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Each year, the Diversity Lottery (DV) Program (also known as the Green Card Lottery) makes 55,000 immigrant visas available through a lottery to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. The State Department (DOS) holds the lottery every year, and randomly selects approximately 110,000 applicants from all qualified […]

Technically, in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the U.S. may be considered, even if it is less than one year. Lawful permanent residents may travel abroad and be re-admitted in permanent resident status after brief absences from the U.S. An alien registration card (often called green card) may […]

The Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, provides U.S. citizens with two options for facilitating the immigration of future spouses to the United States: the K-1 fiance visa and the alien-spouse immigrant visa. In many cases, the processing time for a fiance visa is shorter than that for an alien spouse. Fiance visa processing can […]

Lawful permanent residents or conditional permanent residents who wish to remain outside the United States for more than one year, but less than two, require a re-entry permit. Trips of less than one year usually do not require any re-entry permit; permanent residents who remain outside the United States for more than two years usually […]

On July 30, 2008 President Bush acted to end the statutory ban on entry to the U.S. by people with HIV. Until now, only HIV was singled out in the immigration law for exclusion. In signing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Bush repealed the statutory ban on HIV-positive tourists and immigrants, and […]

Could I be denied an adjustment in my visa status, from temporary immigrant to permanent resident, if I am diagnosed with HIV? Yes. You are ineligible for a permanent visa if you have HIV infection. Prior to applying for your permanent visa, you must submit to a medical examination by a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration […]