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...
The new rules currently being challenged in court by advocates will set new asylum bar. This means whoever is convicted of these crimes will not be eligible to apply for asylum after November 20th, 2020. The crimes must have been committed after Nov 20th, 2020. These crimes will cause a grante...
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 Citi...
–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...
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...
Under California Penal Code § 1473.7, an old California conviction or sentence can be vacated and this may help with post-conviction relief. This motion would possibly help you with your immigration case. There are two ways to qualify: First, you can qualify if your lawyer did not mention or ex...
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...
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. Deportat...
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...
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) one of the offices under the U.S. Department of the Treasury both administers and also enforces U.S. economic, as well as trade sanctions against targeted foreign governments, groups, organizations or individuals in accordance and furtherance with the United States ...
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...
In regard to asylum laws, President Trump wants to change the policies and proposes as follow: 1)Social Group: He proposes Narrowing the particular social group guidelines 2)Political Group: He imposes restrictions and demands higher standards 3)Persecution: He demands to show sever level of h...
“Good Moral Character” is a test that Green Card holders and applicants for naturalization (US citizenship) should pass. Conviction of a crime of moral turpitude (CMT) would cause a non-citizen deportable and/or at risk of citizenship denial by the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services can grant citizenship to the applicants who have a Green Card and have completed residency requirements. Although residency requirement is not the only condition to Citizenship, its one of the most important ones. The minimum age to apply in...
Domestic Violence is abuse or threats to abuse of someone who is or used to be in an intimate relationship with the abuser. For example, married spouses, domestic partners, lovers, or those who have a child together, or lived together or are related through blood. Abuse is physical attack whethe...
Domestic Violence is abuse or threats to abuse of someone who is or used to be in an intimate relationship with the abuser. For example, married spouses, domestic partners, lovers, or those who have a child together, or lived together or are related through blood. Abuse is physical attack whethe...
A regional center is Not a Center. To put it simply, a regional center is a project, funded by one or multiple investor immigrant to receive Green Card for the investor and their family members. The investment opportunity in regional centers has increased from $500,000 to $900,000 (in certain zi...
The United States of America is a country of capitalistic opportunities. It's a land of research and science. But what about Art and Sports? Americans are amongst the most praised nations when it comes to sports and athletic culture. Sportsmen working for prominent athletic clubs or nationally r...
A US entity is a highly regarded credible entity anywhere in the world. Besides all protections it gets, a US entity holds an extra dignified reputation when it comes to getting involved in “business activities” in Europe, Asia or Southern America. But with such business prestige comes “responsi...
In order to qualify for NIW, Eb2 (2nd Employment Based Category of Green Card) an applicant must show qualifications under matter of Dhanasar, where the immigration officer, an employee of USCIS (United States Immigration and Citizenship Services, department of Homeland Security) has discretionar...
Are OFAC rules on Iran Sanctions extremely strict? Yes, but “The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (CISADA) provides for a waiver of the sanctions under the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations (IFSR) if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that a waiver is...
A Person with a Green Card and not a US citizen can be placed in deportation. This is called “Being in Removal Proceedings”. The Green Card can be taken away and the immigrant be placed in Jail–Immigration Jail–even after completion of criminal sentence. Can all crimes make a Green Card ho...
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