By now you may have heard that President Trump came out on Twitter saying that: “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into…
Many people become US citizens, despite prior trouble with law enforcement. This is perfectly acceptable as the Immigration Act only requires 5 years of good moral character before filing for naturalization. In fact, if you are married to a US citizen, you need only show 3 years of good moral character. (Warning: Immigration can look at older acts but that’s one of a million reasons to find the best immigration lawyer! SEE BELOW)
During COVID it’s very hard to know how long an application can take. However if you have you been waiting a long time for your application for a Green Card, Work Visa, Student Visa, or any other immigration application? We’ve had a lot of success going through the immigration service to speed up applications that have stalled or are just taking too long.
USCIS published its new fee schedule – with some significant or even dramatic increases – on August 2 of this year, to go into effect on October 2. USCIS conducted a comprehensive biennial fee review and determined that current fees do not recover the full cost of providing adjudication and naturalization services.
We’ve been getting a lot of panicked phone calls lately from clients who have been granted their permanent residency, but whose green cards are expiring. To this I always answer: don’t panic. Unless you have a conditional 2-year green card, your permanent residency is…well…permanent. Even if your green card expires you are STILL a permanent resident.