Immigration Insights
Explore our insights and observations in the ever-changing practice of immigration law. Our top-rated immigration lawyers discuss the key topics and changes to the US immigration system.
Adjustment of Status for Spouse on a Visitor Visa
Frequently, a potential client, who is a U.S. citizen, asks if their spouse from [insert country of choice] can enter on a visitor visa and then adjust status. Well, the answer to that question, like many others in the law, is “it depends.” Immigrant Intent at the...
Applying for Asylum as an LGBTQ Person
Can I apply for asylum based on being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer? Yes. In asylum law, a person must demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution based on one of the five protected categories. Of the five protected categories, “membership in a...
“Extreme Hardship” and Waivers
If you have applied for a green card and an immigration official has found you inadmissible, you may be eligible to file for a waiver. Basically, in filing for a waiver, you are asking for USCIS to forgive the grounds of inadmissibility and grant the green card...
Driving Under the Influence and Nonimmigrant Status
My receptionist transfers a frantic call from the wife of a potential client. The wife tells me the police arrested her husband the night before for drunk driving. In Ohio, he was charged with Operating a Vehicle Impaired (“OVI”). In other states, it may be Driving...
Immigration Consequences of Divorce
A divorce can be a devastating life event to say the least. But, for a green card holder, divorce may introduce new challenges to their status in the US. In particular, if an immigrant received his green card through marriage, divorce may pose a serious risk to his...
Preparing to Remove Conditions on Residence
Foreign nationals, who obtained their green card through their U.S. Citizen spouse, enter the United States as conditional residents. The conditional residence period lasts for two years. Before the end of the two-year period, the foreign national and the citizen...
Have you considered all the consequences of Voluntary Departure?
Foreign nationals in removal proceedings are confronted with the very real possibility of deportation from the United States. During the course of removal proceedings, the foreign national may request relief in the form of adjustment of status, waiver of...