Immigrants in Georgia who have lost their jobs may be worried about filing for unemployment benefits. Changes to the public charge rule under the Trump Administration have left many people scared to apply for benefits because doing so could potentially harm their...
Month: January 2020
Man deported in 2018 gets permanent residency
Some Georgia residents may be aware of the nationally-reported story of a Detroit man who was deported to Mexico in 2018 after living in the United States for 30 years. The man had been brought to the country by his parents when he was 10 years old and failed to...
Employers submit 100,000 applications for 33,000 H-2B visas
More than 5,500 employers from Georgia and around the country began submitting applications to hire skilled and unskilled foreign workers to the Department of Labor on Jan. 2. Employers can use the DOL’s Foreign Labor Application Gateway System to hire temporary...
Immigration visas for reciprocal exchange musicians
Cultural organizations in Georgia and around the country sometimes take part in reciprocal exchange programs. To facilitate such programs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services makes P-2 visas available to the foreign artists or musicians who will be visiting the...
Thousands of Liberians may apply for green cards
Some Georgia residents who are from Liberia and who hold Deferred Enforced Departure status may be eligible to apply for a green card under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began accepting applications from...
Adjustment of status for lawful permanent residence
People who are lawfully present in Georgia with non-immigrant visas might wonder how they might be allowed to remain beyond the expiration of their visas. Depending on the type of non-immigrant visa, it might be possible for a person to apply for an adjustment of...