013: Show the Love: Family-based Alternatives for Technology Professionals
Being in love is one of the greatest feelings there is! But what if your loved one is not from the United States and you just badly want them to…
Policy Change on Residence Ends Citizenship for Some Children
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will change its policy on residence in some cases, which will end automatic U.S. citizenship for some children. The move marks the Trump administration’s continued…
Candidates May Have to Travel Farther for USCIS Interviews
To reduce processing times for naturalization and green card applications at its busiest field offices, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced it will transfer cases and USCIS interviews…
What You Should Know About the American Dream and Promise Act
The American Dream and Promise Act passed by the House of Representatives last month has been placed on the Senate’s legislative calendar. However, the latest Dream Act legislation, which offers…
Applicants for Visas and Green Cards Must Divulge Social Media Info
Virtually all visa and green-card applications now require candidates to state the social media platforms they currently use or have used within the past five years. Candidates must also supply…
Spouses of Green Card Holders Should File for F2A Green Card Now
For several years, the spouses and children of green-card holders faced a three- to five-year wait to receive an F2A green card based on the Visa Bulletin posted monthly by…
What You Should Know Before Traveling Abroad for Summer Vacation
Nearly 260 million people will be flying during the summer. If you’re one of them, traveling abroad to visit friends and family—and you also hold a visa or green card—there…
Love and Marriage, Divorce and Removal of Green Card Conditions
When Rohan* filed for his green card, he and his American wife, Kristen*, had just returned from their honeymoon in Hawaii. They felt relaxed and blissful. Rohan decided to file…
All You Need Is Love—and Alcorn
Mei’s parents immigrated from Taiwan to the U.S. decades ago. Her parents would take her to visit relatives in Taiwan from infancy until she left home for college. As an…
A Happy Ending to a Romance Gone Wrong
When Ji-hye* married her husband, she thought she found her happily ever after. Ji-hye came to the U.S. from South Korea to attend a university. She had dreamed of leaving…