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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as issued new guidance on adopting a foreign born child. The USCIS Policy Manual has been updated effective June 14, 2024 to provide clearer guidelines for prospective adoptive parents seeking to adopt a child through...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has just updated guidance for family-based immigrant visas, effective May 22, 2024. The USCIS Policy Manual has been updated regarding family-based immigrant visa petitions (Forms I-130 and I-360). The update clarifies how USCIS handles...

During COVID with international travel severely restricted, online marriages became more common. And long-distance relationships, arranged marriages and U.S. military assignments abroad continue the need for couples to marry online when they cannot be together to marry in person. In...

  The Biden administration is quietly pursuing a "legal pathway" to grant faster work permits for migrants who cross the border lawfully. This pilot program, currently operating in Texas and California, aims to address the urgent need for legal work...

The Biden administration is launching a new family reunification program for certain immigrants from Ecuador. This program is aimed at discouraging people from trekking to the U.S.-Mexico border, and instead providing them with a legal pathway to the U.S.The government's...

In family immigration, a marriage visa is one of the main ways to get a green card and become a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) of the United States. To get a green card, it's important that the applicants can show...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has updated and modernized the Cuban and Haitian family reunification parole (FRP) processes. This is in response to feedback from stakeholders, and it will make the process more accessible and efficient. Petitioners will now...

Family-based immigration is a type of immigration that allows US citizens and lawful permanent residents (also known as green card holders) to sponsor certain family members for immigration to the United States. The purpose of family-based immigration is to reunite...

How would you feel if one or both of your parents were facing the threat of deportation? Or your spouse? What about a sibling? What type of fear would exist in your household? Unfortunately, that is a reality for millions...

A fiancé visa, officially known as a K-1 visa, is a type of green card that allows foreigners who are engaged to marry a U.S. citizen the opportunity to enter the country in order to get married within 90 days...