Family-based immigration is one of the more common ways that people enter the United States. Foreign nationals who have family members that are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents can sometimes help their loved ones enter the country. Family...
If you are an immigrant living on any visa in the United States, you may not enjoy all the privileges that come with full citizenship. Until you are a naturalized citizen of the United States, certain criminal convictions may result in your removal from the country....
It appears that U.S. immigration officials are looking for ways to get through a massive backlog of cases in its courts. One way may be to stop removal proceedings against certain people. According to Buzzfeed News, an official from the Immigration and Customs...
You’ve been planning to move to the U.S. permanently for some time now, and this dream is finally coming to fruition. First, you must satisfy a number of requirements. One term that you keep hearing is that you need to be a person of “good moral character.” Before...
California has long permitted the use of medical marijuana and, more recently, its recreational use – but immigrants who lack U.S. citizenship have long been denied the ability to use the drug for any reason. Federal law has continued to classify marijuana as a...
If you are a lawful permanent resident or a citizen of the United States and would like to help an eligible relative immigrate to the country and get a Green Card, submitting a form I-130 is among the first things you will have to do. Form I-130 establishes the...
If a child is born on U.S. soil, that child is automatically a United States citizen. That fact has created a widespread myth that undocumented immigrant mothers (and fathers) will do anything to make sure that their child is born inside U.S. borders so that they have...
When a country is in turmoil, there may come times when minors are sent to the United States’ border to try to keep them safe. While coming to the United States without a parent isn’t the best idea, it is possible to apply for asylum while under the age of 18. Minors...
For many spouses, living together and building a stable life is the ultimate goal. In some situations, this is not a guaranteed right. If you are trying to enter the U.S. as a spouse from another country, there are numerous steps that you need to go through first....
One of the big differences between asylum and refugee status is that you seek asylum when you're already in the United States. There are also many cases where people do this at a port of entry, but you may physically be within the country by the time you file. If you...
