Reporting on the law and policy that shape U.S. immigration.
Independent journalism on the USCIS decisions, consular processing, and federal court rulings that change daily practice.
A child born abroad to a U.S. citizen is likely already a citizen. File a CRBA to document it; an I-130 wastes the fee and years of waiting.
If your joint sponsor's household qualifies for WIC or Medicaid, they probably don't earn enough to be a valid Affidavit of Support co-sponsor.
A marriage green card lease that named the petitioner as both landlord and tenant unraveled at the interview. Officers now pull property records.
A married couple sharing a house with two other tenants should expect a home visit. Officers assume the spouse is really married to a housemate.
A couple married seven years had a baby but no joint bank account; she just Zelles him money. To USCIS, that reads as roommates, not a marriage.
An applicant passed her citizenship interview, got an oath ceremony, then was pulled from it at check-in with no explanation. Here's what's going on.
USCIS scheduled one citizen's wife, stepchild, and both parents for the same interview. When one person sponsors four, the Affidavit of Support is the trap.
A same-sex couple kept the marriage from their families and filed a thin case. The secrecy, not the fact it's same-sex, is what puts the green card at risk.
A wounded Afghan interpreter was told his green card would be approved, then hit with a second interview that vanished. A delay lawsuit is the fix.
Authoritative coverage of work visas, employment-based green cards, and labor certification. From H-1B selection cycles to EB-1/EB-2/EB-3 priority date movements.
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