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How to Apply for R-1 Visa
If you are a religious worker and you are looking to come to work in the United States, the visa that you are looking for is the R-1 visa. R-1 is a nonimmigrant visa for noncitizens who seek to temporarily work in the United States in a religious occupation. In

Opening a Business in the U.S.A as an H-1B Holder
H-1B visas are employer-specific, so their holders are only permitted to work for the company that applied for the visa. Entrepreneurship can be challenging for H-1B workers since there must be an employer/employee relationship between the H-1B visa holder and the petitioning company. H-1B employees may still have choices, though.

Who Qualifies as a Child for an Immigration Visa or Green Card?
The U.S. immigration policy promotes maintaining intact families, particularly between parents and their offspring. It’s common for a child to qualify for an immigrant visa or permanent resident status through their parents, therefore it’s crucial to know who the law considers to be a “child” for visa reasons. For the

F-1 Visa: Academic Student Guide
The USA has some of the best universities in the world, and the student community and study opportunities are the most diverse here. Excellent quality of education, sophisticated educational programs, modern settings, and plentiful possibilities have made the USA one of the most desired destinations of study for international students.

How to Sponsor an Immigrant Friend
Let’s think about having a friend who wants to visit the United States, and you’re wondering if you can assist him. Sponsoring an immigrant is an essential part when you are looking to help a friend or a family member to come to the U.S. permanently. After all, having friends

H-1B Status: Guide to Eligibility & Application
H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification that applies to people who wish to perform services in a specialty occupation, services of exceptional merit and ability relating to a Department of Defense (DOD) cooperative research and development project, or services as a fashion model of distinguished merit or ability. It is an

Convention Against Torture (CAT): A Conditional Relief for Asylum Seekers in the U.S.
If you want to seek asylum in the United States, chances are that you have heard the term “Convention Against Torture” in passing. It is possible that you may be subject to persecution and/or torture if you were to return to the country you are seeking asylum from. Convention Against

What is Asylum Fraud: Reasons for Denial
What is asylum fraud? If an asylum claimant intentionally offers false documentation as parts of their claim for shelter, this is known as asylum fraudster. Throughout the asylum procedure, fraud can happen throughout verbal testimonies as well as while providing textual proof and paperwork. Samples of testimonies including explicit lies

Marriage Based Green Card Immigration Guide
Marriage based green card is a common phrase used to describe a permanent resident card obtained through marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. There are two types of MBGC (Marriage Based Green Card). 1. U.S. Citizen & 2. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR). A marriage-based green card can

Major categories in Application to Extend or Change Nonimmigrant Status or form I-539
Form I-539, or the Application to Extend or Change Nonimmigrant Status is, as the name suggests, an application for non-immigrants to change their status or to extend their current status when they are going to expire soon. You may be able to change status when you have been maintaining your

Form I-864, Affidavit of Support
Why is Form I-864, Affidavit of Support required? Form I-864 is an agreement between a sponsor and the United States government. Basically, most family-based immigrants and certain employment-based immigrants must demonstrate that they have sufficient financial resources and won’t end up burdening the state, for which Form I-864, Affidavit of Support

Extend/Change your nonimmigrant status: File I-539
Let’s guess, you are currently in the US on a type of non-immigrant visa – such as the F-1 student visa or the B-2 tourist visa, and you are supposed to leave the USA when the visa expires. For now, you are not planning to leave. Here comes Form I-539,
