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If you were married or had a child before you became a permanent resident and your spouse or child did not accompany you to the United States when you initially entered as a permanent resident, your spouse or child may be eligible to follow-to-join. The follow-to-join benefit allows your spouse and children to obtain status […]

The US Passport is a very important document, and the passport renewal has to happen regularly if one were to enjoy the facilities it offers. In order to travel between two countries, a passport is the most important document, and the State Department suggests to get it renewed at least 9 months before its expiry […]

Throughout the history, we have seen United States have signed innumerable treaties, especially treaties strengthening “Friendship, Commerce and Navigation” with other countries. The sole purpose of these treaties was to encourage trade and investment and maintain good and peaceful relation between the country signing the treaty and US. The E1 visa is a non-immigrant visa […]

Sure, the U.S. Green Card gets you on the road to U.S. citizenship, but the Green Card isn’t a highly coveted document just because it gets you on your way to naturalization: As a permanent resident, you already enjoy official inclusion into American society. Since you have chosen to make the U.S. your permanent residence, […]

Sponsor’s Requirements To obtain a H3 visa, the sponsoring US company or government agency has to submit : For a “special education” H3 visa, the US employer is required to submit a description of the training the foreign national will take and also a description of the staff and facilities where they will be trained. […]

Employment-Based Immigration: Second Preference EB2 Permanent residency in the United States may be obtained by one of five ways. Permanent residents have “Green Cards” as proof of their status and this allows them to live, work and study in the U.S. permanently. They can also travel in and out of the U.S. without restrictions. One […]

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a vital program granting rights to many undocumented immigrants in the United States. In the decade since DACA first went into effect, it has provided opportunities to many immigrants who were brought to the U.S. by their parents when they were children. DACA has faced various legal challenges […]

The US Employer The H2B employer must be a US employer with a lawful presence in the US, having an IRS tax ID number, and a legitimate job opportunity in the US. The employer is considered the “Petitioner” in the H2B application process, which means that it is the employer who sponsors the employee for […]