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August 21, 2024

Understanding the Immigration Consequences of Criminal Charges and Convictions

Navigating criminal law and immigration can be challenging, particularly for non-U.S. citizens who may face severe consequences due to criminal charges or convictions. For non-U.S. citizens, involvement in criminal activities can lead to immigration issues, including deportation, denial of immigration benefits, and inadmissibility to the United States. Understanding these potential outcomes and knowing the steps […]

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June 19, 2024

Biden’s Immigration Plan for Spouses of United States Citizens (and children of United States Citizens)

If a spouse of a United States Citizen has an illegal entry, and a family petition wasn’t filed before May 1, 2001, then the spouse must embark on a 3 step process that takes over 6 years (with the covid backlog) for completion. All the while, there is no work permit. So the undocumented spouse […]

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May 31, 2024

Nunc Pro Tunc Immigration Amendments

Nunc Pro Tunc (Now for Then) immigration amendments are used to fix immigration document mistakes and change an order or decision with a retroactive effect. USCIS has the power to treat an application or request and make it effective to that of an earlier date of when the application was first filed or approved. Reasons […]

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May 30, 2024

Consular Process Interview in Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGG)

If you received an email notification with your interview date in Tegucigalpa, there are several steps you should take before traveling. Step 1: Registering Your Appointment To register your interview appointment, create a profile at https://www.ustraveldocs.com/hn/en/immigrant-visa/.  Each family member must create their profile.  If you need to cancel or reschedule, you must email support-honduras@ustraveldocs.com or call either […]

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May 30, 2024

Prosecutorial Discretion at Immigration Court (EOIR)

During Biden’s Presidency, the deportation policy was that he ordered the courts to reduce the number of people in court proceedings and to focus on deporting criminals and those who pose a threat to the United States. For those who are considered low risk the option of prosecutorial discretion was offered.  Prosecutorial discretion is the option of asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to […]

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October 12, 2023

How to request an in-person appointment at a USCIS field office

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released a new online form for individuals, attorneys, and accredited representatives to request an in-person appointment at their local field office without having to call the USCIS Contact Center. See link below. https://my.uscis.gov/en/appointment/v2 In-person appointments are only to be requested for the following: ADIT stamp Emergency Advance Parole Immigration […]

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October 5, 2023

What Is The Visa Bulletin?

If you have an approved I-130 petition and have not been able to obtain your green card it may be because your priority date isn’t current. To find the priority date you will need to review the visa bulletin board at https://travel.state.gov. The visa bulletin is issued every month by the Department of State. The […]

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September 28, 2023

Can’t Find a Joint Sponsor? Form I-864 & I864A Affidavit of Support

A sponsor is someone with legal status, a Legal Permanent Resident or a United States Citizen, who agrees to take on the legal obligation of financially supporting an applicant for a family-based petition. The addition of a joint sponsor happens when the petitioner does not meet the income established by the Federal Poverty Guidelines. https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p […]

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September 21, 2023

Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant

If your immediate family member is a principal U-1 holder, you may be able to obtain legal status by using form I-929. What is a U-1 holder? A U-1 holder is referred to as the principal applicant of the approved U-Visa. This means that the applicant was the first to file the U visa application […]

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September 14, 2023

USCIS New Appointment Tool

USCIS has been working on improving its online services, including the development of tools for scheduling appointments, based on the Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government by introducing new initiatives in hopes of improving the customer experience. This tool was launched on August 21, 2023; it […]

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