Question: Is it possible for someone to apply for the green card if she was married to a United States citizen or Legal Permanent Resident if the spouse has died?
Answer: Possibly. This can be done through Form I-360. The widow/widower must have been married for at least two years prior to the spouse’s [...]

Question: What is VAWA Cancellation of Removal?
Answer: VAWA Cancellation of Removal provides a deportation defense to domestic violence victims who are in removal proceedings in immigration court. These individuals are in front of an immigration judge, and the Government is trying to remove them from the United States. While it is not a [...]

Question: What is the Visa Bulletin?
Answer: The Visa Bulletin provides us the priority dates for Family Petitions. For example, if you are a United States citizen and you have filed for a green card for your brother, it usually takes 23 years (11 for other countries; 23 for Filipinos) for your brother to be [...]

Question: Has a new amnesty been granted?
Answer: No. This new law is nothing even close to a new amnesty.
Question: Is this a new law for people that are already in removal proceedings? Can proceedings be terminated?
Answer: Yes. On August 18, 2011, President Obama and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the [...]

Question: What is VAWA Cancellation of Removal?
Answer: VAWA Cancellation of Removal provides a deportation defense to domestic violence victims who are in removal proceedings in immigration court. These individuals are in front of an immigration judge, and the Government is trying to remove them from the United States. While it is not a [...]

Question: Has a new amnesty been granted?
Answer: No. This new law is nothing even close to a new amnesty.
Q: Is this a new law for people that are already in removal proceedings? Can proceedings be terminated?
A: Yes. On August 18, 2011, President Obama and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the [...]

Question: What is this new law and when did it become law?
Answer: On October 29, 2009, President Obama signed a law that terminates the automatic revocation of a visa petition when the petitioner of the application dies. This provides relief to beneficiaries and their family member(s) who have been waiting for years for their [...]

Question: Are victims of crime(s) eligible for any immigration benefits?
Answer: In many cases, yes. Undocumented individuals in the United States may be afraid to report crime(s) to law enforcement officials because they fear that they will be handed over to ICE (Immigration Custom Enforcement) as soon as law enforcement will no longer need them. [...]

Question: What is the Visa Bulletin?
Answer: The Visa Bulletin provides us the priority dates for Family Petitions. For example, if you are a United States citizen and you have filed for a green card for your brother, it usually takes 23 years (11 for other countries; 23 for Filipinos) for your brother to be [...]

Question: What form is used for the Affidavit of Support?
Answer: If you are obtaining a green card for an individual, the form is I-864. However, if you are trying to obtain a visa for an individual (for example, a tourist or fiancée visa) you will need form I-134.
Q: Who can file the Affidavit of [...]