Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By J.G. Azarcon, ESQ.
On December 15, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009. This is the first attempt in either chamber to push for an overhaul of the immigration system.
The following is a summary of key provisions prepared by The Immigration [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By J.G. Azarcon, Esq.
Use, possession, trafficking and other drug related actions could cost an alien the opportunity to become a permanent resident.
Drug abuse and drug addiction are grounds for inadmissibility for permanent resident purposes. The regulations define drug abuse as the non-medical use of a substance listed in the Controlled Substances Act which has not [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By J.G. Azarcon, Esq.
A non-immigrant who remains in the U.S. beyond the period of his authorized stay will have his valid visa voided and will be barred from applying for another non-immigrant visa in consular posts other than the alien’s home country.
In the past, a tourist who remained in the US beyond the period [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By J. G. Azarcon, Esq.
To qualify as a petitioner in a family based immigration petition, the sponsor is now required to have an annual income equivalent to 125% of the poverty line for the household size of the sponsor which will include the beneficiary. If the sponsor is on active duty in the US Armed [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By J.G. Azarcon
Residence in the U.S. is among several requirements for permanent residents applying for naturalization. A permanent resident must reside continuously in the U.S. for a period of five years after obtaining permanent resident status. If the permanent resident obtained such status through marriage to a U.S. citizen, the residence requirement is three years. [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By J.G. Azarcon, Esq.
With the economic downturn worldwide, more people will likely take chances abroad looking for work. If you have relatives in the Philippines who are planning to gamble with their future in the U.S., they must fully understand the uncertainty of starting a new life in America. Even in the best of [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Any person, other than aliens maintaining lawful nonimmigrant status, born after 1959 and living in the
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By J. G. Azarcon, Esq.
Illness can be a ground for inadmissibility to the U.S.
Aliens who are infected with highly communicable disease of public health significance such as HIV or tuberculosis are inadmissible. The law however provides a waiver for those afflicted aliens (i) who is the
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By J.G. Azarcon, Esq.
Some unscrupulous operators abroad dupe aliens into paying big bucks for a passage to the United States by
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Immigrants from Central and South America countries who have moved to Los Angeles say the Mexican culture is a dominant force in the U.S. city.Juan Carlos Rivera of El Salvador says he is one of countless immigrants living in the California city that are f…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
SEATTLE - Shortly after the company he worked for as a carpet layer went bankrupt in December, Lauro Manuel made a critical decision: He was taking his family back to Mexico. The souring U.S. economy was showing no signs of turning around, and after searching for weeks for work alongside other…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Democrat Barack Obama suggested in a television interview to be broadcast Monday that his Boston-based Kenyan aunt, who was found to be living illegally in the United States, should be deported if she broke the law. CBS News released an advance transc…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Presidential candidates have been silent on issue.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By: J.G. Azarcon, Esq.
An alien who is a beneficiary of a permanent resident petition filed by a U.S. citizen spouse within two
years after the marriage is
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
SEATTLE - Partnered with some of the nation’s legal powerhouses - and with actress Angelina Jolie as a