Family Green Card Process

U.S. Immigration Briefing and Visa Bulletin
August 28, 2018
U.S. Immigration Briefing – DACA, F-J-M Overstay, Visa Bulletin

DACA: All eyes on Texas Three different judges from New York, California and the District of Columbia have issued three...

Immigration Planner
July 19, 2018
Should I ‘Opt-Out’ Of F1 And Stay In F2B?

Analysis of the 'distance' in the Visa Bulletin for family Green Card applicants under F1 and F2B for Mexico, The...

Changes to F, J, M Visas
May 15, 2018
Changes for F, J, M Visas

Students and Exchange visitors currently present in the United States under F, J, or M visas are more likely to...

Green Card Process for Family
May 15, 2018
Are you eligible for a family I-485?

Family applicants have to overcome 6 major obstacles to successfully adjust status: Geographic Location Legal Entry Green Card Eligibility Green...

Form I-601A
May 15, 2018
Are You Eligible for an I-601A Waiver

Deal with 3-year and 10-year bars from within the United States. What differentiates the I-601A waiver from other waivers? Please...

Evidence
May 15, 2018
Are You Admissible?

What makes you 'inadmissible'? Applicants are 'inadmissible' when they have a 'ground of inadmissibility' against them. Grounds of inadmissibility include...

Medical Exam
February 20, 2018
Medical examination by a civil surgeon in the United States

As a family-based green card applicant going through consular processing, how to find an authorized physician abroad, gather the right...

Spring Blossoms
January 5, 2018
List of all the questions in the DS-260

All the questions in the DS-260, an online form used by the National Visa Center (NVC) to gather information about...

Medical Exam
January 4, 2018
Medical examination by a physician abroad

As a family-based green card applicant going through consular processing, how to find an authorized physician abroad, gather the right...

advancement of the filing date per family preference for most countries
June 28, 2017
Expert’s corner: why ‘filing dates’ of the visa bulletin are not helpful

'Filing dates' are not helpful because 1) they do not indicate that the applicant can file; 2) they are designed...