Sometimes, circumstances make it unsafe for someone to remain in their own country. Once they leave, there isn’t any hope that they will be able to safely return. They need a new home country. While some people might use the terms asylum seeker and refugee...
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...
When immigrants come to the United States to get married, they often have high hopes for their future lives. But all marriages can have problems -- and those between immigrants and the citizen spouses are no exception. There are laws in place, however, to protect...
Many individuals aspire to come to the United States because they get the impression that anything goes here. That's far from the case, though. While both residents and citizens have many more personal liberties than those living in other countries, there are limits...
Tech giant Facebook was recently in the news for allegedly breaking the law by offering permanent jobs to workers with H-1B visas. According to the U.S. immigration laws already in place, Facebook is required to give priority to U.S. workers before granting permanent...
If you are facing deportation, the best thing you can do is to form a strategy that will help you to successfully defend yourself from being removed from the United States. However, forming a defense strategy can take a significant amount of time. Therefore, one of...
As President-elect, Joe Biden has already indicated that he plans to make some sweeping changes to existing immigration policies that were advanced by the previous administration. Will the “great reset” be that easy? Experts aren’t so certain The last four years have...
Under President Barack Obama, the number of refugees allowed in the United States rose dramatically. If this had continued as he planned, he would have gone up to 110,000 refugees for 2016 alone. However, when President Donald Trump took office, he quickly began...
Many people come to the United States through family immigration to be with a spouse. Maybe the person you married got a job in the U.S., and you came on a visa after they secured a work visa. Perhaps you married someone who was already a U.S. citizen and then entered...
You see it in the news all the time. People claim that anyone who crosses the border into the United States without a visa or permission has broken the law. The reality is that isn’t exactly true. Asylum seekers can come to any port of entry when they seek asylum, but...