CASE: Motion to Terminate Removal Proceedings Based on an Approved I-130 Immediate Relative Spousal Petition CLIENT: Senegalese LOCATION: Baltimore, MD Our client is a Senegalese citizen who came to
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Successful 2nd Circuit Appeal for Chinese Asylum Immigration Client
CASE: 2nd Circuit Appeal / Asylum / Christianity – Religion CLIENT: Chinese LOCATION: Virginia Our client came to the United States without a valid visa
Read moreINA Section 245(i) for Illegal Immigrant EWIs Who Get Married to USCs
Legal Entry Overstay This is the most common marriage-based fact pattern: foreigner enters the United States legally on a non-immigrant visa such as a tourist
Read moreH-1B Cap-Exempt Nonprofit Organization Affiliated or Related to an Institution of Higher Education
The Cap H-1B petitions per year are capped at 65,000, with an extra 20,000 for those who are petitioning someone with a U.S. earned master’s
Read moreG4 Son and Daughter Special Immigrant Green Card Approval, Special Immigrant I-360 and I-485 for Filipino Clients in Arlington Virginia
CASE: G4 Son and Daughter I-360 and I-485 CLIENT: Filipino LOCATION: Arlington Virginia Our clients (son and daughter of their G4 visa holding mother –
Read moreMatter of Valenzuela – BIA Holds K-4 Visa Holders Can Only Adjust Status Based on the I-130 Filed by the K Visa Petitioner
On July 20, 2012, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held that K-4 visa holders could only adjust status based on the I-130 filed by
Read moreGreen Card Through Marriage to a US Citizen I-130 I-485 Approval for an Ethiopian Client in Cleveland Ohio
CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status CLIENT: Ethiopian LOCATION: Cleveland, OH Our client came to the United States in August 2009 with an F-1 Student visa
Read moreNaturalization Approval With Waiver of English Language Requirement for Ukrainian Client in Cleveland Ohio
CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization) APPLICANT: Ukraine LOCATION: Cleveland, OH Our client contacted us in March 2011 to seek legal assistance for his naturalization application.
Read moreRebuttable Presumption of the Disruption of Continuity of Residence
Two of the elements that a potential naturalization applicant should meet are the continuous residence and physical presence requirements. If you obtained your permanent residency
Read moreNaturalization Approval for Former Indian National in in Cleveland Ohio, with Rebuttable Presumption and Continuity of Residence Issues
CASE: N-400 Citizenship / Naturalization APPLICANT: Indian LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio ISSUEs: Rebuttable Presumption / Continuous Residence Our client contacted us in late April of 2012.
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