Temporary Protected Status for Syrian Nationals
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last week that they will be designating Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The TPS will be specifically for Syrians in the Unites States on or before March 29, 2012. The TPS will remain valid for 18 months and will expire, unless DHS renews it, on September 30, [...]
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U.S. Citizenship Denied to In Vitro Babies
I recently read an article about a United States citizen living in Israel who gave birth to twin girls. Unfortunately, her children are not eligible to receive derivative citizenship status due to a grossly apparent inequality in U. S. citizenship regulations. In Vitro Babies – Egg or Sperm Donor must Be U.S. Citizen When Ellie [...]
Gay Man Married to US Citizen not Deported
Earlier this month, an immigration judge in Texas administratively closed a deportation case against a gay, married man. The man’s attorney states that the closure of the deportation case was in large part due to his marriage to a U.S. citizen. David Gonzalez, an accountant from Costa Rica, entered the US with a visa in [...]
April 2012 Visa Bulletin
The visa bulletin that outlines the availability of immigrant visa numbers is now available for the month of April. As I explained in a previous blog, this bulletin is a guide for when an applicant’s permanent residency visa is available. The first grid outlines the availability dates for family based petitions and the second one [...]
When and How Do Green Cards Become Available?
Immigration laws are complex and people immigrating to the United States have to jump through many hurdles to obtain permanent residency status. It’s one thing to fall within an immigrant benefits category, but it’s something else entirely to obtain immigrant status. It can take years or even decades to obtain legal permanent resident status. Most [...]
