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Immigrant Visas
Visas for immigrating to the United States
Family-Based Petitions
FAMILY-BASED VISA PETITIONS PARENTS PETITIONING FOR CHILDREN The age and marital status of your children are important factors in the immigration process. For immigration purposes, a “child” is an unmarried person under 21 years of age. A “son” or “daughter”...
Alien Registration Requirement
On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the government under section 262 of th...
Particular Social Group (PSG)
Formulating a successful PSG for asylum. Family Membership LGBT
Burden of Proof in Visa Proceedings
BURDEN OF PROOF FOR A VISA A. Burden of Proof The burden of proof to establish eligibility for an immigration benefit always falls solely on the benefit requestor.[1] The burden of proof never shifts to USCIS. Once a benefit requestor has met his or her...
SPECIAL VISAS
Special Visas that are issued to particularly vulnerable individuals and people with special circumstances. These include: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) VAWA U Visa
Law Generally
Other areas of law that are not Immigration or Criminal. All other legal junk.
VAWA (Violence Against Women Act)
Immediate Relative & Family Preference
Family Based Immigration A foreign citizen seeking to live permanently in the United States requires an immigrant visa (IV). To be eligible to apply for an IV, a foreign citizen must be sponsored by an immediate relative who is at least 21 years of age and is...
SCOTUS CASES
Various SCOTUS cases
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (defined properly at Immigration and Naturalization Act, § 101(a)(27)(J) (codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J)) is a minor (under the age of 21) who has been separated from one or both of their parents due to abandonment, neg...
Establishing Eligibility for Asylum
Establishing Eligibility For Asylum Legal Authorities Statutes Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) INA §§ 101(a)(42)(A), 208(b)(1) Title 8 of the U.S. Code Regulations Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations (8 C.F.R.) 8 C.F.R. §...
Inadmissibility
Grounds of inadmissibility rendering an applicant ineligible for admission to the US on a visa: Criminal Convictions; Drug Addiction; Fraud or Misrepresentation; Unlawful Presence in the United States; Public Charge; Unauthorized Employment; Controll...
ILSOLI
ILSOLI stuff
U Visas
U Visas for the victims of qualifying crimes.
Persecution
What is persecution? Severe harm or suffering May involve physical violence Non-physical violence may also constitute persecution Example: deliberate imposition of severe economic disadvantage or deprivation of liberty, food, housing, employment, or edu...