As part of the Naturalization Application, you have to show "Good moral character", esp. within the past 5 years of filing. USCIS generally takes...

Is my nephew required to be here in USA in order to apply for H1B? Could he apply from Thailand?

The H-1B petition is filed with USCIS by the U.S. company (petitioner) who wishes to employ the worker. IF and when USCIS approves the petition,...

Can people of the same sex apply to green card based on marriage?

Yes, same-sex marriage-based Greencard petitions are now possible under U.S. immigration regulations, provided there is a legal marriage and the...

When do I apply for citizenship? Does the 3 yrs rule still apply to me even though I didn't get the 2 yrd greencard?

If your Greencard eligibility was based on marriage to a U.S. citizen, you can only apply for Naturalization after 3 years of the initial grant of...

Will something happen to me(non-US citizen) when i enter USA and i have some lawsuit against me from a US-citizen?

Generally, as other colleagues have stated, civil litigation cases in the U.S. (or elsewhere) do not negatively impact one's admissibility into...

Will I be able to take a plane and get into USA with my valid tourist visa? or Immigration will stop me at the airport?

Depending on the disposition of your criminal case(s), this could very well have negative impacts on your immigration efforts later, especially at...

IS IT ADVISABLE FILING 1-130 WHILE MY N-400 IS PENDING

As Jeff Devore stated so well, DO file the I-130 petition(s) NOW and get a priority date (essentially a "date stamp") on those for later. Start...

Change of role

While your status in the U.S. terminates on the day that your employment with the U.S. company terminates, you have a reasonable amount of time to...

N 400

If you can file/amend the 2008 return, go ahead and do that. You may also want to go to the nearest IRS office locally, and order a Transcript of...

I hold a J-1 visa with 2 year residency requirement. I just got hired by a U.S. company, and my position requires frequent trave

The waiver will be easier if you have a U.S. entity with some clout backing your request, e.g. an interested government agency, acting on your...