Immigration Reform by Executive Order: Build the Border Wall
How to Fix the Border: A Proposal for Immigration Executive Order #1, to Secure the US-Mexico Border President Obama can flex his presidential power issuing Executive Orders regarding immigration. I propose the most urgent presidential mandate should be to build a...
Renew Your Deferred Action (DACA) Status
Earlier this month USCIS published rules for the renewal of enrollment in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. As of April 2014, over 500,000 individuals have already benefited from the DACA program. Individuals may request DACA renewal if they...
“Parole in Place” – Legal Status for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Military Personnel
With the immigration reform debate stalling in Congress, president Obama took executive action to provide relief for undocumented relatives of U.S. military personnel. This directive minimizes bureaucratic confusion on the part of immigration officials and allows...
USCIS Fee Waivers
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...
Avoid Immigration Scams
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...
Humanitarian Parole
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...
L-2 Visas or Green Cards for Students?
The L-1 visa holder may change status to permanent residence through the EB-1 or EB-5 green card programs. Most foreign students in the USA hold either F-1 status or J-1 status. The child of an L-1 visa holder may attend school under the L-2 visa. The L-1 parent has...
How to Evaluate a Regional Center’s EB-5 Offering
In the past year I have traveled to more than a dozen cities in China, talking to many potential EB-5 investors. Basically these investors have only two simple questions: (1) “Will my Green Card be approved?” and (2) “Will I get my money back?” The USCIS has approved...
Future EB-5 Cut Off Date for China
The US government recently announced that more than 7600 people received visas to the USA under the Employment Based Fifth Preference category (“EB-5”), in the period from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. There is an annual limit of 10,000 EB-5 visas. More than...
New Law Extends EB-5 Regional Center Program
On September 13, 2012, the US Congress passed a law to extend the EB-5 Regional Center program. See Library of Congress: Under this law, foreign investors are able to obtain permanent resident status in the US under the EB-5 program by investing at least $500,000 and...