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U Visa Helps Immigrant Victims of Crime Stay in US
A Path to Residence for Certain Victims The U Visa program is giving immigrants in the Boston area and beyond who are victims of certain crimes a way to stay legally in the U.S. Immigrants who help law enforcement officials … Continue reading
Divorce and Immigration – I’ve been married for years! But Immigration says I’m not!
I’m not married to my wife? Lots of my clients enter the firm and tell me “We’ve been married for five years, we have two children together, we even own a house together! And immigration is telling me we’re not … Continue reading
Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver is a reality!
The Secretary of Homeland Security released a press release on January 2, 2013 stating that the Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver has finally been issued and will go into effect beginning March 4, 2013. Update: The provisional unlawful presence waiver is … Continue reading
New Waiver Proposal May Mean Families Get To Stay Together!
On December 21st, 2011, I wrote about getting green cards for a spouse that entered illegally across the border. In that post (Consular Processing – Getting a green card for your border jumping spouse), I noted that if you were … Continue reading
Consular Processing – Getting a green card for your border-crossing spouse
Update: In early 2013, this process changed for certain people. Please see my post Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver is a Reality! for more information about the change and whether it applies to you and if it will make consular processing a … Continue reading
Special Immigrant Juveniles – A pathway to permanent residence for minors
Minors are treated differently from adults in a very important section of the immigration law in that they have a way to obtain permanent residence even if they entered unlawfully. If a minor is a Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) under … Continue reading
Legal Permanent Resident Statistics – Maybe it’s time to naturalize.
The Department of Homeland Security released its report regarding the estimated legal resident population in the United States in 2010 (see below for a link to report). While the statistics are mildly interesting, they do bring to mind a subject … Continue reading
Removing Conditions on Permanent Residence and Divorce
In my practice, I have noticed a common recurring question: I acquired my conditional green card through my spouse, but we’re now separated, have no intention of getting back together, and I’m worried about getting a divorce because of the … Continue reading