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Lawful permanent residents or (LPR) are otherwise known as green card holders. In order to gain LPR status, you must meet some criteria requirements and then you can become a citizen of the United States. According to INA 212 (h), the attorney General and Secretary of DHS are able to waive the ...

Crimes such as assault, burglary, and DUI's can greatly affect one's immigration status. Depending on the crime committed and their personal record, this may lead to detrimental consequences. These consequences may be fines and jail time, but ultimately may result in deportation in certain ca...

The P visa is a non-immigrant entertainment visa with various classifications for athletes, artists, and entertainers. This visa allows these specific foreign nationals to reside in the United States for a competition, performance, or event that must be completed. Competing at an internationall...

Immigration can be greatly affected by a restraining order. The consequence of having a restraining order against you may jeopardize your immigration status and ultimately lead to deportation in worst case scenario. A restraining order is essentially a court order that protects an individual ...

What is a DUI (Driving Under Influence)? A DUI means driving or operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. When out drinking it is important to have a driver who remains sober. However, this is not always the case in California the number of DUI arrests pre-COVID,...

If you believe yourself to have extraordinary ability and are looking to immigrant to the United States, then EB-1 or EB-2 NIW might be right for you. EB-1 is Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference. Those who qualify demonstrate extraordinary ability or outstanding researcher, teachers,...

Can you request to get your money back from Regional Center after your second Green Card is arrived? The short answer is no! And this is another reason to have your Eb5 investment run by you (direct investment instead of regional center). The regulatory definitions in an Eb5 visa including “in...

Can you request to get your money back from Regional Center after your second Green Card is arrived? The short answer is no! And this is another reason to have your Eb5 investment run by you (direct investment instead of regional center). The regulatory definitions in an Eb5 visa including “inv...

Investment category 5 th of employment visa (Eb5), requires “Investment of Capitals, in a “new” enterprise, which creates “jobs” for American market. The Eb5 has two types Regional Center Program, which means investing in a company Stand...

Admission means allowing a person outside of the US enter to the US or allowing a person within the US get a Green Card. Inadmissible, means someone who does not receive that permission. Grounds of inadmissibility means reasons through which one person can become inadmissible. Different eligib...

–Do I have to be a US citizen to file for bankruptcy? No, you don't have to be. You can either be a green card holder or a US citizen to file for bankruptcy. –Is US bankruptcy effective against creditors outside of the United States? Yes. –Would filling bankruptcy affect my Green Card or Cit...

Court Cases show predominantly favorable decisions for Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), US Department of Treasury. OFAC claims it does not have enforcement powers. As a matter of fact, the power has been given to the secretary of treasury to exercise many decisions, including but not limi...

Crimes have unimaginably harsh Consequences for an Immigrant. One of the consequences is serving more time in jail (immigration detention) after one has been released from criminal jail. The detainees often find it so difficult to serve more after they are released from the first jail. Deport...

What Would Happen to Children Born Abroad to a Current Green Card Holder? Children born to a US parents with Green Card do not need to apply for a Visa to Immigrate to the US if 1-Parent is accompanying entering child 2-Parent holds a valid immigrant visa 3-Parent is otherwise not inadmissible ...

There are less than 40 days left for a hopeful nation to attend their US presidential election. The 2020 US presidential election is happening under a very unique circumstances–Covid-19 pandemic and its multi-faceted national effects. The hope of having a prosperous country has made Americans, a...

US citizenship and naturalization provisions allow individuals who are not born in the US become citizens through either judicial ceremony (when the court administers the “oath of allegiance”) or through administrative ceremony (when USCIS administers the “oath of allegiance”). A child may recei...