Entering the U.S. with a B-1 visa permits you to enter the country to conduct business, then leave when that business is complete. However, if you assume you need and should receive a B visa, you could run into complications, including ineligibility and problematic...
It is no secret that immigration policies and laws vary considerably between the U.S. and Canada. The processes are different, as is the likelihood of admittance. These and other differences are unlikely to change in the coming years as both countries continue to...
In recent years, we have read about many people making public statements that they intend to renounce their U.S. citizenship. They might do so in protest of tax laws or because they oppose U.S. policies. Whatever the reasons, renouncing citizenship is a decision you...
If you want to marry an American, one of the most common paths to starting your lives together in the U.S. is by applying for the K-1 fiancé visa. However, in order to prevent non-citizens from gaining residency in the U.S. under false pretenses, the United States...
You’ve fallen in love with an American and have gotten engaged. Now you want to move to the U.S. so you can be together. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires you to jump through several hoops in order to make that happen. If you’re...
You fell in love with an American, and now you want to come to the U.S. to get married. You’re probably already aware that in order to do so, you first need to obtain a K-1 fiancé visa. The visa application process can be long and complicated. In this post, we provide...
The United State Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently announced that it completed H1-B lottery registration for the fiscal year 2023 (FY2023). The agency received 483,927 registrations and selected 127,600 of them. This number represents the projected...
The naturalization process gives some immigrants hoping to stay in the United States a possible means through which to establish U.S. citizenship. A multistep process, naturalization involves you sitting down for an interview with an officer from U.S. Citizenship and...
In the field of immigration law, asylum refers to a type of protected status – similar to refugee status – that allows you to remain in a country because you would face personal danger by returning to your home country. You might seek asylum if you are under...
In 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received more than 38,000 applications for K-1 fiancé visas. Of these applications, over 10,000 were refused. While the K-1 visa rejection rate has begun to taper off in recent years, there are still many...
