Family-Based Immigration

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...

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...

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...

Parents typically want what is best for their children. They make sacrifices to give their children opportunities that they have never had. Your parents may have encouraged your career goals or supported you during your school days, pushing you to secure a better...

There is no such thing as the typical immigrant. Immigrants come from all walks of life, they are male and female, old and young, skilled and unskilled. They all provide a valuable part of the makeup of the United States, as the number of immigrants just continues to...

Family-based immigration allows you to reconnect with the people you love. Achieving personal success can seem meaningless without your closest family members to share it with. When you have family members in another country, you may want to help them enter the United...

If you’re a parent who is thinking about immigrating to the U.S., you may be doing it largely for your own benefit. Maybe you want to start a business and you believe it could thrive in America. Perhaps you’re looking to expand a business you already own. For many,...

When you’re trying to gain access to the United States based on your marital status, you know that you’re going to have to prove that your foreign marriage is valid. Ideally, you can do that with a marriage certificate. But, what if you don’t have one? You may have...

Being born in the United States is the easiest and most common way to obtain citizenship. It’s called “birthright citizenship.” Typically, someone does not have to apply for citizenship or take any sort of test to gain it if they were born in the country. There are a...

A non-citizen can often get a green card, changing their immigration status, when marrying a citizen. The government is wary, however, that some people may attempt to game the system by getting married specifically for the green card, not because they want to be...