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Change of Nonimmigrant Status from B1/B2 to F1/M1 Persons in the United States on B1 (temporary visitor for business) or B2 (temporary visitor for pleasure) status are limited in the activities in ...
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Introduction In order to obtain a nonimmigrant or immigrant visa, an alien must be admissible to the United States. If an alien is inadmissible, he or she must generally file a Form I-601, Application ...
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What is Inadmissibility to the US? Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) contains various grounds of alien “inadmissibility.” If an alien is found to be inadmissible, he ...
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What is an Immigration Fee Waiver (USCIS)? The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) require immigration fees for the processing of certain forms and services. These fees help ...
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What is the H1B Cap? Under section 214(g)(1)(A)(vii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), only 65,000 H1B visas may be allocated each fiscal year. This is commonly called the “H1B ...
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What is International Adoption? When a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR) decides to adopt a child from overseas, one of the most important legal considerations is following the proper ...
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Introduction to Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers The provisional unlawful presence waiver was originally created in regulations in 2013. A new provisional unlawful presence waiver final rule will ...
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What are Asylum and Withholding of Removal? Asylum, statutory withholding of removal, and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) are three distinct forms of immigration ...
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Introduction In order to file for asylum and/or withholding of removal, an applicant must file the Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. There are two situations in which ...
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What is withholding of removal? Withholding of removal is a form of relief from removal that prevents an alien against whom a final order of removal has been entered from being removed to a specific ...
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A. Grounds for Denaturalization - A Naturalized USC May Lose Citizenship by Revocation Often Referred to as Denaturalization Process However, citizenship should only be taken away where there is ...
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The United States was once hostile toward LGBT immigration. However, laws and immigration policies of the United States have changed to make it generally welcoming to LGBT immigrants. Nevertheless, ...
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In order to establish eligibility for asylum, a homosexual, bisexual, transgender, or intersexed alien must establish that he or she is the member of a “particular social group,” on the ...
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Introduction: Permissible Activities While on B2 Status The B2 nonimmigrant visa classification is if for temporary visitors for pleasure. There are limited activities in which a B2 nonimmigrant may ...
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Introduction: When is the Entry of an Inadmissible Alien “Admission”? In order to be “admitted” into the United States as the term is defined in section 101(a)(13)(A) of the ...
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Introduction: Inadmissibility for Fraud or Misrepresentation of a Material Fact Under section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), an alien who is found to have procured or to ...
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Introduction: U Visa Law Enforcement Certification The U nonimmigrant visa category is for certain victims of particularly serious crimes who cooperate with law enforcement in the investigation or ...
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Introduction The Attorney General has limited discretionary authority to grant parole to an alien who is in the United States without an immigration status. This exercise of parole is called ...
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Introduction An alien who is granted temporary protected status (TPS) may obtain an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) along with TPS. Furthermore, he or she may maintain a valid nonimmigrant ...
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Introduction When seeking labor certification for an employment-based immigrant visa, the following relationships will subject the labor certification application to high scrutiny: The employee for ...
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