Nelson A. Castillo In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer the question of a permanent resident who wants to bring his daughter and girlfriend to the United States. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an attorney ... Read more
Updated information for the February 2019 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (applications for a visa to ... Read more
Good news for people who have an affirmative asylum application pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). They will now be able to check the status of their applications online at uscis.gov/en/estatuscaso. This new feature is only for asylum seekers with a pending application with USCIS. Applicants for ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer the question of a reader who wishes to immigrate her husband who lived in the country illegally. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on the immigration history of each person. Here is a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an attorney ... Read more
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office filed multiple criminal charges against three immigration consultants, accusing them of defrauding immigrants. Now, they are seeking the public's help in finding more victims. According to the District Attorney's Office, Judith Gil, 65, and her daughter Minerva Gil, 36, and Eddie Rivas ... Read more
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week, I report on which countries the U.S. Government designated as eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas in 2019. Here is the column: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in the Federal Register which countries have been designated as eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas in ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer the question of a reader who wishes to immigrate to the United States through a family petition. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with a ... Read more
One of the requirements before obtaining citizenship through the naturalization process is to take and pass a U.S. history and civics test. With the start of the new year, people studying for the test should be aware that several answers to the questions have changed and need to be ... Read more
In my first Consulta Migratoria® column of 2019, I offer some recommendations for the new year. This is the column: We close 2018 with great uncertainty about the future of undocumented immigrants in the United States, what will happen to the DACA and TPS youth, the thousands of people in the caravan coming from Central America that ... Read more
Updated information for the January 2019 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (applications for a visa to ... Read more
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