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Green Card, Despite Assumed Name Entry

Dear Attorney Gurfinkel: Years ago, I entered the U.S. under an assumed-name visa and passport.  (The picture in the passport ...

Reporting Changes To Your Petition (Part 2)

When a family petition is filed, it can sometimes take many months or even years for the petition to be ...

Preparing For Amnesty

For decades, the president and Congress have been preaching and campaigning on the need for immigration reform. Every few years, ...

The August 2024 Priority Dates

Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular ...

Reporting Changes To Your Petition (Part 1)

When a family petition is filed, it can sometimes take many months or even years for the petition to be ...

USCIS Must Approve The Petition

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Policy Manual (PM) states that if a petitioner properly files a family-based petition ...

Biden’s New Amnesty?

On June 18, 2024, Pres. Biden announced a new program or process "to ensure that U.S. citizens with noncitizen spouses ...

The July 2024 Priority Dates

Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular ...

Adding And Removing Family Members From Petitions

Many people are confused as to which family members are and are not included under a family or employment-based petition.  ...