Here’s something you won’t hear me say often. USCIS is moving fast – at least on Naturalization cases. In February, we filed a Naturalization case for someone in Norfolk, Virginia. She had her interview in April – just two months later! In Atlanta, things are fast, though not that fast. This past week, I went […]
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Marriage to a U.S. citizen has its immigration perks, for sure. It can lead to eligibility for a green card, it can mean faster adjudication times, it can mean that certain rules are “waived,” and it can also mean that a person can apply for naturalization sooner than other permanent residents. Most permanent residents have
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How long is too long to wait to be reunited with a loved one? A week? A month? For some families, the wait to be together is approaching a year or longer. It’s not wonder that we’ve been getting a lot of inquires from people who want to know if anything can be done to
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Another week, another barrage of assaults on our immigration system. You don’t have to be an immigrant, an immigration attorney or a friend/loved one of an immigrant to be upset by these proposed changes. Included (and detailed below) are: Increased and expanded biometrics collection – “DHS now proposes to expand biometric collection to include anyone
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** September 14 Update: USCIS admitted the timelines below were a mistake. Their website has been updated to reflect a more “reasonable” processing time of 5-7 months. ** How long is too long to wait for a work card? It used to be 90 days. Under former administrations, people could file for their work cards based
Waiting to Work…and Waiting…and Waiting… Read More »
I know a lot of people aren’t thinking about applying for Naturalization right now because they won’t be processed quickly enough to vote this November, or because it could take USCIS a year or longer to process the case, or because they just want to hold tight to their money in uncertain times. But, I
Is It Time to Become a U.S. Citizen? Read More »
So much is unknown in the world right now. Is my favorite restaurant open? Can I deposit money in person at the bank? When can I go on vacation? What will happen with schools? It’s impossible to know what will happen tomorrow, let alone what will happen in a year. Immigration is no different. There
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Ugh. Some days USCIS makes me want to scream. Today’s frustration comes in the form of work cards. As you know, work cards (also known as EADs or Employment Authorization Documents) are very important to people. With them, people can lawfully work and support their families, they can obtain a driver’s license, they can get
USCIS and Their Nonsense: Work Card Edition Read More »
It seems like hardly a day goes by without hearing about some new atrocity confronting immigrants and the immigration law system. In just the past week, these topics have dominated the headlines: Forced family separation at the border – we’re at 658 detained children as of today. Finding that being forced to cook and clean for a terrorist
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Nearly three years ago, Paulina hired me to work on a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) on a U application. USCIS said that they were inclined to deny her case because they thought she had committed marriage fraud. I knew it was going to be a difficult, if not impossible case. Although U status has a very generous
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