When someone is dealing with an immigration issue, the matter usually doesn't just entail the future of the individual in question. That person has a family, and the immigration proceedings can greatly affect the family as well. There is so much at stake in these...
Month: April 2015
Overcoming some common citizenship and naturalization issues
Obtaining US Citizenship is both incredibly easy and incredibly difficult. Allow us to demonstrate these two diametrically opposed descriptions. On the one hand, if you are born in the United States or in many U.S. territories, you obtain citizenship at birth. It's so...
International adoptee faces deportation hearings
A young man adopted from Korea when he was three-years-old is facing deportation due to his adoptive parents failing to apply for naturalization. He is awaiting deportation hearings in June. Meanwhile, two U.S. senators are sponsoring an amendment to the Child...
Violence in Central American leading to more asylum cases
Many parents are worried about their children being deported and are going to court to keep their kids in the United States with them. In 2014, almost 60,000 cases were filed in federal immigration court in an effort to prevent the deportation of children. This is a...
Immigration and crawfish season in Louisiana
The crawfish industry in Louisiana possibly faces adversity due to Congressional limits on H-2B visas. These limitations amount to only 66,000 H-2B permits issued per year. These limitations could prevent enough workers coming from Central America and Mexico in...
Spouses of skilled workers anxiously await May 26
May 26 is an important day for spouses of H-1B visa holders throughout the South and throughout the country. On May 26, many spouses of these highly skilled workers will be allowed to seek work of their own. This news may come as a surprise to some because many people...
The naturalization test: exemptions and accommodations
The naturalization test that you must take and pass to become a U.S. citizen has a reputation for being grueling. For some people, this means hours and hours of studying and preparation, something we discussed in a post back in December. But when even the most able...
H-1B visa applications reach cap in just one week
The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services started accepting applications for high-skilled worker visas, H-1B visas, on April 1. The government only allows so many H-1B visa applications, and the current cap is at 65,000 for new applications each year. Even though it...
On extreme hardship, the 601 waiver, and deportation
Deportation is obviously a very touchy subject, no matter who you are. On the one hand, people who are here in breach of the rules and laws obviously are putting themselves in a position of legal punishment. But at the same time, they're people just like anyone else,...
Considerations to make before applying for dual citizenship
Is dual citizenship right for you? It is important to understand what dual citizenship is as well as the advantages and disadvantages to having dual citizenship. Dual citizenship is when you are a citizen of two countries. Dual citizenship can happen automatically,...