If you want to immigrate to the U.S. for employment reasons, it pays to pay close attention to the various ways this is possible, and the specific requirements for employment immigration. You may not know that employment-based immigration to the U.S. can fall under...
Year: 2017
5 immigration issues same-sex couples could face
After same-sex marriage was declared legal in all states, it opened up many questions for same-sex couples where one of them is not in the U.S., one is undocumented or here on a temporary visa, and any couples who are currently engaged or are considering marriage when...
ICE planning huge increase in private detention facility space
"The administration is doing everything it can on all fronts to detain and deport as many people as possible, and to criminalize as many people as possible," says the executive director of Detention Watch Network. This was in response to news that U.S. Immigration and...
AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans support letting Dreamers stay
A new poll just released by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research gives interesting insight into Americans' thoughts on current immigration issues. The poll was performed between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2 on a pool of participants designed to be...
Four tips for your naturalization interview
Becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States is within your reach. After completing your application for naturalization through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, you likely did not just sit back and wait. Ideally, if English wasn't your...
Trump issues new, permanent travel ban aimed at 8 countries
President Trump has signed a new executive order restricting travel from eight nations: Iran, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Chad, Venezuela and North Korea. The ban, announced on Sunday, is meant to be the permanent replacement of the temporary travel ban issued in...
US State Department issues troubling new rule on visa compliance
In a cable sent to U.S. embassies worldwide, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced that all visitors who require visas to come to the United States will have to follow through on the stated purpose of their trip for at least three months. If, during the first...
Hope for undocumented immigrants and their advocates in Texas
Undocumented immigrants and their advocates in the Lone Star State received an eleventh-hour reprieve. Since its passage and signing, Texas Senate Bill 4 has served as a lightning rod for controversy. What was set to take effect on September 1 would establish civil...
How should you fill out Form I-864? Carefully, very carefully
It's an exciting time in your family when a member is ready to apply for a green card. Because his or her application relies on a family visa, a sponsor is required, and you stepped up to fulfill that role. After all, you support your loved one's aspirations of...
The post-Harvey plight of undocumented immigrants
For the last eight months, federal authorities have carried out the immigration enforcement agenda of President Donald Trump. Citing the need for public safety, traditional safe spaces that include churches, homeless shelters and courthouses have become targets and...