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In today’s environment we are often moving from place to place, sometimes locally, sometimes afar. As an alien you are required to keep DHS updated on your address changes. This notification must occur within ten days of the move. This section of the law is found at INA Sec. 265. There are different forms…
Following the grant of a 2-year conditional lawful permanent resident status based upon marriage, an applicant must file an application to Remove the Conditions. This process is done to ascertain whether the marriage that a person gets a greencard through is a valid and good faith marriage, rather than one done to evade immigration laws. Usually,…
Recently, this office has been receiving an increased amount of cases where lawful permanent resident status is taken away due to invalid divorces. In order to qualify for a greencard, the applicant must comply with the legal requirements for marriage. Interestingly, although getting married does not typically require proof of valid divorce documents to be…
United States citizens can now sponsor a foreign-born same-sex spouse to obtain permanent residence status (a green card). The law requires that the couple be legally wed legally in a state or country that allows it and have a bona fide marriage. The couple can now proceed on their immigration applications the same way other…
Claiming to be a United States Citizen can turn into a devastating situation should a foreign national do so in order to obtain a state or federal benefit. A noncitizen can quickly be put into removal proceedings for falsely claiming to be a US Citizen. The most common situations where this occurs are: Registering to…
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has undergone much support and also criticism since it was first enacted in 1994. In regards to immigration, VAWA has been expanded to allow immigrant victims relief through several methods permitted by USCIS. Immigrants subject to violent crimes may apply for a U-visa, victims of sexual assault or trafficking…
