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A Guide to Filing the I-751 Removal of Conditions Waiver: What happens when a conditional resident’s marriage ends in divorce?

What is the purpose of filing an I-751 Petition for Removal of Conditions? If you were granted conditional residence based on your marriage to a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident, you must file the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on your Permanent Resident Card. This form allows the conditional…

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What happens at the Green Card Marriage Interview at the USCIS office

By Marie Puertollano, Esq. When an immigrant gets married with a U.S citizen, the immigrant can obtain a green card either through consular processing, if the immigrant is outside the United States, or through adjustment of status within the United States, if the immigrant entered with a visa and is…

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Visa’s Unavailable for Chinese EB-5 Applicants for 2014 Fiscal Year

On August 23rd the Chief of the Department of State’s Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, Charles Oppenheim, made an important announcement regarding significant changes made to the EB-5 preference category. Oppenheim announced that for the first time since the creation of the EB-5 category, the EB-5 preference category would…

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The Canadian Solution for Bypassing the Employment Based Quota System

You are a H-1B visa holder from a country with a backlogged employment based category and you are currently living and working in the United States. You have applied for permanent residence through your employer. You have been working for the same employer for years and have extensive experience in…

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Where is Immigration Reform Headed?

Much of the deliberation surrounding immigration reform has largely occurred behind closed doors, despite pressure from the booming immigrant population in the United States to become more transparent. In a much anticipated June speech, President Obama announced that he would be utilizing executive action to bring about comprehensive immigration reform…

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Can M1 Visa Students Apply for Work Authorization?

By Lupe Lopez Francis was excited.  As a student of holistic nutrition, he had excelled and the school he was attending wanted him to stay on to work with them as an assistant instructor. The school Francis was attending in the M1 status was pleased with his depth of knowledge…

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Staff Spotlight: Associate Attorney Nadia Galash, Esq.

It is a pleasure for our law office to introduce associate attorney Nadia Galash to our readers Bio: Nadia Galash has been a California licensed attorney since 2009 and has been practicing immigration law since 2011. Nadia Galash specializes in adjustment of status/permanent resident processing; citizenship; deportation and removal proceedings before…

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The Divorce Process

Although our practice is dedicated solely to immigration law, we have the distinct pleasure of inviting guest writer and attorney Zach Wallin, to explain the complicated and tedious divorce process to our clients. Enjoy! The Divorce Process By Zach Wallin The divorce process can be extremely complicated and intimidating.   If you…

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The DACA Renewal Process is here

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson On June 05, 2014 the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, announced the renewal process for enrollment in the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Effective immediately, USCIS will begin to accept renewal requests, as well as…