What’s an I-751? An I-751 is a petition that is filed to remove the conditions on US residency. If a couple is married for less than two years when their initial marriage-based green card case is adjudicated, the non-US citizen spouse is given conditional residency. This residency lasts two years. 90 days prior to the […]
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What services does an asylum lawyer provide? If you are interested in applying for asylum because you fear returning to your country, hiring an asylum lawyer is one of the most important decisions you will make. An asylum lawyer can help guide you through the very complex and difficult process, and make sure that you […]
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¿Las personas de Venezuela, pueden presentarse para el asilo político? La respuesta breve es ¡sí! Lo más importante es trabajar con un abogado licensiado y con experiencia con las leyes de inmigración de los EEUU, un abogado que conozca bien las reglas y particularidads del asilo. Un problema grandísimo en la comunidad hispana con […]
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US Judge Stalls Trump’s Asylum Restrictions THE STORY: A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s asylum ban. The decision came after lawyers sued the Trump administration for trying to stop immigrants who enter the country illegally from seeking asylum. THE CONTEXT: Trump has tried to reshape U.S. immigration practices since he took office in 2017, […]
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Foreign Student Enrollment is Down THE STORY: The number of new foreign students enrolling in U.S. universities is down for the second year in a row. THE CONTEXT: The number of new foreign students enrolling in U.S. colleges went down by nearly 7% in 2017, compared to 2016. While some college leaders blame an unwelcoming […]
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The asylum immigration lawyers at NYC based Lightman Law Firm have many years of experience helping immigrants from countries throughout the world apply for asylum, including Russia, Ukraine, El Salvador, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, and Guinea, just to name a few. What’s the difference between past persecution and a well-founded fear of future […]
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