Category Archives: Permanent Residency & Green Cards
Reentry Risks for Green Card Holders After Extended Travel Abroad
Why Extended Travel Can Trigger Reentry Problems Lawful permanent residents often assume that a green card guarantees uncomplicated travel. In many situations, international travel is routine and uneventful. But when a permanent resident remains outside the United States for an extended period, reentry can become far more legally complicated than expected. Customs and Border… Read More »
Waivers for Prior Misrepresentation in Family-Based Immigration
Few findings in immigration law carry consequences as severe as a determination of fraud or willful misrepresentation. Under INA § 212(a)(6)(C)(i), a foreign national who, by fraud or willful misrepresentation of a material fact, seeks to procure a visa, admission, or other immigration benefit is inadmissible. Unlike many other grounds of inadmissibility, this bar… Read More »
Conditional Residence and I-751 Petitions: Avoiding RFEs and Fraud Allegations
Obtaining a two-year conditional green card is not the end of the marriage-based immigration process. For many couples, the next stage, which is removing conditions on residence through Form I-751, carries just as much evidentiary weight as the initial green card application. In some cases, scrutiny may be even greater. Conditional residence is governed… Read More »
Cross-Chargeability Strategies for Employment and Family-Based Green Cards
In a numerically capped immigration system, country of birth often determines the pace of a green card journey. Applicants born in heavily oversubscribed countries face significantly longer waiting times under the per-country limitations imposed by the Immigration and Nationality Act. Yet many families and professionals are unaware that a powerful statutory mechanism may dramatically… Read More »