An absence of 5 months is under the 6-month threshold that automatically breaks continuous residence, so it will not legally invalidate your...

Formally rescheduling your USCIS biometrics appointment can delay your overall I-485 adjustment of status timeline.

You should contact a CBP Deferred Inspection Site rather than just sending an informal email, as short trips (under 30 days) to Canada or Mexico...

Your sister must still sign and submit Form I-864 as the petitioner, even if her income is zero, and she does not need her husband to sign Form...

You have exactly one year from the date your case became active or notice of visa availability was given to take action with the National Visa...

You cannot accept or start the unpaid LLM externship. Without a valid, unexpired Employment Authorization Document (EAD) in hand, engaging in any...

The public charge rule does not apply to U.S. citizenship (N-400) applications. Lawfully receiving Medi-Cal does not block or hurt a naturalization...

The J-1 two-year home residency requirement under INA § 212(e) is not an "adjustment of status bar" that VAWA exempts you from; it is an...

Your employer can simply put you back on the payroll and reinstate your employment without filing a new or amended H-1B petition.

USCIS can check government and public assistance databases, and generally evaluates the application based on what is disclosed on Form I-485...