Every year, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services issue thousands of temporary work visas to qualified individuals. The immigration process can be complicated, so applicants need to know what type of visa they are eligible for. Keep reading for more...
Residents of Los Angeles and other parts of California may want to learn more about being eligible for asylum in the United States. Requirements must be satisfied when you apply. According to U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, or USCIS, you may apply for asylum if...
Applying for asylum is an intimidating process that may have a number of outcomes. Fortunately, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has broken down each of the potential decisions that an asylum applicant in California may receive. The possible decisions for...
Each year, thousands of foreign citizens from around the globe apply for a prized U.S. visa through the government's Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program). Many winners relocate to California. The idea of the DV Program is to give internationals from countries...
Many California immigrants who are present in the U.S. on work visas have applied for adjustments of status to secure green cards. Unfortunately, however, the Biden administration has done little to speed up the process, and a large number of green cards will likely...
Employment-based immigration allows foreigners to immigrate to a country and obtain permanent residency through their work. An employment-based immigrant visa makes it easier to eventually become a permanent resident or citizen. In contrast, a non-immigrant visa does...
The constantly changing immigration laws demand that California attorneys practicing in this area keep abreast of asylum procedures. On Jan. 29, 2018, the Asylum Division of USCIS moved to restore the prioritization of asylum applications to the original plan that was...
There is no question that immigrants in the United States are held to a different set of standards than natural-born citizens. This means that they must be particularly careful to avoid committing any crimes that can result in a loss of their immigration status and...
Recently, the Department of Labor announced some key changes to the H-2B visa program. These visas are designed to bring skilled, temporary non-agricultural workers to the U.S. The new rules not only create more available visas to address America's labor shortage....
Thousands of asylum seekers who were detained by federal authorities in border states like California and Texas and returned to Mexico may be given another chance to start new lives in the United States. President Biden put an end to his predecessor’s controversial...