by Francis Law Center | May 19, 2020 | Citizenship, Immigration News, Marriage-Based Green Card
In May 2020, USCIS announced its immediate plan to implement a 10 percent surcharge on all applications. You may be wondering why the USCIS is increasing its filing fees, and the reason is that USCIS revenue is entirely dependent on filing fees associated with USCIS...
by Francis Law Center | May 15, 2020 | Chicago Immigration, Family Immigration, Immigration News, K1 Fiance Visa, Marriage-Based Green Card, Public Charge, Spousal Immigrant Visa, Wisconsin Immigration
If you plan to adjust status (obtain a green card) or apply for an immigrant visa, you will need to provide the government with tax documents for the most recent tax year. In some cases, you are required to obtain a tax transcript from the IRS and submit it instead of...
by Francis Law Center | May 14, 2020 | COVID19, Immigration News
You may have heard that the United States has banned “non-essential” travel from Canada or Mexico to the United States. On May 13, 2020, it was reported that the Trump administration plans to extend virus border restrictions indefinitely until the Coronavirus is no...
by Francis Law Center | Apr 23, 2020 | Family Immigration, Immigration benefits, Immigration News, Marriage-Based Green Card, Public Charge
Adjustment of Status (green card) cases filed on or after February 24, 2020 will face much more scrutiny than earlier applications. This is because of a change in what is known as the “public charge rule.” The public charge rule has been around for a long time, but is...
by Francis Law Center | Apr 23, 2020 | Family Immigration, Immigration News, K1 Fiance Visa, Marriage-Based Green Card, Spousal Immigrant Visa, Visas
On April 22, 2020, the President issued a Proclamation restricting immigration into the United States. The Proclamation is scheduled to take effect at 11:59 pm on April 23. While many people feared that it would be broad in scope, the Proclamation contains many...
by Francis Law Center | Apr 13, 2020 | Family Immigration, Marriage-Based Green Card, Spousal Immigrant Visa
Most family-sponsored immigrants are now required to have a petitioner sign an Affidavit of Support (USCIS Form I-864) who becomes a sponsor for an intending immigrant. That form will likely become more complicated next month. Additionally, the new form will require...
by Francis Law Center | Apr 10, 2020 | Immigration benefits, Wisconsin Immigration
States and the federal government have not yet figured out how to administer supplemental unemployment benefits under the CARES Act. However, two things seem relatively clear; employment authorization is required to apply, and receiving benefits is not considered a...
by Francis Law Center | Apr 9, 2020 | Family Immigration, Marriage-Based Green Card, Wisconsin Immigration
If you are an intending immigrant and are going to live in Wisconsin, you should know some information about how to change your name. You can change your name without a formal court order at any time, as long as you meet two tests. You may be surprised to learn that...
by Francis Law Center | Apr 9, 2020 | Family Immigration, Marriage-Based Green Card
Marriages come in all different shapes and sizes. Couples enter marriage for several reasons. As we know, in order to navigate through a marriage-based green card process, a couple must undergo the interview process with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
by Francis Law Center | Apr 9, 2020 | Chicago Immigration, Family Immigration, Marriage-Based Green Card
In Cook County, IL, you can apply and receive your Marriage License in two ways. The most common route has been the in-person marriage process. However, with technological advances and the demand for this timely process to be sped up, Online Marriage Licenses have...
