Immigration Law

An immigrant in the United States who fears returning home may apply for asylum. You may qualify for asylum if you have been persecuted (severe harm) or fear persecution based on your race,...

The United States Government controls immigration to the country by requiring employers to verify the immigration status for all employees. Employers use Form I-9 to verify an employee is...

Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) has two programs government agencies can use to verify the eligibility of a person holding a permanent resident alien card, or "green card." These two...

The decision to get married is one of the most important ones you will make in your entire life. But once you get engaged, unnecessary trepidation and worry fades away unless your fiance is not a...

A U.S. employer is subject to penalties for hiring someone unauthorized to work, and it has become the employer's responsibility to check to see that a person is authorized to work in the U.S.

Canada is a country with diverse cultures, a proud heritage and beautiful lands. For some individuals who desire to live in Canada, this country is a dream come true. The process required for a...

Falling in love is the most beautiful thing in life. However, when that special person is a foreigner, the love birds must be separated until the foreigner can obtain a visa to enter the U.S. ...

To verify employment eligibility, a potential employee must be able to produce at least two documents. These can be selected from several options broken into three lists. An employee must produce...

The I-9 form is a document that is designed to ensure that a newly hired employee is legally able to work in the United States. The burden on demonstrating that a new hire is legally permitted to...

The United Kingdom recently implicated a points-based migration system for all work-based visa applications. This system replaced the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme. A work visa may be issued in...

India now has a form of Dual Citizenship called OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India). If you were an Indian or of Indian origin, once you get your US citizenship you can apply for OCI. There are a...

You've just received the letter from Homeland Security inviting you for your Green Card interview and now you have a couple weeks left until the big day. You prepare all the documents carefully to...

People who enter the United States with a fiance(e) visa and marry a U.S. citizen can apply for adjustment of status and in this way become U.S. residents, but the residency is given only for two...

If you want to bring your boyfriend or girlfriend to the United States because you are in love and will like to get married. This is the article for you. I will provide you the step by step...

Are you preparing for your green card interview? Would you like some tips on how to make the green card interview go as well as possible? I have a few tips that may make your green card interview...

To those foreign nationals in the US who applied for adjustment of status or green card application from being a nonimmigrant to having a green card, an interview is expected after their...

The British High Commission, follows a set criteria when considering candidates for a Student Visa and the new rules have been effective since 1 September 2007.

It's that coveted American "Green Card," the official US designation for a permanent legal resident in the US. Getting permanent residency entitles an immigrant to a bevy of rights and privileges....

Filing for a U.S. visa can take anywhere from a few weeks to years, depending on the type of visa you want, your status in relation to the United States, and how successfully you complete the...