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When you become a permanent resident in the U.S. you receive a 10-year green card. After that, when your 10-year green card is expired or will expire within the next 6 months, it's time to renew it. Now, before explaining the requisites to renew the green card and the documents that are required to complete the process, it is important to note that an expired green card doesn't mean you're no longer a lawful U.S. permanent resident. The green card is only the document that demonstrates your legal status in the United States. As long as you don't leave the U.S. establishing your residence anywhere else, you keep that status for life.

If you have decided to get married in the U.S. it is very important that you consider the specific requirements of the state where the marriage ceremony will be performed.

A green petition for a family member that is outside the United States is called "Consular Processing". The name is explained by the fact that the process is completed, in part, after an interview with a consular office in the country of residence of the family member who wants to become a U....

When a person wants to travel to the United States, there are two possibilities, that he/she comes with a non-immigrant visa or that he/she comes with an immigrant visa or a green card. However, how is that possible? Well, in this post we will review the matter regarding immigrant visas. The ...

A U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident may file an immigration petition on behalf of his/her spouse if they entered into a real marriage. This means, that the marriage must be recognized as a legal marriage in the state where the couple married. Accordingly, if the couple marries in a country that does not recognize legal effect to their union, that may have to remarry in another country or state to file a marriage-based petition in the United States.

Many circumstances can affect an immigration petition. However, nowadays, the concern of many immigrants is the possibility of losing their family members as a result of COVID19. Unlike other U.S. residents, immigrants face the possibility of losing their loved ones and the risk of not being a...