Recent Posts in Permanent Residency Category
Posted on Apr 8, 2013
Leonys Martin has reportedly been granted U.S. residency status. According to reports, the man was granted residency instead of citizenship status. In order to apply for U.S. citizenship, a person has ...
Posted on Jan 16, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court is reportedly going over the rights of those who have U.S. permanent residency. According to reports, the matter is in regard to some with permanent residency who are facing ...
Posted on Jul 5, 2011
Although the women were originally deported, now the U.S. is reportedly allowing 'widow penalty' victims back in. According to reports, the women were immigrants whose U.S. citizen husbands had died. ...
Posted on Jan 6, 2011
Some foreign nationals who have family ties to American citizens and green card holders have been granted permanent residency. This happened in 2009 and the number made up for about two-thirds of the ...
Posted on Nov 13, 2010
In Portland, Oregon, a number of undocumented immigrants are joining together in a small rally to push for federal immigration reform. Many of these immigrants came to the U.S. as minors as their ...
Posted on Oct 12, 2010
Washington is allowing for most of the 38 dissidents who were released from prison in Cuba to settle in the U.S. The Cuban political prisoners can now come to the U.S. to be eligible. The dissidents ...
Posted on Sep 7, 2010
A runaway Christian convert who is in Ohio and was an illegal immigrant was given permanent residency. Rifqa Bary came to the United States from Sri Lanka and upon being possibly deported, feared the ...
Posted on May 31, 2010
A Russian-born woman came to California to marry a man she had met in Russia. She already had a son at that time. However, the couple has since divorced because she caught her husband writing to other ...
Posted on May 18, 2010
A couple, who were married by proxy with the man in Iraq and the woman in Japan, are not having their marriage recognized by the United States. The man has since died in the war, while the wife wanted ...
Posted on May 3, 2010
A Detroit-area cook was hoping that his Mexican culinary skills would help him to qualify for legal U.S. residency. The cook has been working in the U.S. for 18 years, but may now be deported. The man ...
Posted on May 1, 2010
A law has been passed that will allow spouses and children of deceased U.S. citizens to receive the status of permanent resident. While there used to be a time line for it, spouses needing to be ...
Posted on Apr 23, 2010
A woman and her daughters were threatened with deportation after the woman's husband died in an accident. However, they will now be allowed to stay in Missouri after the U.S. Citizenship and ...
Posted on Apr 22, 2010
If you are married to a U.S. citizen with a criminal record, it will not affect your petitions for permanent residence. In working toward permanent residence, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...
Posted on Apr 17, 2010
Many American citizens and green card holders are giving up their citizenship because of the U.S. tax increases and aggressiveness of the IRS toward Americans living overseas. Over 500 people ...
Posted on Apr 15, 2010
A judge is ruling that the Department of Homeland Security must process the permanent residency request of an Iraqi artist despite claims that he could be considered a terrorist. The man is dealing ...
Posted on Apr 12, 2010
A man who faced deportation after his lawyer failed to tell him that pleading guilty to drug distribution could result in deportation will be able to stay as a permanent resident in the U.S. The man ...
Posted on Apr 10, 2010
A man was found with a marijuana cigarette and was advised to plead guilty. However, the man is a legal permanent resident which means that his guilty plea can have serious consequences. As a result ...
Posted on Mar 25, 2010
The Child Status Protection Act is a law that protects minors who "age out" because of long processing delays. This is relevant for those seeking permanent residency in the United States. Children can ...
Posted on Mar 16, 2010
Natalia Laschenova, who was a gold medalist gymnast in 1988, is trying to fast-track to permanent resident status in the United States. The gymnast last competed in 1991, but didn't arrive in the ...
Posted on Mar 3, 2010
An African-born musician has been living in Santa Rosa since 1987 has been facing deportation after spending three months in federal immigration detention because of a three-decade-old student visa ...
Posted on Feb 28, 2010
The mother of a dead soldier was working on receiving a legal immigration status, but then her son was killed and her status is unclear. While she applied for U.S. permanent residency in 2008, she may ...
Posted on Dec 3, 2009
Whether you are applying for a work visa, you are petitioning for citizenship, or you need help fighting a deportation order, there are many benefits to working with a skilled immigration attorney. ...
Posted on Jul 13, 2009
Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz has joined a group of 78 legislators who want to change the U.S. Constitution to restrict citizenship to only those babies born to U.S. citizens and legal residents. ...
Posted on Jan 5, 2009
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has filed an appeal to overturn a federal judge's decision to grant prominent Muslim leader Mohammad Qatanani permanent residency. Qatanani is the ...