by Sharon Liu | Nov 26, 2013 | Family and Individuals, News
According to USCIS policy, individuals may apply for and be granted a fee waiver for certain immigration benefits and services based on an inability to pay. This may be a crucial lifeline for those applicants otherwise prevented from applying for immigration benefits...
by Sharon Liu | Nov 13, 2013 | Family and Individuals, News
Navigating through the complicated maze of immigration law can be a perplexing and stressful process. If you need legal advice on immigration matters, make sure that the person you rely on is authorized to give you legal advice. Only an attorney or an accredited...
by Sharon Liu | Nov 5, 2013 | Employers
Under Section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collects current information from nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors continually during their course of stay in...
by Sharon Liu | Oct 29, 2013 | Family and Individuals, News
Under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), humanitarian parole is used sparingly to bring an otherwise inadmissible individual into the United States for a temporary period of time due to urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public...
by Sharon Liu | Oct 15, 2013 | Family and Individuals
The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered annually by the Department of State and selectees are drawn from a randomized computer drawing. Up to 55,000 diversity visas (DVs) are available annually among all entries for persons who...