On June 26, 2013, the US Supreme Court struck down section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional in the landmark case US. V. Windso r. The BIA shortly thereafter issued a decision in Matter of Zeleniak holding that DOMA is no longer an impediment in ...
Read MoreThe USCIS announced the final rule expanding the existing provisional waiver to allow certain family members of US Citizens and lawful permanent ...
View MoreCouples get divorced for various reasons. California is a no fault state. The reasons why a couple is getting divorced are often irrelevant to the ...
View MoreBeneficiary spouse of marriage based immigrant petition’s where the marriage was less than 2 years old at the time of the immigrant visa or status was ...
View MoreEarly Filing of Adjustment of Status Application and Work Authorizations available October 2015 The Department of State and the USCIS revised the ...
View MoreCan I qualify for a green card despite the Petitioner's Death? Consider this common factual situation. You are over 21 years old and your US citizen ...
View MoreEXECUTIVE ACTION EXPANDING IMMIGRATION BENEFITS On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a series of executive actions that would benefit ...
View MoreCAN A CONDITIONAL GREENCARD HOLDER FILE AN IMMIGRANT PETITION? Beneficiary spouse of marriage based immigrant petition’s where the marriage was less ...
View MorePermanent Residency through Marriage to U.S. Citizen Spouse The economic crisis of the past few years and changes in immigration legislation has made ...
View MoreRelief for Widows of Deceased Petitioner Since 1938, US immigration regulations have provided for the automatic revocation of the approved visa ...
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