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Overview on Adjustment of Status process in US

13th August 2012
If the individual was inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States and is able to meet all required qualifications the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) permits the change of an individual's immigration status while in the US from temporar...
Author: Nancy
Immigration Law

Valid medical exam results required when applying for adjustment of status

01st December 2011
U.S. citizen’s immediate relative or one who qualifies into one family-based preference categories need to maintain their relation during the green card application process. The National Visa Center will notify the applicant in the US when the priority da...
Author: Nancy
Legal

How to Request Permission for Re-Entry into US after Deportation?

16th November 2011
Any person who gets deported from US would wish to visit US again as they might have surely deported with pending commitments and they would want to accomplish it. So, often the question of whether such deported persons can re-enter US arises and this que...
Author: hazel Ickes
Immigration Law

The Adjustment of Status Process

25th October 2011
Adjustment of status is the last step in the green card or (LPR) process (that of becoming a legal permanent resident). You, the foreign national have to file an I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status, most likely based on a pre-existing and approved...
Author: Paul Anderson
Immigration Law

Procedure to Get K1 Fiancée/Fiancee Visa

20th October 2011
If an American citizen wants his or her fiancée or fiancé to come over to US in order to marry and live there, the Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) must be filed. As a foreigner fiancée or fiancé, one must get the K-1 visa initially. Fiancée/Fiancé Visa Pr...
Author: michaelwalker
Immigration Law

Getting a Green Card Through Marriage

10th October 2011
A citizen of United States marrying foreign-born persons and petitioning for them to obtain permanent residence in the U.S is very common. Per immigration laws, spouses of U.S. citizens are considered "immediate relatives" and therefore are exempt from a...
Author: Paul Anderson
Immigration Law

Overview of the Concurrent Filing Process

21st September 2011
What is concurrent filing? One easy way of getting a green card is through the adjustment of status process. When an immigrant petition and the adjustment of status application are filed simultaneously, then the process is referred to as concurrent fil...
Author: Jessica Potter
Immigration Law

How to become a Permanent resident through consular processing?

09th September 2011
Being a Green Card Holder (Lawful Permanent Resident) is a prestigious issue and a dream for many. It gives the person the right to live and work in the United States. There are two ways by which an individual can become a Green Card Holder. One is the Co...
Author: Jessica Potter
Legal

From Asylee To A Citizen

20th June 2011
After having been granted asylum, you move a step closer to qualify to file the citizenship form, N-400. You can adjust your status to a legal permanent resident ( green card holder) with the USCIS one year after being granted asylum. In addition, you can...
Author: kevin
Legal

Form I-131 for Travel Documents

20th June 2011
The purpose of Form I-131 is for a permanent resident or conditional permanent resident to apply for Re-entry Permit; persons who hold aslyee or refugee status and are not permanent residents to apply for a Refugee Travel Document; and certain foreign nat...
Author: hazel Ickes
Immigration Law

Who Can File Form I 485?

14th June 2011
The immigration process to the US differs depending on your current place of stay. If you are outside the US, you have to go through consular processing at the embassy in your country. If you are already in the US and eligible to apply for a green card ...
Author: Paul Anderson
Legal

Discretionary Relief Available to Avoid Deportation

05th May 2011
When you face deportation, removal and exclusion from the US, do you have any options to stop this? To know whether you have any such remedy available or not, you need to get in touch with a deportation attorney immediately. Here are the discretionary rel...
Author: Melissa Brown
Immigration Law

How to Get a Green Card Through Marriage

06th April 2011
How to Get a Green Card Through Marriage A green card is the common name for a Permanent Resident Card. It is a document that proves the legal permanent resident status of the holder. A person who has been admitted to the US for permanent resident or a...
Author: michaelmoody84
Immigration Law

K1 Immigrant Entrance Visa For My Fiancee

05th April 2011
The fiancée visa, also referred to as K1 visa, or Visa of Fiance, is incredibly common among those people who meet their soulmates abroad. The increase in demand is because of the recognition of online matchmaking. Getting a Fiancee Visa is often a hard p...
Author: Klaus Wood
Immigration Law

Advantages of immigration through an adjustment of status

30th March 2011
What is an Adjustment of Status? U.S. IMMIGRATION laws allow a person to change their immigration status from nonimmigrant or parolee to permanent resident, by applying for an adjustment of status (AOS). A great advantage to applying for AOS is that a ...
Author: bruceld9
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