Immigration Articles

Guidelines for eligible beneficiaries on Form I-130 applications include immediate relatives for both U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs)– green card holders, but only citizens can petition for extended family. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires separate applications for each eligible relative, regardless of a petitioner’s status as a citizen or a green […]

Immigrants usually submit Form G-325A, Biographic information along with their green card or other applications as part of the overall package for review by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS.) USCIS agents use the information on the fingerprinting form as part of the vetting process to make decisions on each individual immigrant case. As with

The Faith Action ID card, a non-government form of identification that’s intended for undocumented immigrants, is under attack by the North Carolina General Assembly. For the third year in a row, the Assembly has proposed legislation to ban the card as part of a larger immigration bill. The bill proposing the ban has passed the

With only about a week left in his tenure as the nation’s commander in chief, President Obama ends the policy granting automatic legal residency for Cuban nationals on U.S. soil. While the end of the so-called wet foot / dry foot parole policy is the result of the re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with the

As each green card category involves its own specific steps and procedures in its application, the process involved in obtaining a green card varies with the needs and circumstances of each individual applicant. Generally speaking, the process depends on whether the applicant is applying for a green card while already in the United States– known

The divide between Democrats and Republicans over the issue of immigration showed itself again this week as the House of Representatives saw a contentious debate between the two parties on the topic of military enlistment for young undocumented immigrants who’ve been granted work permits under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigrants. In

When two Filipino women who were in the United States on visitor’s visas consulted with an immigration specialist in San Jose, Calif., they obtained work in a residential healthcare facility. Under the guidance of their consultant, the women began the filing process to become permanent residents as Evelyn Sineneng-Smith led them to believe they were