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Posted on Jun 14, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Foreign professionals in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields will have a much easier time getting the documentation they need to live and work in the United States if a ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Immigration reform is coming, immigration attorneys and analysts say. A bill under review in the United States senate would, if passed, bring major changes to the US immigration law system. It would ...
Continue reading "Some Immigration-Related Offenses to be Treated Less Severely Under CIR" »
Posted on Jun 12, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
A criminal history related to drugs can have dire consequences for one's USA immigration status and future immigration hopes. Some drug-related crimes can lead to deportation from the United ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
United States immigration law affords several protections for victims of human trafficking. In addition to affording long-term status to certain victims of crime by way of a self-petition under a T or ...
Continue reading "Grant of Continued Presence for Victims of Trafficking" »
Posted on Jun 10, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Unlawful presence - in the immigration context, it strikes fear into the hearts of persons seeking a US green card or a temporary visa alike who have spent time in the United States in undocumented ...
Continue reading "Waiver for Unlawful Presence to Get Makeover with Immigration Reform" »
Posted on Jun 8, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Comprehensive USA immigration reform is likely to occur, US immigration law experts agree, in 2013. A bill submitted by the so-called "Gang of Eight" - a group of four Democrats and four ...
Continue reading "US Citizenship through Registered Provisional Immigrant Status" »
Posted on Jun 7, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Crimes involving drugs, whether use or trafficking and whether a conviction was made or a person simply admits to having committed the crime, can have serious negative consequences with respect to an ...
Continue reading "Drug Offenses and US Immigration Law Inadmissibility - What You Need to Know" »
Posted on Jun 6, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Individuals who seek to get a US green card through the process known as adjustment of status or through what is referred to as consular processing cannot do so if they are deemed inadmissible under ...
Continue reading "Evidence for Proving Extreme Hardship in an I-601 Waiver Application - What Works?" »
Posted on Jun 1, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Individuals who are physically present in the US and who are or were previously the victim of a severe form of human trafficking, and who meet certain other qualifications, can get a USA visa called ...
Continue reading "All About the T Visa for Victims of Human Trafficking" »
Posted on May 31, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
The time, it appears, has almost come - comprehensive immigration reform looks to be at last on the horizon. Reforming in a profound way the US immigration system is something that many have tried but ...
Continue reading "What You Need to Know About the Proposed Comprehensive Immigration Reform" »
Posted on May 30, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
By now most immigration-watchers in the United States have heard of the comprehensive immigration reform bill pending in the US Senate. Sponsored by the "Gang of Eight" (four Democrats and ...
Continue reading "The Other Immigration Reform Bill - What's Happening in the House of Representatives" »
Posted on May 29, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
A major overhaul the US immigration law system is in the works. A bill introduced in the senate would, were it to eventually become law, change US immigration policy in a multitude of ways. In ...
Continue reading "Winners and Losers in Proposed Immigration Reform Bill - Family Implications" »
Posted on May 28, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
The comprehensive immigration reform bill currently pending in the United States Senate will not afford US citizens the right to sponsor their same-sex partners for a green card. An influential ...
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Posted on May 27, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
US immigration policy appears set to make a major paradigm shift. A system that once placed "family unification" above all else will move toward an emphasis on benefitting individuals who ...
Continue reading "Earn Your Way to a Green Card - The Points System in the Proposed Immigration Bill" »
Posted on May 21, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
A person who is not a US citizen will be deemed "inadmissible" to the United States if they are found by immigration authorities to have wilfully misrepresented a "material fact" ...
Continue reading "What is a Material Fact for Purposes of the Inadmissibility for Misrepresentation?" »
Posted on May 20, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Persons who make a willful misrepresentation of material fact in connection with an application for a US immigration benefit - including as part of visa application or at the border when trying to ...
Continue reading "Common Immigration Misrepresentations - Which Ones Lead to Inadmissibility?" »
Posted on May 19, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Immigration law in the United States is set for a major makeover. A bill presented in Congress is judged by most immigration attorneys and analysts as likely to become law during 2013 - this ...
Continue reading "Will Departing the USA Make me Ineligible for Registered Provisional Immigrant Status?" »
Posted on May 18, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Every year many persons who are holders of a US green card and who are eligible to apply for US citizenship elect not to do so. Indeed, many people spend decades as a lawful permanent resident (i.e., ...
Continue reading "Is it Worth Trading in My Green Card for US Citizenship?" »
Posted on May 17, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Lawmakers in the nation's capital appear close to something that has been tried unsuccessfully many times over the past few decades - comprehensive immigration reform. Most immigration experts as ...
Continue reading "How to Get a Green Card through the Registered Provisional Immigrant Program" »
Posted on May 16, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
The US immigration landscape may be about to change in drastic ways. Eight senators - four from each of the two main political parties - have presented in congress a comprehensive immigration reform ...
Continue reading "Big Changes to I-601 Immigration Waiver for Unlawful Presence Could be on the Way" »
Posted on May 15, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
A group of eight senators - commonly called the "Gang of Eight" - recently introduced legislation that, if passed, would fundamentally change the US immigration system. Analysts believe the ...
Continue reading "What the Proposed Immigration Reform Law Has to Say About Border Security" »
Posted on May 14, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
A person who has spent too much time in the United States not in lawful status - usually meaning they either entered illegally or overstayed their visa, including a US tourist visa, a student visa or ...
Continue reading "Who Qualifies for a Provisional Waiver of Unlawful Presence?" »
Posted on May 5, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Committing a "crime involving moral turpitude" (CIMT) can wreak havoc on one's immigration prospects. Whether a person has been formally convicted of a moral turpitude crime or simply ...
Continue reading "Effects of a CIMT on Your Immigration Status - What you Need to Know" »
Posted on May 3, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Individuals seeking a US green card who have committed certain crimes are deemed "inadmissible" to the United States, which is another way of saying that they cannot get a USA green card ...
Continue reading "Getting a Green Card with a Criminal History - When a Waiver is Available" »
Posted on May 1, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Persons seeking a US green card - whether through adjustment of status in the United States or by getting an immigrant visa abroad and then traveling to the USA - who have been deemed inadmissible to ...
Continue reading "US Immigration Inadmissibility on Criminal Grounds - Two Paths to a Waiver" »
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