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NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS: E-1 & E-2 Treaty Trader/Investor Visas
Non-immigrant visas are for those individuals that intend to come to the U.S. on a temporary basis for a specified amount of time.  With the exceptions of a few categories, most non-immigrant visa applicants must demonstrate that he or she does not have the intent to permanently reside [...]

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NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS: B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas
Non-immigrant visas are for those individuals that intend to come to the U.S. on a temporary basis for a specified amount of time.  With the exceptions of a few categories, most non-immigrant visa applicants must demonstrate that he or she does not have the intent to permanently reside in the U.S.  [...]

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FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRANT PETITIONS

There are two (2) major categories in which family members may be sponsor to come to the U.S., Immediate Relatives and Non-immediate Relatives. 

1)     Immediate Relatives

Immediate Relatives, which are parents, spouses, and children under 21 of U.S. Citizens, may be sponsor and come to the U.S.  Visas are readily available for immediate [...]

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Drunk Driving and Its Potential Immigration Implication on Removal Proceedings
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), among others, created a category removable foreign nationals who committed a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT).  CIMT crimes consists of a number of crimes, including second petty theft crimes, crimes of violence that are sentenced [...]

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Derivative Child of a Fiance Visa Holder (K-1) Can Adjust Status After Turning 21
 
In the Matter of Hieu Trung LE, 25 I&N Dec. 541 (BIA 20011), the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decided that a derivative child of a nonimmigrant fiancé(e) visa holder under section 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(K)(iii) (2006), [...]

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