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…
Expert Predicts EB-5 Green Card Wait Times Will Continue to Rise
The chief of the Department of State’s Visa Control and Reporting Division provided an estimate of the final action dates over the next several months and the estimated wait times…
Marijuana Hurts Your Immigration, Citizenship Chances
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently clarified that violating the federal controlled substance law, including violations involving marijuana, will make it difficult to establish a good moral character for…
Can Green Card and Visa Holders Get a Mortgage Loan?
Yes, both green card and visa holders can qualify for a mortgage in the U.S. Now that the spring home-buying season has begun, you should know what you need to…
No More Visas for Biotech, AI, and Robotics?
The U.S. Commerce Department could place limits on which companies can sponsor H-1B and O-1A visas. Commerce is evaluating designating artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and other categories as “emerging technologies” that…
Increased Investment for EB-5 on the Horizon
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The EB-5 modernization proposal has been…
What Immigrants Should Know About Filing Taxes
Tax Day—April 15—is fast approaching. Even if you’re not a U.S. citizen, you must file a tax return if you’re considered a “resident alien” for tax purposes. Like U.S. immigration…
Legislation Seeks to Throw Out Green Card Limits Per Country
Legislation introduced in the House and Senate this month would eliminate the seven percent per-country limit on employment-based green cards. Called the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act,” the joint legislation…
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…
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…