Kerry v. Din: What’s Left for the Family?

In Kerry v. Din, 576 U.S. (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court just decided that the U.S. consulate in Islamabad does not need to inform a U.S. citizen wife why her husband was denied an immigrant spouse visa. The grounds were based on National Security interests under 8 USC §1182(a)(3)(B). Din’s husband admitted that at one point […]

The Adam Walsh Act prevents a U.S. citizen or permanent resident green card holder from immigrating his foreign family members to the U.S. if petitioner has been convicted of a specified sexual offense against any minor child. This limitation also applies to Fiancee Visa petitions by U.S. citizens. Litigating The Adam Walsh Act in Federal […]

The Income Requirements and Poverty Guidelines have been updated for 2019. For in-depth information about the specific requirements for K1 Visa and Marriage Visa or Adjustment of Status Processing please refer to the following pages: Satisfying minimum income requirements is necessary for visa issuance, but often people who meet the requirements are still denied the visa […]

Mexican residents of the U.S. can now obtain certified Mexican birth certificates here in the U.S. rather than from Mexico. Beginning now, all Mexican Consulates in the U.S. are able to issue Mexican birth certificates. This change in policy helps DACA and DAPA applications under Obama’s Executive Action of Nov 2014. Here is a list […]

The Military MAVNI (Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest) program allows immigrants a rare chance to skip the green card process and go straight to U.S. citizenship. Foreigners include the following visa holders: F-1, J-1, H-1B, H-4, L-2 E-2, TPS, etc., as well as DACA beneficiaries. The Army plans to reopen the MAVNI (Military […]