Immigration Law

If you wish to come to the United States on a work visa, then you should understand the fiscal year and how it will impact your ability to get a visa. The U.S. Department of State explains that the country has about 140,000. If you wish to get one of those documents,...

Passing your naturalization exam is a major step forward in your dream of becoming an American citizen. Still, you may have concerns because you possess a physical or mental disability. You may fear that completing the exam will be difficult or perhaps impossible...

Asylum is very different than traditional immigration. One of the biggest differences is that those who are seeking asylum are typically already within the United States. They’ve come here seeking some element of protection, and they are merely asking for permission...

While moving to the U.S. can be an exciting experience for you and your family, it can also become overwhelming. Every person in your household has to adjust, but young children may have more difficulty adjusting than parents recognize. According to the American...

You may know that if you want your spouse to immigrate to the U.S., you must first file Form I-130, the Petition for Alien Relative, with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This is what starts the process moving,...

If you have come to America after claiming asylum, you may be worried that one wrong move could end up sending you home. In order to get asylum, you have to prove that you are a refugee and are unable or unwilling to return to your country due to the risk and fear of...

As you likely already know, as an immigrant, you must take and pass the naturalization test in order to become a U.S. citizen. However, you may not know what this test entails. Per the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the test has two parts: an English test...

When planning a wedding, their citizenship and residency status is the last thing to cross the minds of most couples. For U.S. citizens engaged to citizens of other nations, however, gaining approval from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be one of the...

Losing a chance to stay in the United States may result in deportation proceedings. However, you may have an opportunity to reopen the case against you and stop deportation from occurring. Under some circumstances, you may have the right to ask the court to reopen the...

If you are not from the U.S., you probably find the country's immigration laws to be confusing. You even may believe U.S. immigration law takes a hard-line approach to noncitizens. After all, according to Physicians for Human Rights, immigration officials often...