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Temporary Visas

There are a wide variety of Visas that allow a foreigner to visit and/or work in the United States for a certain period of time. These range from marriage visas, employment visas, student visas...

Green Card: Getting Permanent Residency

Green cards allow foreign nationals to live and work in the United States permanently. While a green card, or permanent residency card, offers a great deal of opportunity for immigrants...

Getting Naturalized US Citizenship

U.S. citizenship is either granted through birth (or relatives) or through the naturalization process. U.S. citizens are protected by the U.S. Constitution and are guaranteed protection...

Immigration Law Articles | Immigration Q&A | Immigration Law Terms and Definitions

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Defending Your Immigrant Status

Contributed by: Gregory Sheehan

A criminal event can prevent an alien from complet...

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Green Card Through Marriage: The Burden of Proof

Contributed by: Philip Teplen

Marriage to a U.S. citizen is one of the fastest w...

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Proving Extreme Hardship for a Waiver of Inadmissibility

Contributed by: Gregory Sheehan

Preparing your I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility req...

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Schedule A Occupations for an Employment VISA

Contributed by: Jason Feldman

Schedule A is a list of occupations, set forth at ...

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Why Hire an Immigration Lawyer?

Immigration and Naturalization Lawyers in the United States work with many government agencies to help you with all of your immigration problems. Immigration lawyers can work with you on issues dealing with immigration, emigration, visas, green cards, political asylum, and other important immigration and naturalization issues.

The standard immigration laws are very complex and difficult for a person to understand. An immigration lawyer will explain in detail to you all of the immigration information required that suits your case. They will translate immigration law and policy, and interpret these laws and policies to better your case.

Certain immigration issues require an attorney for the proceedings of a case to get under way, such as:

  • I.N.S. Detainee Lawsuits
  • I.N.S. Jailed Family Members

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US Immigration

Immigration for America has changed most dramatically since the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. The entire Immigration Nationality Services department was disbanded and replaced with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S.C.I.S.) under the supervision of the newly organized Department of Homeland Security (D.H.S.) Since the beginning of the U.S. when there was...

The Purpose of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: ICE

  Following the devastating attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, the United States created a new governmental structure to investigate and manage immigration and...

Proving Extreme Hardship for a Waiver of Inadmissibility

Preparing your I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility requires evidence of extreme hardship, and this task is extremely difficult. To put things...

Defending Your Immigrant Status

A criminal event can prevent an alien from completing their immigration to the United States.  Until an alien is sworn in as a citizen, Homeland Security is highly interested in protecting...

How to Avoid a Shady Immigration Lawyer

There are good ones and there are bad ones. Immigration attorneys often are an extremely helpful, indispensable asset for an immigrant seeking to file a petition for a Visa or...

Green Card Through Marriage: The Burden of Proof

Marriage to a U.S. citizen is one of the fastest ways to obtain legal permanent residence or “Green Card” and generally allows for the rapid issue of employment authorization....

Schedule A Occupations for an Employment VISA

Schedule A is a list of occupations, set forth at 20 CFR 656.15, for which the Department has determined there are not sufficient U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified and...

Employment Based Green Card Options

Some individuals coming to work in the U.S. are eligible to obtain an Employment-Based Green Card (also known as permanent residency).  Most employment based green cards...

Understanding the Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility

The Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility is the most important application to family reunification. This article will explain what it is, how it works, and whether it can help you...

How to Get a Green Card Through Family

A person that is a citizen of the United States or in certain instances a green card holder may be able to petition for his/her family members to obtain permanent residency...
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