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Top 8 Reasons to File Your Green Card Application Now
Changes to law and or policy may have an effect on eligibility or processing times. If you qualify for lawful permanent resident status now, the best advice is to pursue the benefit immediately. Changes to the applications over the past several years, have caused a...
The Biden Immigration Proposal
Things are changing fast in the immigration world. Because of this, you may have some questions in regard to what this means for your immigration status. As we approach Inauguration Day, President-elect Biden has made some of his immigration agenda public. Here is...
The Path to Green Cards for Those on TPS and DACA
What kinds of changes to immigration policy can we expect under a Biden administration? According to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the incoming administration will focus on decreasing wait times to obtain citizenship, granting automatic green cards to protected...
Can DACA Recipients Get a Green Card?
DID DACA CHANGE? Did President-Elect Biden change DACA? That was his plan, but the Court beat him to it. USCIS has officially acknowledged that it is now accepting first-time DACA requests. See link: https://www.uscis.gov/i-821d CAN DACA RECIPIENTS GET A GREEN CARD? ...
CAN I APPLY FOR DACA?
Did DACA change? Yes, it did! On Friday, December 4, 2020, Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, ordered USCIS to allow newly eligible immigrants to file new applications under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program....
How Do I Pass The New Citizenship Test?
Before leaving office, the Trump administration has instituted yet another restrictive measure on immigration. This change, which will apply to naturalization or citizenship applications filed on or after December 1, 2020, involves amending the civics test for...
Immigration under Biden – Compassionate Reform
The votes have been tabulated. Joe Biden is our new President-elect. As the nation heals the wounds left by our country’s most polarizing and divisive leader in recent history, the targets of President Trump’s hate and blame – immigrants -- wonder what to expect with...
Apply for Naturalization NOW before Trump Changes the Rules
Since Trump has taken office in 2016, he has delivered on one promise concerning restricting the rights and benefits of immigrants. In the area of citizenship and naturalization, these restrictions have meant greater scrutiny into the backgrounds of applicants to...
Immigration Benefits for Victims of Crimes
Many immigrants are scared of reporting their experiences as victims of crime because they believe they will risk deportation from the United States if they come forward. U.S. law provides several protections and options for legal and undocumented immigrants who have...
TPS ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, I.E. OBTAINING YOUR GREEN CARD WITH TPS
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an immigration benefit for immigrants present in the United States, whose countries have experienced a humanitarian crisis. The relevant TPS countries are Syria; Sudan; South Sudan; Somalia; Honduras; Nicaragua; Nepal; Haiti; El...