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On November 15, United States Citizenship Immigration Services reached out to the Filipino immigrant community in an effort to offer them special concessions if they were impacted by Typhoon Haiyan. Currently, USCIS proposes the following immigration relief measures to be available for Filipinos: Extension or change of nonimmigrant status for those who are currently in the United…
On November 15, 2013, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services issued an important new policy memorandum related to military relatives. This decision will allow a spouse, child or parent of an Active Duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces, an individual in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve or an individual who previously…
A Request for Evidence (RFE) is a formal written request issued by USCIS (Immigration services) which asks for additional information in order to make a decision on your case or to further your case to the next step. It is usually on blue colored paper and has a strict deadline. This is a very important…
One of the aspects of sponsoring someone on a family based green card application is complying with the financial sponsorship requirements. If you are sponsoring someone for a family based green card (U.S. lawful permanent residence) In order to petition for a person to obtain their lawful permanent status. An Affidavit of Support is required…
Earlier this year, the Obama administration launched the new I-601A waiver program which permits those who entered without inspection, overstayed their visas and have accrued unlawful presence the ability to file and receive approval on an I-601A waiver from the United States then proceed to the U.S. embassy abroad to complete their cases. This process…
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…
