Many citizens of foreign countries have obtained some type of legal status that allows them to work and travel in the United States. However, these individuals may be lacking an important element of their life back home: their spouses. Bringing a spouse to the United...
If you are from another country and are planning to work in the United States, you will need a work visa. There are several types of temporary and permanent work visas available, each with its own criteria for eligibility. Some of the most common types of temporary...
Opponents of expanded immigration to the United States often decry “chain migration.” Chain migration is a denigrating reference to the fact that the easiest way to enter the United States legally is by seeking a family visa. Understanding family visas provides an...
Obtaining a Green Card in the United States is no easy task. If you are applying for a Green Card, you should know that thousands of applications are denied each year for a variety of reasons. Here are a few of the most common reasons for Green Card denials in the...
When you come to work in the United States, you apply for employment through an application for employment authorization. While your application is pending, you receive an employment authorization document (EAD), which allows you to remain here and work while the...
Readers of this blog are interested in immigration related topics. And, once such often overlooked immigration topic is handling interactions with law enforcement. In a prior blog post, we spoke about what immigrants should do if they get pulled over by the police. In...
If you are a refugee or asylee you may have fled terrible conditions in your homeland with hopes of finding safety in the United States You may be very concerned about family left behind. Fortunately, refugees and asylees can petition for certain family members to...
Over the last 3 months, America’s television screens have been filled with images of Ukrainian mothers and their children in terrified flight from Russia’s invasion. Whether any of these refugees have reached the United States is unclear, but there can be little doubt...
Michigan residents who are fearful that family members may have to leave once their visa has expired worry that the process for coming back may leave them stranded in another country for years. Finding other avenues to keep loved ones close can also lead to eventual...
For most of us, interactions with the police may make us anxious, but those interactions are generally routine. For immigrants though, especially those from countries with totalitarian and corrupt regimes, those interactions can be panic-inducing. However, immigrants,...
