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In January, former President Donald Trump will retake the White House after years of vowing to vastly revamp the immigration system in the United States. With mass deportation as the central threat of his campaign, Trump will undoubtedly build on the sweeping...

This is a general description of how children born outside of the United States may derive U.S. citizenship automatically when their parent/s naturalize to U.S. citizenship. In order for an individual to apply to become a naturalized U.S. citizen (USC), s/he must be...

The State Department is accepting online registrations for the Diversity Visa Lottery program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 from now until Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST). It is completely free to submit an online registration....

New developments have emerged relating to a pending lawsuit before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas known as Texas et. al. vs. DHS et. al., Case No. 6:24-cv-00306 (E.D. Tex.), which halted the approval of applications filed under the Biden...

CONDITIONAL GREEN CARD *Issued if married for less than 2 years at the time of approval. *Valid for 2 years *Must file form I-751 to remove conditions within 90 days before expiration. *Prove the marriage is bona fide (genuine). PERMANENT GREEN CARD *Issued if married...

Eligibility To be considered for a discretionary grant of parole in place under Keeping Families Together, you must meet these eligibility criteria: If you are the noncitizen spouse of a U.S. citizen, you must: Be present in the United States without admission or...

When you return as a lawful permanent resident to the United States after a long absence, occasionally Border Patrol will accuse you of abandoning your green card. This can happen at any port of entry. It’s hard to know when the officer will be paying close enough...

Humanitarian reinstatement is a discretionary form remedy in U.S. immigration law that permits certain family-based immigrant visa petitions to continue even after the death of the petitioner. Normally, when a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR) files a...

A 2-year green card, actually known as a Conditional Permanent Resident Card, is the U.S. green card issued to immigrants who apply for their permanent residency through marriage to a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident. The main reason for a 2-year...

The "245(i) provision" refers to a part of the Immigration and Nationality Act that was created to allow certain undocumented immigrants to apply for adjustment of status (green card) without having to depart the United States. This section of the law was particularly...