Immigration Law

After settling into life as a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., you may plan to have some of your family members join you in the future. You probably know you can seek admittance for a spouse or fiancée, but you can also sponsor other family members. As you know,...

One of the big advantages of becoming a naturalized United States citizen is that you do not need to worry about losing the right to stay.  The same is not true if you are only here on a green card. There are several ways you could lose it, and you don’t even need to...

If you have met and fallen in love with a foreign national, you might want to take the next step and bring them to the U.S. For this to happen, you will need to work towards obtaining the K-1 fiancé visa. However, like the other visas, the K-1 visa comes with its set...

Living in the United States when you have loved ones overseas can be challenging. In some cases, those family members may want to come to this country. You’ll have to go through the proper channels to make this happen.  Family-based immigration has some limitations....

Gaining lawful entrance into the United States is a dream for many of those who reside in other nations. However, it can sometimes take a long while to obtain a green card or a work visa. Some films and television programs show couples from two nations getting a...

You’re happy because you were able to get a visa through an employer-sponsored petition, and now you’re in the United States as a legal employee. This was your goal for a long time, and you reached out to the company to see if they would help you come over the border....

If you are an immigrant facing any kind of criminal charges, you may be fearful of your continued stay in the country, and rightly so. Some crimes can lead to deportation, and you could even be barred from returning to the country. Such crimes are known as crimes of...

You can get engaged to be married anywhere. You do not need to fill out paperwork or pay fees to do so, either. When it becomes time to get married, that’s where things become more complicated. This is even more true if your chosen one is not a United States citizen....

Your parents may have made sacrifices when you were a child that you remain thankful for to this day. Maybe your dad worked two jobs to pay for your schooling fees, or your mom raised a huge family, which inspired you to get a professional job to contribute. Your...

Individuals who live in the United States but are not citizens face deportation if they violate any of the immigration laws. Entering the country fraudulently or smuggling in an alien can result in deportation, but criminal convictions are also deportable offenses....