A U.S. immigration officer presumes that all persons travelling to the U.S. have “immigrant intent.” Immigrant intent means the person has the intention to stay permanently in the U.S.. If you are traveling to the U.S. on a temporary visa,…
On December 23, 2016 USCIS filing fees are going to increase. In some cases, they will increase a lot. This post highlights the changes that will most impact our clients. A table below gives a full list of all new…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently issued a warning regarding filing fees. Currently USCIS does not accept filing fees by credit card. So if you have received a phone call or email, asking you to pay a USCIS…
When you are preparing an application for US Citizenship and Immigration Services do you need to provide original documents? The short answer is generally no - under current rules you are allowed to provide copies with your initial packet. If you…
Several time per week I get a question that comes something like this: I'm a U.S. citizen and my wife is from China [or insert any other country. She has a visitor's visa and is planning to come to the…
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is the primary authority for U.S. immigration law, codified at Title 8 United States Code. Immigration practitioners customarily cite directly to the INA rather than to its code counterpart and do not provide parallel…
Congratulations! You've been through the long process, and now you finally have your greencard. You're a lawful permanent resident... but now what? This post describes some important information you need to understand about your new legal status. Conditional residence. (2-year…
As the line supervisor at Ink Widgets,Inc. you're winding up production on a rainy February afternoon when you get a call. A woman two states away, after requesting unemployment benefits,has found that someone else has been using her Social…
It is a violation of Washington State law to advertise services as a notario publico. If you paid a notario for immigration services you may be entitled to recover money from that individual or his business. A notario's victim may…
Where can you find USCIS immigration forms? Right here! All immigration forms are freely available for download from the official USCIS website (www.uscis.gov). You should never pay anyone for a blank USCIS form since they can be downloaded for free. All…