How do I participate in the Visa Lottery
Before the draw, the State Department publishes the instructions in press releases and in the Federal Register on how to participate. The instructions should be followed to the letter otherwise [...]
What is the Visa Lottery? Can I bring my family if the raffle favors me? How can I participate?
Every year 50,000 immigrant visas are available through the Visa Lottery to people who live in countries that the United States Department of Justice determines. Winners have the right to request [...]
What requirement must be filled to apply for the visa?
If you are outside the United States, you should contact the Consulate or the US Embassy within your jurisdiction. If you are within the United States, you must fill out form I-539, the form for [...]
Who Qualifies for a Visa?
The person can submit their application for a V-1 or V-2 visa at a U.S. consulate abroad or seek their V-1 or V-2 nonimmigrant status within the United States if: 1 The person is legally married [...]
My husband is a Permanent Resident (LPR), he made family requests for us since March 2000. He cannot become a citizen because he cannot take English classes to pass the exam. If my 14 and 10 year old children and I want to legalize immigration status through my husband, should we leave the country?
Its solution is in the V visa that was established by the law “Legal Immigration Family Equity Act –LIFE). This law establishes a new category of “nonimmigrant” visas that allows the spouses or [...]
In the N-400 form there is a part where they ask trips abroad. How accurate should they be, what happens if I forget any?
The question refers to trips of more than one day made since he obtained the Permanent Residence. If they were made with Passport from there you can get very valuable information. USCIS accepts [...]
Can a deportation case that has been decided in Immigration Court against the immigrant be appealed?
If your case has been denied by the Immigration Court, you have 30 days to appeal to the Immigration Appeals Court (BIA) in Falls Church, VA. I recommend you go to the USCIS website, [...]
I am a legal permanent resident, is it true that I can be deported if I commit a crime?
Being a permanent legal resident does not mean that you cannot be deported from the country. I have always disliked the use of the word “permanent” to describe legal residence in this country, [...]
What is the TPS?
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status granted to nationals of designated countries, and that allows them to remain in the US and work authoritatively. The person [...]
Who qualifies for the T visa?
Being or having been a victim of a severe form of human trafficking. Be physically present in the United States, American Samoa, the Mariana Islands, or a port of entry of the United States; [...]
