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Trying to obtain a visa from the United States can be a mystifying process for some people. It’s imperative that you have as much understanding about the process and criteria as possible. One thing that’s important to know is what factors may make you ineligible for a...
Many different personal factors influence your rights as an immigrant in the United States. In general, only those who meet certain standards can secure a visa, obtain a green card or earn naturalized citizenship. Your education, work history and criminal background...
The idea of a fiancé(e) visa has lent itself to fiction of all sorts for many years. The prevalence of books and movies that play off of the trope of a contract marriage intended to secure one party’s entrance into the United States might make you think that such...
Most people in the United States are either immigrants or descended from immigrants. That, however, does not mean they have all faced the same challenges and difficulties. Think back a few generations, to when people were flocking to the young United States on boats,...
You’ve been hoping to bring your future spouse to America, so you submitted all the paperwork and waited for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to get back to you. When they did, it was not the result that you thought you’d receive. You filed for...
It has been getting a lot tougher for immigrants to find legal avenues to permanent residency or citizenship in the United States for a while. A new proposal by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may make things even harder -- as well as prove to be a big...
Using marriage as a method to get a green card isn’t as easy as some may think, and it’s certainly not the easiest way to come to the United States. Most people go through with their marriage because they are legitimately interested in the welfare of their beloved....
There’s been a lot of back-and-forth in legal arenas regarding the controversial “wealth test” that the federal government has imposed on people seeking immigrant visas and green cards. Currently, however, the new -- much more restrictive -- policy favored by the...
International love is far more complicated than falling in love with someone from the same country as you. Whether you met someone during a vacation, while working abroad or initially connected digitally and then met in the real world later, pursuing a relationship...
If you are about to marry an immigrant to the United States — or are an immigrant about to marry a citizen — in order to legally obtain a green card, you will potentially need to attend a Stokes interview. Alternatively known as a marriage fraud interview, the point...