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Ray’s New Glasses
I purchased a new pair of glasses from a website online. I was super excited when they arrived as I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of the quality. I loved it. After I picked up my daughter from school, I asked her if she liked my new glasses? My daughter replied, “Dad – those glasses make your nose look big. Your nose was the size of a keyhole. But every time you tell a lie, your nose gets bigger and bigger! I was pleasantly surprised by my daughter’s answer so I decided to play along. I said, “Oh. If that is true then what is the biggest lie…
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Fiancée Adjustment after Fiancé Passes Away
Eventually, I would like to draft and share a post about why I wanted to be an immigration attorney. In the meantime, I would like to share some memorable moments from my practice as an immigration attorney and the profound impact that it had on our clients. I had a client named Maria. Maria entered the United States under a Fiancée visa (K-1) with her daughter who entered as a K-2. Maria married her fiancé within 90 days of her entry into the United States. Maria filed the green card paperwork with USCIS for both her and her daughter. Unfortunately, Maria’s husband passed away before the green card paperwork was…
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October is here!
October is always an interesting month for immigration law especially when dealing with petitions that have a priority date. Some immigration benefits such as a family-based petition filed by a lawful permanent resident on behalf of their unmarried sons and daughters who are 21 years of age or older will generally have a wait time even after approval due to the unavailability of a visa number. The priority date is the date that the petition is received by USCIS and acts as a ticket number or marker to determine when an approved petition can utilize a visa number so the beneficiary of that petition can either obtain an immigrant visa…