INA §§212(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) & (II), 8 U.S.C. §§1182(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) & (II) This ground of inadmissibility is a bit complicated to understand, and often trips up immigration attorneys. There are basically two aspects to this rule. First, the person must have been unlawfully…
INA §212(a)(9)(A)(ii), 8 U.S.C. §1182(a)(9)(A)(ii) Once a person is ordered removed from the United States, she is inadmissible to return for 10 years. This becomes 20 years if it is her second removal. “Removal” is the technical term for what…
INA §212(a)(9)(B), 8 U.S.C. §1182(a)(9)(B) Immigration law imposes harsh consequences on people who have stayed in the United States without legal immigration status. If someone has been out of status for six months in the United States, then departs, she…
INA §212(a)(10)(A), 8 U.S.C. §1182(a)(10)(A) Polygamy occurs when an individual is simultaneously married to more than one person. U.S. immigration last has prohibited polygamy almost from the first days of the republic. Now, you might say that your fiancée or…
INA §212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), 8 U.S.C. §1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) Extremely minor crimes can make a foreign national inadmissible even if she was never convicted of the crime. In immigration law, crimes involving “moral turpitude” essentially refer to offenses that are intrinsically bad. Here’s one…
INA §§212(a)(2)(D)(i)–(ii), 8 U.S.C. §1182(a)(2)(D)(i)–(ii) A person who has engaged – or tried to engage – in prostitution within the past ten years is inadmissible. Before you blow past this section, read on. Certainly, a prostitution-related conviction will be a…
INA §212(a)(1), 8 U.S.C. §1182(a)(1) U.S. immigration law has always been concerned about allowing people into the country who could impact public health. There are three categories of health-related inadmissibility issues you need to assess: (1) diseases of public health…
INA §212(a)(4), 8 U.S.C. §1182(a)(4). This ground of inadmissibility may be the one that creates the most common problem for fiancée applicants. Your fiancée is inadmissible if the immigration agencies determine that she is likely to become a “public charge.”…
The critical component of United States immigration law is the so-called grounds of inadmissibility. This is often an area of which people have only a vague awareness. For example, most people understand that criminal issues will create a problem for…
This section goes line by line to the Form I-129F to help you complete the document correctly. I recommend that you do not read this section in its entirety, rather start working on the form and use this section as…