USCIS Background Check Delays in 2026: New Vetting Process May Pause Some Cases
A new USCIS security vetting process may delay green card, asylum, naturalization, and other immigration case approvals requiring fingerprint checks....
Continue readingA new USCIS security vetting process may delay green card, asylum, naturalization, and other immigration case approvals requiring fingerprint checks....
Continue reading[vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][vc_column_text css=""] Home › Immigration & USCIS News › Can Your U.S. Citizen Uncle Sponsor You for a Green Card? Can Your U.S. Citizen Uncle (or Aunt) Sponsor You for a Green Card? This is a common question...
Continue reading[vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][vc_column_text css=""] Tip for 2026: USCIS evaluates whether a couple shares a real life together—housing, finances, routines, and family integration—not just whether they have a marriage certificate. As an experienced lawyer handling marriage green cards in...
Continue reading[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] MARRIAGE BASED GREEN CARD ISSUES: 2025 UPDATE I have been helping couples with marriage green cards for over twenty years, and one question I get a lot is what the USCIS looks for when considering the legitimacy of a...
Continue reading[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][mkd_blockquote text="Lying about a marriage is not fatal to green card aspirations, as long as there was no marriage to begin with...
Continue reading[vc_row content_width="grid" triangle_shape="no" css=".vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12"][vc_column_text] How Many I-130 Petitions? The Board of Immigration Appeals answered this question by saying "at least 3" I-130 petitions for a marriage green card case. In the case, a United States citizen petitioner applied for...
Continue readingIndividuals who have been granted asylum or have had their status adjusted by an immigration judge in the United States are entitled to proof of their status. This proof is crucial for several purposes, such as employment, travel, and access...
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