Updated information for the June 2016 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
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a reader's question about how to prepare for your interview for permanent residency. 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 immigration attorney ... Read more
New tables including the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action are now available in the May 2016 Visa Bulletin. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin Tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (applications for an immigrant visa ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer the question of a reader who wishes to obtain permanent residency through a family or employment-based 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 ... Read more
New tables including consular filing dates and final visa issuance action are now available in the April Visa Bulletin. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin Tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (immigrant visa applications filed within ... Read more
In my column Consulta Migratoria® I explain under what circumstances an immigrant can be adopted and obtain permanent residency or citizenship and warn about a scam to which hundreds of undocumented immigrants were victims. In this column I provide general information. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive personalized legal advice before ... Read more
Following an investigation by the FBI and ICE, federal authorities in Sacramento arrested Helaman Hansen for fraud, conspiracy and defrauding immigrants. Hansen is accused of operating a fraudulent program that promised undocumented adults U.S. citizenship through adoption, charging up to $$10,000 for the service. According to the Department ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wishes to immigrate through his U.S. citizen sister. 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 immigration attorney ... Read more
The new filing and final visa issuance action dates are now available in the March Visa Bulletin. Since October 2015, the application process has changed. Now, the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are publishing two ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer the question of a reader who wants to know if having tattoos can affect his permanent residency process. 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 ... Read more
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