois. This may...
Visa Waiver Program Overview & Associated Adjustment of Status Issues
The Visa Waiver Program (“VWP”) allows citizens of certain countries to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa, provided certain requirements are met. This saves many travelers from the headache of applying for a B-1/B-2...
Cook County, Illinois Must Immediately Begin Issuing Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples
This past Friday, a Federal Judge in Chicago ordered the Cook County Clerk to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This follows the Illinois legislature’s passage of a law permitting same-sex marriage in Illinois on November 5, 2013....
