Denaturalization (article 1)
Aug 12, 2016
Denaturalization is the process by which a U.S. citizen loses his or her citizenship. What is Denaturalization? Denaturalization is the process by which a U.S. citizen loses his or her citizenship. S...
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What is Withholding of Removal Status?
Aug 09, 2016
Withholding of removal is a form of relief from removal that prevents an alien against whom a final order of removal has been entered from being removed to a specific country. What is withholding of r...
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LGBT Immigration
Jun 23, 2016
In this article, we will review certain provisions of immigration law that touch on LGBT immigrants. Asylum and Refugee Protection LGBT individuals may qualify for asylum under U.S. immigration laws. ...
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Overview of LGBTI Asylum
Jun 09, 2016
Under current U.S. immigration law, LGBTI aliens may seek asylum in the United States. LGBTI Asylum Background Under current U.S. immigration law, LGBTI aliens may seek asylum in the United States. In...
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Introduction to the EB1B Visa Category for Outstanding Professors and Researchers
May 31, 2016
The EB1-B (EB1B) category is an employment-based immigrant visa category for outstanding professors and researchers. The underlying statute for the category is found in section 203(b)(1)(B) of the Imm...
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Recapturing Priority Dates
May 27, 2016
Under certain circumstances, a child with a pending adjustment of status application to a family preference category who would otherwise "age out" may have his or her immigrant visa petition converted...
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New Rules Regarding Teacher Category of Exchange Visitor Program
Apr 28, 2016
The Department of State (DOS) finalized a new rule amending existing regulations governing the Teacher category of the Exchange Visitor Program (J visas). Introduction The Department of State (DOS) fi...
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O Visas
Apr 21, 2016
O visas are nonimmigrant employment visas for limited classes of aliens.The O-1A (O1A) visa is for "aliens of extraordinary ability" who are seeking to enter the United States to work in their areas o...
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Inadmissibility for Criminal and Related Grounds
Apr 11, 2016
Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality (INA) act lists various grounds for inadmissibility on criminal and related grounds. In limited circumstances, an alien subject to section 212(a)(2...
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USCIS Receipt Numbers
Mar 31, 2016
When the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receives an application or petition, it assigns it a 13-character USCIS receipt number on the Form I-797C, Notice of Action. The USC...
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