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Will your US immigration lawyer expedite your green card application?

Being a US immigration lawyer is a little like being a therapist. Each day, I listen to people’s immigration stories and offer advice, empathy and words of encouragement. Sometimes, however, I also have to offer a dose of reality. Many immigration clients think that their story is unique, that they are experiencing unusual hardship and that they are entitled to “special” treatment by the...
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CDC loosens vaccine rules for green card and visa applicants

The CDC has announced that female applicants for US green cards and immigrant visas will no longer be required to get the HPV vaccine, beginning December 14, 2009. The human papillomavirus vaccine will not longer be on the immunization list for legal permanent resident applicants. The HPV vaccine was added to the list of required vaccinations for LPR applicants in the summer of 2008. However, advocates protested...
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The dangers of failing to apply for a green card

Foreign nationals who wait patiently, sometimes for several years, for a US green card to become available to them would probably not believe that some aliens do not complete the green card application process when one is readily available. But it does happen. These eligible aliens often are already in the US and put off the green card application process due to financial difficulties, scheduling issues, or just...
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Delays in permanent resident green card processing

USCIS reports that lawful permanent resident (LPR) green card applicants might experience delays of up to 8 weeks in the delivery of their plastic permanent resident card green card. USCIS is upgrading their card production equipment.  US immigration field offices can issue temporary evidence of permanent residence (LPR) by stamping an applicant’s passport with the I-551 stamp if the applicant has been...
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Little girl from Poland denied green card by immigration officials

Little 11 year old Ewelinda Bledniak immigrated to the US from Poland with her family when she was just 2 years old. She and her family currently live outside of Atlanta, Georgia where immigration officials are set to send her back to Poland. Ewelinda’s family claims that their former immigration attorney failed to file the proper paperwork for her immigration case, which has now caused her green card /...
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