What is a TN Visa? A TN visa allows qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in business activities at a professional level. A TN Visa is similar to an H-1B visa except that it is only available to persons from Canada and Mexico. Who is eligible for a TN Visa? Among …
Top Five Questions When Filing an Immigration Petition for a Spouse
1. Can my spouse receive his/her green card in the U.S.? Only persons who are eligible to adjust status in the U.S. can apply for their green cards within the country. In order to be eligible to adjust status, you generally have to have entered the U.S. legally. Note that even persons who entered legally but then let their status …
Bringing an Adopted Child to the United States
Reopening an Immigration Court Case
See John Wheaton’s Recent Post in NWSidebar
NWSidebar is the Washington State Bar Association’s blog. Check out John Wheaton’s recent post on the blog.
Five of the Most Common Ways to Apply for a Green Card
There are many ways you can apply for a green card in the United States. Here are five of the most common: Have a family member petition for you – Certain qualifying relatives can petition for their family members to get their green cards. The process usually starts with the petitioner filing an I-130 petition. Once the I-130 petition is …
Child Migrants and the Right to Counsel
On July 9, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and several other organizations filed a lawsuit against the federal government over its failure to provide legal representation to children placed into removal proceedings in immigration court. The lawsuit alleges that the federal government has violated the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution’s 5th Amendment as well as the Immigration and …
The Scialabba Supreme Court Decision
On June 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that affects many immigrants who are waiting on a visa to become available to them. The decision, Scialabba v. Cuellar De Osorio, deals with the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). The CSPA is a law that is meant to protect certain children who are waiting for immigrant visas to …
Una Fianza de Inmigración
Si usted conoce a alguien que ha estado detenido por los oficiales inmigratorios, es posible que esta persona es elegible para una fianza. Si un detenido obtiene una fianza de inmigración, esa persona puede salir del centro de detención después de un amigo o familiar paga la fianza. La persona que paga la fianza recibirá su dinero de vuelta si …
La Ley de Asilo
Una de las aplicaciones disponibles para las personas en la corte de inmigración se llama asilo. Para ser elegible por asilo, una persona necesita tener miedo de regresar a su país de origen porque cree que será perseguido por razon de raza, religión, nacionalidad, opinión política o su afiliación con un grupo social. La persecución se define como un daño …
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