If you are looking to bring your foreign fiancé to the United States, you will need to apply for a K-1 visa. This type of visa is for people who want to get married in the United States. In order to be eligible, you must meet several requirements. You also need to...
Family Immigration
COVID Vaccination Requirement for Immigrant Visa Cases
In order to comply with Covid vaccination requirements, you must ensure that you receive the right vaccine at the right time. You must also receive evidence of your vaccination. There are also several exceptions to the requirement that you become fully vaccinated. The...
The process of procuring a spousal visa
When a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident marries a foreign national, a process exists to sponsor the foreign national for a visa. The visa would allow the spouse to come to the United States, and, once in the state of Illinois, the spouse could...
Understanding family-based immigration
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,...
Drug Testing and the Immigrant Visa Medical Exam
When applying for an immigrant visa through consular processing, a medical exam with a designated civil surgeon is required. The medical exam determines whether an individual is inadmissible on health grounds, including for having certain communicable diseases, for...
Can I bring my fiancé to America?
Many immigrants come to the U.S. to reunite with their families. But what if you are not family yet? You may be able to help your fiancé(e) come to America through family immigration; specifically, the K-1 Fiancé(e) visa. Immigration forms and policies can seem...
Reviewing family immigration quotas
After having immigrated to Illinois yourself, you may likely want your family to reunite with you here. You may feel concerned about them encountering some of the same challenges you faced during the immigration and naturalization process, you can rest assured that...
Suspension of the DS-5540 Public Charge Test during COVID19
On July 29, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued nationwide temporary injunctions related to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) and Department of State's (DOS) public charge rule in the Immigration and...
Anticipated USCIS Furlough in August 2020; What Does That Mean for Your Case?
Everyone has been feeling the pinch of the pandemic, which has had devastating economic impacts. Numerous small businesses are struggling to stay afloat, and many are finding it difficult to meet the monthly rent. USCIS is no different, and as an organization they are...
Are USCIS Offices Really Open Now after June 2020 Re-opening?
USCIS re-opening on June 4, 2020 was supposed to jumpstart stalled immigration cases. However, the reopening has shown disparate impacts on green card, naturalization, and H1B cases The first, in fact only, action taken by USCIS after the reopening was to gradually...