Immigrating to the United States is often a lengthy process. You may have initially entered the country with a visa for work or school. You can live in the country for years with a visa and even renew it to stay longer. Eventually, may qualify to become a permanent...
Family Immigration
5 mistakes to avoid when filling out immigration paperwork
The United States immigration process can often feel confusing and overwhelming. Individuals can make a challenging situation worse by making a mistake when completing the various forms the U.S. immigration process requires. Whether you are applying for a Green Card,...
How to remove the conditions of your residence based on marriage
If you are a foreigner that married a U.S citizen, and you applied for the Green Card when your marriage was less than two years old, you may know that your residence status has an expiration date. The expiration date, also known as a condition, is meant to...
What’s the process for obtaining a K-1 visa for your spouse-to-be?
You met someone on your last trip abroad and started a long-distance relationship. Now you’ve decided to get married, and your fiance plans to move to the U.S. What’s the process? Like any immigration process, expect lots of paperwork and perhaps some frustrating...
If you lose your job, do you have to leave the U.S.?
You’ve been employed at your workplace for several years, but when you went to work and saw that the doors were shut and locked, you weren’t sure what to do. Your employer was the one who made it possible for you to stay and work in the United States. Now, you are...
Fee increase for immigration services
The Trump Administration executed a substantial increase in the money immigrants must pay for the fees and applications included in the process that allows them to live and work in America. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the new fee...
Setting the record straight regarding immigration sponsorship
Immigrant families in Georgia are not happy with comments from President Donald Trump that included the term "chain migration" in reference to family-based immigration. The president first used the term in a State of the Union Address. Critics of the remarks say it is...
Are there limits on kids traveling with visa-holding parents?
Most parents dream of giving their children a better life with more opportunities. For hard-working professionals who have established careers and those with advanced educations around the world, sometimes those opportunities include entering the United States. Using...
Divorce, love and marriage and immigration law
Residents of Georgia and those involved with family law might want to know about this article and the affect of divorce on immigration status. Some marriages are based on bonafide relationships, while others are known for being the "easiest and fastest" way to become...
How to apply for a K-1 or K-2 visa
United States citizens residing in Georgia or any other state who are planning to marry a foreign national may be able to obtain a K-1 nonimmigrant visa for that person. If that individual has a son or daughter who is under the age of 21 and unmarried, that child may...