The final step in the marriage-based green card process, the I-130 and I-485 based on marriage to a U.S. Citizen, is the interview. Having represented
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Aged Out Children Can Now Retain Old Priority Date and Speed Up Immigrant Visa and Green Card Process
The Ninth Circuit in De Osorio v. Mayorkas held that the plain language of CSPA (Child Status Protection Act) unambiguously grants automatic conversion and priority
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Family The Philadelphia Inquirer had a piece on the hardships families with deported parents and U.S. citizen children face. They talked about Chon and Ibed,
Read moreTravel on Advance Parole no Longer a “Departure”, Taking Out Inadmissibility Bars to Some Applicants with Unlawful Presence Issues
Some people can apply for a green card despite overstaying their status, such as those who are legal entry overstays who apply for a green
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 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 moreObama Stops Deportation of Certain Illegal Aliens, DHS May Exercise Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children, Work Permit Benefits
On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of DHS, Janet Napolitano, issued a memorandum on new prosecutorial discretion standards pertaining to certain illegal aliens. She started
Read moreAttorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu Invited For Immigration Law Practice Panel at the Third Annual Case Western Midwest APALSA Conference
Our Associate Attorney, Sung Hee (Glen) Yu, Esq. was invited to talk about the practice of immigration law practice and his professional experience at the
Read moreCongress Passes the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrant Act Which Can Affect Priority Dates and Visa Availabilities
On November 29, 2011, Congress passed H.R. 3012 (The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrant Act) by a vote of 389-15 with no additional amendments. The measure
Read moreProsecutorial Discretion and Immigration Administrative Closure of Low Priority Removal and Deportation Cases
The Obama Administration and the Department of Homeland Security established a high-level joint DHS and Department of Justice (DOJ) working group to conduct a case-by-case
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