The big news this month is the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling on the DACA program — the court upheld a previous decision that the program is unlawful, and sent the case back to a lower court to decide the legality of allowing new people to enroll in the program. Thankfully, the news we discussed last Read more about October 2022 Newsletter: DACA News[…]
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was signed into existence by President Obama in June 2012. It was always meant as a stopgap measure to help young people brought into the country as children and are now in a precarious situation — raised as Americans but without legal residency or citizenship — until Read more about DACA Update: Where the Program Stands Now[…]
One of the tests that you will have to take during your naturalization interview before you can get your United States citizenship is the Civics test. In many ways, this is the most difficult test you will have to take during your immigration process. With the written, spoken, and reading English tests, you are likely Read more about Tips for Studying for the Citizenship Civics Test[…]
How much of a difference a year can make! For immigration policy activists, this year had a lot of ups and downs. Here are some of the big changes to immigration policy that took place in 2018, and how applicants can prepare for them. DACA For most of the year, DACA languished as Democrats and Read more about Immigration Policy in 2018 and Beyond[…]
Many permanent residents cannot wait to trade in their green card for full United States citizenship. Usually, after permanent residence of three (if married to a U.S. Citizen) or five years in the United States, the permanent resident is eligible to file the paperwork for his or her citizenship. But, for a variety of reasons, Read more about Permanent Residents: Is Your Green Card Expired?[…]
If you are inadmissible to the United States and are seeking an immigrant visa, adjustment of status, certain nonimmigrant statuses or certain other immigration benefits, your only chance is to file for a waiver. The waiver is Form I-601, and is only applicable for certain grounds of inadmissibility. First, here is a review of some Read more about Immigration Inadmissibility, Waivers, and Your Odds of Success[…]
If you have been following the news, you may have heard the term “public charge” in reference to keeping immigrants from obtaining permanent resident status. The Trump administration is supposedly considering new rules that will make it harder for an immigrant to get a green card if they have ever used a range of popular Read more about Low Income? Getting Around the “Public Charge” Designation when Applying for a Green Card[…]
For legal permanent residents, the green card is likely to be the most precious document they have in their possession. Nonetheless, life happens, and it is possible that a green card may be lost or stolen. This post will go over some of the basics on what a person should do if his or her Read more about Stolen or Lost Immigration Documents: What to Do Next[…]
Are immigrants good or bad for the economy? Do they take away jobs from Americans? Are they responsible for more crime than the average American citizen? In this time of malicious rhetoric against immigration and immigrants, this post will take a look at some of the common themes and disprove many of these myths. Are Read more about Mythbusting Immigration Myths[…]
When you finally qualify to apply for a green card, you will probably be counting down the days until you hear back and can finally receive that much-desired document. Which is why one of the most frequent questions we get is, “How long does the green card application process take?!” As you can probably guess, Read more about How Long Does the Green Card Petitioning Process Actually Take?[…]