by Abecard | Jun 16, 2014 | Form I-485, Immigration Law, Permanent Residence, Permanent Residence Card
How to Change Visa Category for Spouses and Children of Residents The spouse (beneficiary) of a lawful permanent resident (petitioner) of the United States (USA) is in category 2A of the visa preference system when the petitioner petitions his or her partner. That...
by Abecard | Jan 29, 2014 | Avoiding Deportation, Good Moral Character, Immigration Law
The Immigrant Tax Return Once again, the time has come to begin preparations for filing tax returns as required by U.S. law. Immigrants, both legal and undocumented, face a plethora of forms, questions, and answers that, in most cases, are new to them. They are also...
by Abecard | Sep 12, 2011 | Announcement of August 18 2011, Avoiding Deportation, Cancellation of Expulsion, Deportation, Immigration Law, Immigration Reform, Legal Residence, President Obama's New Immigration Policy, Prosecutorial Discretion, Sorry, Work permit
On August 18 of this year, the President announced a change in immigration policy with the purpose of administratively closing some of the 300,000 deportation cases currently pending in immigration courts across the country. This was a policy change (or policy) and...
by Abecard | Jul 9, 2010 | Application for Temporary Protection, Avoiding Deportation, Immigration Law, TPS, TPS Extension, TPS For Salvadorans, Work permit
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to citizens of El Salvador whose status expires on September 9, 2012, until March 9, 2012. Over the course of...
by Abecard | Jun 13, 2009 | Immigration Law, Legal Residence, Permanent Residence, Spouses
An immigration bill introduced in the House of Representatives last week would allow homosexuals to ask for their “permanent partners” for residency in the United States in the same way that heterosexual married couples are allowed to do. Critics say the...
by Abecard | Jun 11, 2009 | Deportation, Immigration Law, Permanent Residence, Removal of Condition, Spouses
Janet Napolitano, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) today grants two-year deferred action to widows and widowers of a U.S. citizen who reside in the country and were married at least two years before their spouse...
