My OPT ends in October and I am planning to register for Spring Semester at school. Am I in a legal situation?

Once the OPT and the grace period expires, the foreign nationals are no longer in status. This means that an immigration attorney cannot file for...

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Time Frame for Battered Spouses obtaining Permanent Residency and applying for Citizenship - three or five years waiting period?

Foreign nationals who obtain legal permanent residency based on the Violence Against Women Act need only wait three years before applying for...

Permanent residents returning to the US with 212 (h) waivers.

I would add to Mr. Shusterman's response that an agent of the Department of Homeland Security can always question foreign nationals. Foreign...

Green card and f-1 visa

Foreign nationals who obtain (or renew) an F1 visa must have intent to return to their home country. However, if you continue to study in the...

I covicted a identity theft and my green card is expired can i renew it?

Foreign nationals can be removed from the United States based on the specific offense they committed, not what the law sounds like. So, offenses...

Applying for EAD/AP after over 3 years of filing I-485

1. Communications regarding the Employment Authorization Document and the Advance Parole can be directed to you or to your attorney of record. ...

I just gor married and want to fix papers for my husband what can I do

The web site of the Citizenship and Immigration Service has a great deal of information about the process of obtaining a green card based on...

Renewing Resident Alien card

Your son's father has complex immigration concerns. There may be several ways that he can enter the United States including, as you mentioned,...

Once a B-1/B-2 visa is revoked, what actions should be taken to better your chances in getting approved for a new visa?

In order to improve a foreign national’s chance of obtaining a B1/B2 visa after revocation and later denial, that person should contact an...

Is possible to extend our L1 visa without going back to our country.

Foreign nationals apply for an extension of their stay in L1 or L2 status from the Citizenship and Immigration Service. In other words, CIS grants...