Who Can Apply for a Green Card
There are eight main categories of people who qualify for permanent residency. No matter what avenue you take, you need to be eligible for a green card under the law, known as the Immigration and Nationality Act, and moreover you need to be “admissible” to the United States of America. Remember: if you don’t see that you easily fit into one of these categories, it’s worth contacting a top immigration lawyer who may have access to ways to help you that aren’t listed here.
Three Degrees of Law: Harlan York’s New Book Due in April!
To be happy and successful as a lawyer: find a path that you love, practice the best way you can, & work with compassion. I reject the myth that lawyers must put in twenty hour days doing jobs they hate! There are hundreds of ways to make use of law school and to have a satisfying career. In Three Degrees of Law, I point out how apathy will kill a lawyer faster than anything!
Do I Need an Immigration Lawyer To Fill Out a Green Card Application?
Green card applications are not a walk in the park, they are complicated and sensitive legal documents that can affect your ability – or your spouse and children’s ability- to live and work in the U.S.
Executive Action: Texas Court Decision – What Does It Mean?
Media reports are circulating regarding the injunction issued on the 2014 Executive Action, by the Honorable Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in Brownsville, Texas. While the order will have an impact on the government’s ability to accept Expanded DACA applications on February 18, 2015 as planned, this order is not permanent.