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EB-5 visa – Immigrant investors FAQ What is the EB-5 Immigrant Investors Program? The EB-5 Immigrant Investors Program provides 10,000 immigrant visas to investors who want to establish a new business and create at least 10 full-time jobs. What is the amount of investment necessary to obtain an EB-5 immigrant visa? The standard amount required to […]

Whether you will find it easy or hard to become a U.S. citizen will depend on too many factors to discuss in this short article, but I will discuss eligibility requirements, age, disability, and relatively new laws governing children of U.S. citizen parents born overseas. There are only two ways to become a U.S. citizen: […]

Note: INS enforcement and service functions and responsibilities transitioned into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The latest immigration law, signed by President Clinton on November 12, 1999, is a technical fix. Through the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999, Pub. L. No. 106-95, Congress sought to remedy certain narrow interpretations of existing […]

What is a Visa? A “Visa” is simply a stamp in a passport that gives the passport holder authorization to enter the United States. The USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) handles most matters involving visas. You may find an immigration lawyer to help you wit your H1 visa or any other visa on this […]

On March 1, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security became responsible for securing U.S. borders and managing the immigration process. In the past, these two important missions were bundled together within one agency – the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Under DHS, however, immigration services and border enforcement functions will be divided into separate agencies, allowing […]

I entered the U.S. on a tourist visa, and I just married a U.S. citizen. Will I be allowed to stay in the U.S.? Yes, file adjustment of status at your local USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) office, and you are allowed to stay in the U.S. while the adjustment is pending. The foreign […]