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Marriage – The Most Common Way to Get a Green Card
08 Feb 2011 / Family VisasDespite the USCIS’s intensified scrutiny of marriage petitions marriage continues to be the avenue most frequently used by foreign nations to gain U.S. permanent residence. If you are married to a United States’ Citizen or Permanent Resident you may qualify for an immigrant visa based on marriage. Marriages Where Immigrant is Outside the United States Generally, a foreign resident [...]
How to Prepare a Winning Marriage Application
29 Jan 2011 / Family VisasMarriage to an American citizen is the most common method foreign nationals use to obtain permanent residence or green card status in the United States. It is also the method that is most often abused. Because of the high incidence of fraud, USCIS officials carefully scrutinize all marriage applications (and their related adjustment of status applications) to ensure that the marriage [...]
BIA Overrules Long Standing Precedent on the Cuban Adjustment Act
21 Apr 2009 / Board of Immmigration AppealsThe Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled yesterday that Immigration Judges no longer have jurisdiction to adjudicate an application submitted by an Arriving Alien seeking adjustment of status under the Cuban Adjustment Act. There is a limited exception for aliens who have been placed in removal proceedings after returning to the United States pursuant to a grant of advanced parole. An Arriving [...]
