Generally, if you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you must obtain an employment authorization document ("EAD") to work in the United States. To request an EAD, you must file an application with the United States Citizenship and…
One way to obtain asylum in the United States is to submit an Affirmative Asylum Application to USCIS. Prior to the year 2014, many affirmative asylum applications were completed within three to six months. In contrast, if you filed an…
Many people come to the United States seeking protection because they have suffered persecution or are in fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. You may obtain asylum in…
Nonimmigrant visas are issued by the U.S. Department of State to foreign nationals who intend to stay in the U.S. for a temporary period. A visa shows when and how many times you may seek admission to the U.S. but…
In 1990, Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney General may provide TPS to immigrants in the United States who are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing civil unrest, a natural disaster, or other extraordinary…
Too often undocumented immigrants are victimized by exploitation, fraud, and extortion. Many of these crimes go unreported because undocumented immigrants are fearful that contacting the authorities may get themselves in trouble with the immigration authorities. The U nonimmigrant visa (“U…
Despite the fact that an average citizen of any western nation has a better chance of winning the lottery than dying at the hands of a terrorist, it seems that more and more freedoms must be given up in the…
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP), created in 1986, permits citizens of 38 countries to travel to the U.S. for stays of up to 90 days without a visa. In return, those 38 countries allow U.S. citizens to travel to their…
Quite unexpectedly, our Chicago immigration law firm received a rather interesting piece of mail. It is directed to me and seems to serve as a political statement possibly in response to our blog posts concerning refugees - or simply because…
The Syrian immigration issue in America is currently a very complex one. Our law firm has been helping immigrants since the year 2000 and we’ve never seen an explosively political climate like the one we’re living in today. A close…