Difficulty speaking English can create a problem if your goal is to take the naturalization test. According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, a portion of the test addresses your fluency in English. Unless you meet certain exemptions regarding...
Month: December 2015
How is Florida’s foreclosure rate at the end of 2015?
Ever since the housing market crash, Florida has held the dubious honor of being one of the top states suffering from foreclosures and other major financial issues. If you faced a foreclosure in Miami or elsewhere in the Sunshine State at any point during the past few...
Immigrants who don’t speak English have a right to an interpreter
The language barrier is one of the most difficult challenges for non-English speaking immigrants in Miami to overcome. This is especially true when immigrants are involved in legal processes, but according to Cornell University of Law’s Legal Information...
Addressing immigrant employment and benefit myths
Ever since the United States became a melting pot of diversity, people have been concerned about how immigrants fit in when it comes to jobs and social services. At , we understand that addressing these concerns can help to foster better...
A brief look at employment trends among immigrants
Economic trends may affect the type of employment that immigrants gravitate to in the United States, but regional tendencies can also have an impact. For example, more foreign-born people in Florida work in housekeeping than in other industries, according to the U.S....
Can your condo manager enter your property without permission?
When you’re buying a condo or townhouse in Miami, you may not realize that under some circumstances, property managers or maintenance workers can enter your residence without your prior knowledge or permission. You will not be the only one to think that this is...
Allendale community aims to keep developer from changing property
When real estate developers hope to purchase land and buildings and make changes to these sites, they are sometimes met by opposition. This has been the case for a Miami developer who has purchased or hopes to purchase different properties in St. Petersburg and...
The problem of immigrant human trafficking in the United States
Many immigrants in Miami are able to overcome daunting challenges and live significantly improved lives from the conditions they endured in their home countries. Unfortunately for countless others, their nightmare continues upon arriving in the United States. Human...
Haitian immigrant numbers growing in the U.S.
Many of the foreigners coming to the United States do so to escape terrible conditions in their native countries. At , we speak to many of these people on a regular basis. We are prepared to assist immigrants in Miami through the process of...
What are the recent issues affecting Cubans entering the U.S.?
With little more than 90 miles separating the Miami coast from Cuba, many Cubans hoping to start a new life in the United States travel by boat to Florida. The Cuban government has long been considered repressive by the United States, so a policy called the Cuban...