IMMIGRATION LAW

Immigration through the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE) of 2000 The Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act of 2000 (LIFE Act), among other things, allowed certain people residing in the U.S. who (although they might be eligible for an immigrant visa) are currently barred from adjusting their status to become permanent residents without having […]

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 […]

VISA PROCEDURES 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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]