Among the visa programs offered by the U.S. government are those that many foreign nationals may qualify for, like the H-1B, which allows those with certain jobs to come to the U.S. temporarily to work.Other, more exotic nonimmigrant visas are reserved for narrow...
Month: April 2015
Fraudulent marriages for green cards can have serious consequences
One way for a non-citizen of the U.S. to obtain permanent residency status, commonly known as a green card, is to have an immediate family member who is a citizen petition on his or her behalf. Often, this immediate relative is a husband or wife who is either a...
How does ‘moral character’ affect a naturalization application?
One of the things that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requires of applicants for naturalized citizenship is that the applicant be of “good moral character.” This will likely seem to be a rather vague and subjective requirement. Whose set of...
Florida tax revenue projected to go up under immigration reform
For immigrants coming to Florida or other U.S. states, job opportunities, safety from crime or persecution, and becoming reunited with relatives may all be major personal benefits of migrating. Critics of immigration sometimes question whether U.S. society in general...
Is my foreign-born child a U.S. citizen?
Whether or not a child was a U.S. citizen at birth can be a surprisingly complicated question, if he or she was not born inside the country. Federal law recognizes citizenship in some cases of out-of-country birth, but not in others.For example, an infant born outside...
What makes a Florida condominium a condominium?
Many people in the market for a home choose to buy a condominium. Others may be considering buying a place, either to live in or rent out, but are not quite sure what makes a place a condominium, and what a condo owner’s rights and obligations are.A condominium...
Tech firms using Twitter to call for H-1B visa expansion
Employers say that their need for skilled workers is so great, that it has made visa quotas outdated. Referring specifically to the H-1B visa, they and some politicians are pushing for an increase in the number of visas issued from 85,000, where the limit is...
Another EB-5 program you should know about
We have spoken several times in this blog about the EB-5 visa, also known as the Fifth Preference visa category. This is a permanent immigrant resident status for those who invest a certain amount of money in a U.S. business. There are actually two EB-5 programs. One...
When must condo meetings be open to owners?
Living in a condominium means that you are tied into a community that shares in the maintenance and upkeep of the building, and must abide by certain rules. The condo association probably has a board that makes important decisions, but most residents will want to have...
Ex-Salvadoran general deported from U.S. for war crimes
Not long ago, we discussed how naturalized U.S. citizens can lose their citizenship and be deported, a process called “denaturalization.” Of course, resident aliens can also face deportation, perhaps due to committing a crime or failing to disclose...