As an immigrant minor in Miami, Florida, or elsewhere in the United States, you may have an option for legal status that is not available to adults. Because social services for immigrant children are limited, the federal government has created a program to provide for...
Miami Immigration & Naturalization Law Blog
Understanding USCIS humanitarian programs
Many people in other countries look to the words on the Statue of Liberty and identify with the description of homelessness or other pressing difficulties. Those who are seeking to move to Miami, Florida, and elsewhere in the United States may feel desperate to escape...
Consular processing and your green card
If you are interested in becoming a permanent resident in Florida or elsewhere in the United States, there is more than one way for you to achieve your goal. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, you may be able to get a green card through a method...
What background checks does USCIS require for naturalization?
If you are working toward naturalization in the United States, there are several steps that you will have to take as a part of the process. One phase in the course of meeting your goal is undergoing and passing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’...
The duty realtors have to buyers
When someone decides to buy real estate such as a home in the Miami, Florida, area, visiting open houses and talking to realtors is likely to be part of the plan to identify the right property. After all, most sellers hire realtors, and these are the people who should...
The E-Verify system
Employers in Miami, Florida, are not allowed to discriminate against you based on immigration status. However, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services explains that they do have authorization to check your eligibility to work using information provided on Form I-9,...
Form I-9: The Employment Eligibility Verification Form
Ensuring that you and everyone else employed in Miami, Florida, are legally authorized to work is important to the U.S. government. To verify eligibility, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requires every employer to have new workers fill out Section 1 of...
When do you need a P-1B visa?
If you are in an entertainment group and you are planning to come to Florida from another country to perform, you may need a P-1B visa. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services states that this visa is for people who are part of an entertainment group but the...
Understanding how association control is transferred
When developers in the Miami-Dade area build a condominium complex, there comes a time when they have to transfer over the control of the association to the members. The Florida Legislature states that there are several guidelines that apply to what the developers...
Can I stop foreclosure once the process has begun?
Getting a notice that your home in Miami-Dade is going to be foreclosed on can be frightening. You may think there is nothing you can do because of your current financial situation but that may not be entirely true.According to RealtyTrac, you still have some options...

