Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a memorandum that has seriously alarmed many immigrants. This document effectively changes the approach to processing green card applications within the country (adjustment of status). Previously, adjustment of status (Form I-485) was considered a routine and…
In 2025, deportation from the United States has become one of the most pressing issues for millions of immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processes thousands of removal cases daily. But deportation is not inevitable. Timely action, knowledge of the law, and legal assistance in many cases…
On September 19, the Donald Trump administration imposed a $100,000 filing fee for H-1B work visas. This fee must be paid by employers filing new petitions for this visa for professionals abroad after September 21. The fee does not apply to petitions filed…
What ways to get a green card do you know? Most likely, you are now thinking about the possibility of winning it, marrying a US citizen or investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in the American economy. However, there is an immigration program that for some reason many migrants ignore, but…
Many immigration cases in the US are package cases - there is one main applicant, and his family members are included as an addition to him. Unfortunately, efficiency is not a strong point of immigration authorities and courts in America, so some cases are considered for years. For this…
In early June, President Joe Biden signed a new order. Now applying for asylum on the border with Mexico is almost impossible. Those who try to cross the border illegally are immediately sent for deportation. We asked immigration lawyer Ekaterina Muratova to explain what...
Reading US news in Russian is interesting, but watching it is more fun. Therefore, we teamed up with immigration lawyer Ekaterina Muratova and launched a video news project for immigrants on YouTube. News releases are published weekly on Sundays. They are conducted by a good presenter Dmitry Sakhno, who...
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 170 thousand Ukrainians have come to the United States under the Uniting For Ukraine program. Of course, many of them dream of returning home after the end of the war. But there are also those who have nowhere to return. Or did people just understand...
America is currently experiencing a real immigration boom. Hundreds of migrants enter the country across the border with Mexico every day. Most of them ask for political asylum. US immigration courts are overwhelmed with 3 million cases! Due to the workload, these cases stall for many months or even...
On May 11, the administration of US President Joe Biden repealed Title 42 (Section 42), a provision according to which US border guards had the right to return migrants seeking asylum on the US southern border to Mexico to await a decision on their case. How…