Five common misconceptions about green cards
In order to obtain a green card (US permanent resident card), a foreigner usually goes through a rather complicated immigration process. Eligibility for a green card can be based on many factors, but most often it is obtained through sponsorship from a family member or ...
Investment green card: lawyer revealed all the secrets of obtaining an EB-5 visa
Many people believe that obtaining an investment green card is only available to very wealthy owners of large businesses. But immigration lawyer Ekaterina Muratova dispelled this myth. An EB-5 visa, which implies a residence permit, can be obtained by a family of employees who have never thought about their own business...
False hope: how social media ads for immigration services are misleading
A bright advertisement on the popular social network TikTok promises easy obtaining of a visa and green card. These commercials seem too good to be true, and more often than not, they are, writes Mother Jones. Texas immigration lawyer Norma Sepulveda says she didn't...
The State Department has published application dates for the new green card lottery
The US State Department has announced application dates for the 2025 Green Card Lottery (DV-2025), which will take place in 2023. So, applications for DV-2025 will open on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time and close on Tuesday...
Moving to the USA with the help of a sponsor: how this type of parole works and who can get it
Parole is a revolution in US immigration policy. Parole allows you to quickly and legally enter America and obtain a work permit, CATO reports. The US government recently launched several new immigration initiatives to provide parole. Americans can sponsor Ukrainians, Cubans, Haitians,...
Asylum seekers now need to come to their USCIS interview with their own interpreter
Beginning September 13, 2023, asylum seekers must bring an interpreter to their interview if they do not speak English or wish to speak another language, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds. If the applicant needs an interpreter, but he arrives without one,...
Fear of Change, Difficulty of English and Scammers: How to Deal with Major Immigration Threats
Work and business in the USA: how to recognize a scam, writes the author of the blog “The Truth about Life in the USA” on the Yandex.Zen portal. Elena Korshunova, a blogger from Odessa, lives and works in the USA. She shares her observations about American life and gives practical recommendations...
Why USCIS may reject a family reunion petition: reasons and solutions
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) rejects thousands of I-130 petitions every year. The reasons for refusal are different, but in most cases they can be avoided, says Citizenpath. US Citizens or Permanent Residents file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, to help ...
The doctor gave false certificates to immigrants so that they were exempted from taking English during naturalization
On July 26, a jury found 64-year-old Dr. Muhammad S. Awaisi of Pontiac, Michigan, guilty of creating fake medical records to help immigrants obtain US citizenship through a simplified procedure. Awaysi was found guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime...
The military and border guards in Texas were ordered to stop illegal immigrants by any means: push in the Rio Grande, do not give water
Officers working under Governor Greg Abbott's border security initiative have been ordered to push small and infant children back into the Rio Grande and withhold water from asylum seekers in extreme heat, the Houston Chronicle reported. In the report...