A significant change to U.S. immigration law affecting green card applications in Chicago took effect on September 18, 2026. If you are a Chicago green card applicant applying through adjustment of status, this change directly affects you. This post explains what…
In past articles, we advised that on September 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Final Rule to restore the historical understanding of a, “public charge” that had been in place since 1999, later replaced by…
In past articles, we had advised that on September 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Final Rule to restore the historical understanding of a “public charge” that had been in place since 1999, then replaced…
In past articles, we had advised that on September 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new Final Rule to restore the historical understanding of a “public charge” that had been in place since 1999, until…
In past articles, we had advised that on September 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Final Rule to restore the historical understanding of a “public charge” that had been in place since 1999, later replaced…
In past articles, we had advised that on September 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new Final Rule to restore the historical understanding of a “public charge” that had been in place since 1999, until…
In past articles, we had advised that the public charge concept was first established by Congress in 1882 to allow the U.S. government to deny a visa to anyone who, “is likely at any time to become a public charge”,…
In past articles, we had advised that the public charge concept was first established by Congress in 1882 to allow the U.S. government to deny a visa to anyone who, “is likely at any time to become a public charge”—but…
In several prior articles we had discussed the new Public Charge rule which went into effect on February 24, 2020. We advised that under the new rule, applicants could be denied a green card, or visa, if an immigration officer…
In a previous article (Who Does the New Public Charge Rule Impact?) we advised that the new public charge rule will apply to you if: you were seeking to adjust, extend or change your status; were not in one of…