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The Biden administration's attempt to grant legal status to certain undocumented foreign nationals in Illinois and around the country hit a snag recently when the highly-contentious infrastructure bill was evaluated in Congress before the vote was allowed. The...
Immigrant applicants for admission into Illinois and other U.S. states are scrutinized in an in-depth manner that can include a significant background check in their native country as well as any legal violations from previous stays in the United States. The truth...
The U.S. immigration system is a complicated one, and you need to know what you're doing if you want to successfully emigrate here with your fiancé(e). This post will detail the most important things you should know about the process of obtaining an immigrant visa for...
Having a Permanent Resident Card, also known as a Green Card, has many benefits. With a Green Card, you can live and work in the United States for as much time as you want. If you plan to create a new commercial enterprise in the U.S., or have already done so, you may...
Many people in Illinois and around the country have been helped by the DACA program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Known as "Dreamers," the future of these undocumented or out-of-status immigrants who came to the United States as children has become a...
AC21 (or, more formally, the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act) allows for job portability in certain circumstances. In plain terms, this means that when someone seeking an employment-based green card changes jobs, they may not have to file another Form...
Advance parole is an application to USCIS to allow those who are undocumented to travel outside the United States and return lawfully. DACA recipients can apply for this permission but are more limited than others as there must be exceptional circumstances. It allows...
A travel ban remains in place for individuals attempting to enter the U.S. from the U.K. Specifically, and outside any exceptions, anyone who has been in the U.K. in the last fourteen days may not enter the U.S. The ban does not apply to U.S. citizens or U.S. lawful...
Asylum grants certain political refugees protection so that they can live in Illinois or elsewhere in the United States after leaving their native country. An individual can get granted either defensive or affirmative asylum. There are a few differences between the...
Moving to Illinois or another U.S. state and becoming a citizen is a process that can take over a decade. Once people are established in the country, it is sometimes possible for them to bring family members over too. For many new citizens and green card holders,...
