U.S. Citizen Filing for a Brother or Sister: Processing Time Explained
Family unity has always been a core principle of U.S. immigration law. For many U.S. citizens, this includes the desire to petition for a brother or sister to obtain permanent residency in the United States. However, bringing a brother or sister into the country through family-based immigration is not a quick process. It involves a […]
How to Get Legal Status in the United States if You’re an Undocumented Immigrant
If you’re in the United States without lawful authorization – meaning you’re an undocumented immigrant – you need to know that you can get into serious trouble. In fact, being in the U.S. without the proper authorization may get you deported and barred from returning, even if you have a family, a job and a […]
What Does Naturalized or Derived Citizen Mean?
Naturalization and derived citizenship are two common paths to becoming a U.S. citizen, and each has its own set of requirements and procedures that aspiring citizens must understand. A derived citizen gains citizenship through the naturalization of their parents or, in some cases, through adoption by U.S. citizen parents. This means that the individual becomes […]
Sue Immigration With Writ of Mandamus In A Million Dollar EB-5 Program Visa Case
In 1987, my clients created a commercial enterprise in California and applied for the EB-5 Visa, but U.S. Immigration never granted them legal status based on their Green Card applications, creating a 17-year delay in immigration […]
Why Citizenship Matters
A growing number of Californians wish to become “Foreign Born Mexican Citizens” with dual citizenship. The process has now become “muy facile” with a few documents, a reasonable legal fee, and an investment… From “California’s Dual Citizenship Problem”, by Kyle Brady, July 6, 2011, S.F. Examiner For those Americans of Mexican parentage who wish to […]
February is Black History Month
February is Black History Month! An annual observance of important people and events in the history of African-American culture and history […]
What Is A Sanctuary City?
A sanctuary city is one that has policies to shelter illegal immigrants. San Francisco is one of the cities around the United States that has designated itself a sanctuary city, but there is talk that its policies were ineffective when it came to the shooting of Kathryn Steinle on July 1st committed by Mexican immigrant Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez […]
