Like magic, Parole in Place (PIP) turns someone who entered the country without inspection (EWI) into an inspected alien without them ever having to set foot outside the US. This is important because, with very few exceptions, one must have a lawful admission to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (green card). Without it, someone [...]
US immigration is filled with forms. There are forms for visitors, forms for citizenship and forms for just about everything in between. Many of the forms are filled out by you or your immigration lawyer when you are asking for an immigration benefit, such as a visa or green card. Other forms, such as a [...]
Last year I wrote about the dangers of applying for adjustment of status if you had overstayed the visa waiver program. I'm happy to report that adjustment of status green card processing for VWP participants has undergone some positive changes in the past few months. Prior to 2009, spouses, parents and children of US Citizens [...]
I get many phone calls from US Citizens asking if their foreign national loved one (spouse, fiance, parent, child) can adjust status in the US. For many of these callers, the answer is yes. If a foreign national is here, in the United States, and has a green card immediately available to him or her [...]
President Obama is currently considering another round of fee hikes for green card adjustment of status cases and some non-immigrant visas. Fees were last increased on the summer of 2007; new fees are due to go into effect later this year. Green Card Adjustment of Status Fees Certain foreign nationals who are present in the [...]
[stextbox id="alert"]ALERT! ! The information contained in this article is no longer valid. Many VWP overstay applicants are able to successfully adjust again. For more information, please see my new article on adjustment of status.[/stextbox] It used to be that foreign nationals who entered on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) could safely marry a United [...]
Once an immediate relative of a US citizen or lawful permanent resident has an immigrant visa available to them, he or she must decide whether to obtain the green card via the adjustment of status process, or via consular processing. Each of the options has advantages and drawbacks. Thus, an immigration lawyer should be consulted [...]
USCIS recently announced a change in the processing of form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) that is commonly used by green card attorneys during the adjustment of status immigration process, including when submitting an application for a green card through marriage. Green card applicants do not automatically have the right to work in the United [...]
