Adjustment of Status Through Marriage Under DACA
In 2012, the USCIS began granting certain undocumented aliens employment authorization for a period of two-year years. Approved DACA applicants may also be eligible for Advance Parole, which allows them to travel outside of the United States and to re-enter, provided that it was for humanitarian, educational or employment purposes. DACA applicants are undocumented – […]
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Removing the conditions of your green card after divorce
When someone receives a green card based on marriage to a U.S. citizen, it is called “conditional residency” for the first two years. In order to remove the “conditional” title, thereby making it “permanent,” both spouses must jointly petition to remove the condition three months before the second year anniversary of when the green card […]
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Criminally inadmissible U.S. citizens with DUI convictions who want to enter Canada
U.S. citizens who have been convicted of a DUI in the United States may be surprised to learn that they may be inadmissible to enter Canada – even for a short vacation. While DUI’s are classified as misdemeanors in some states, Canada generally does not admit U.S. citizens who have a DUI conviction. So what […]
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Applications for Provisional Stateside Waivers Will be Accepted Beginning March 4, 2013
Applications for Provisional Stateside Waivers Will be Accepted Beginning March 4, 2013 Current rule As the law currently stands, certain immigrants who enter the country illegally or overstay their visas are ineligible to apply for permanent residence (commonly referred to as a “green card”) from within the United States (known as adjustment of status). Instead, […]
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Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA): Obama administration to grant deferred action and work permits to young undocumented immigrants
On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and meet several key criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering […]
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