One of the interesting changes which has occurred in recent years in the practice of law is the widespread use of social media. There is probably no area of the law which is completely untouched by the advent of social media and the tendency of people on social media to broadcast many, and in some […]
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I had a client come in to talk about applying for citizenship. She told me that after she became a citizen, she wanted to sponsor her two (2) unmarried children. I advised her that there was no reason to wait until she became a citizen to sponsor her children. She could sponsor them now as
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I recently posted a blog about a problem we are having at the Phnom Penh Embassy where the Consular Officer is not content merely to deny the Visa Application, but instead is making a finding of “fraud or material misrepresentation” so as to make it much more difficult for the same applicant to apply in
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Non-citizens have an absolute right to be advised properly regarding the immigration consequences of their pleas, and if they don’t, they can have their convictions vacated. It was not so long ago that the courts of Massachusetts and throughout the country said that the immigration consequences of a plea are a “collateral matter,” and that
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I recently wrote a blog about cases in which people who have petitioned for their husband, wife or fiancé have been turned down on “fraud or material misrepresentation grounds”. A link to the following is here: Link While I usually charge $1,500.00 to do a petition for a husband, wife or fiancé, I have been
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The federal statute 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), mandates detention for certain classes of criminal aliens. When a person is subject to mandatory detention there is no opportunity to seek bond from an Immigration Judge, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) itself is limited in its ability to give bond to such people. As a result,
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I have had a number of clients come to me in the last month who have petitioned for their husband, wife or fiancé in Cambodia and had their petition denied. Because it is well known that I usually travel to Cambodia in July, and that I go to the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh to
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A Questioner On A Legal Website (Lawqa.Com) Asked: Question: Will my immigration joint sponsor be affected if I file for bankruptcy? Question Detail: I am a green card holder since February 2011 through marriage. My wife couldn’t demonstrate to immigration the ability to support me on the 125% due to her financial status. Therefore I
What Are The Immigration Consequences Of Filing Bankruptcy? (Short Answer – None). Read More »
In August, the F2A visa category, spouses and unmarried children under twenty-one (21) of Lawful Permanent Residents came current for probably the first time in my career. What this meant, was that for all practical purposes there was no difference between husbands, wives, or unmarried minor children of citizens and those of permanent resident aliens
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