December 8, 2021
While having good documents and evidence are the foundation of success in an immigration case, identifying the best strategy early on and executing it well are the key to efficiently obtaining that success. Our office is pleased to share a client story that illustrates this concept. When John Kufuor was about 30 years old, he...
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October 25, 2021
We are proud to present you with a testimony not only of a successful case of an O visa and a Self-petition for Residency, but of the trust that our clients place in us every day to help make their dream of making a life in the United States come true. For this and the...
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October 6, 2021
At FitzGerald Law Company, we know that the last few years have been difficult for the immigrant community, and that the pandemic has created its own unique hardships. Fortunately, there has been some positive changes implemented by the Biden Administration regarding immigration and although there is much more that needs to be done, we received...
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September 18, 2021
As you may have heard, the USCIS announced that starting Sept. 4, 2021, it will be extending the time that I-751 and I-829 receipt notices can be used to show evidence of status from 18 to 24 months, when presented together with a Permanent Resident Card or “Green Card”, for petitioners who properly file to Remove Conditions...
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July 7, 2021
Marriage is an important life event for many people and a cause for celebration. For some couples, it is even more than that because it means that they will be able to file a Marriage Residency Petition with USCIS, if one spouse has Residency (Green Card) or Citizenship and the other does not. While this...
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June 15, 2021
Last year, we witnessed a monumental victory for democracy: in the middle of a pandemic, over 159 million people voted in the presidential election. That means that over 159 million people had their voice heard, more than in any other presidential election in U.S. history. This accomplishment is something that should be celebrated. Instead, some...
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May 26, 2021
As we have discussed before, the United States federal court system serves an extremely important function in ensuring that Congress and the President follow the law. On April 29, 2021, we saw yet another example of this in the case of Niz-Chavez v. Garland and the decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Niz-Chavez...
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April 7, 2021
The year 2021 is increasingly looking like the year that we leave behind many damaging Trump-era policies, including his public charge regulation, and welcome new policies, such as the designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). It remains to be seen how much of President Biden’s immigration agenda will be realized, but his administration’s...
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April 7, 2021
Although the REAL ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005, its requirement that people possess REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses has not become a nationwide obligation. On October 1, 2021, that will change. As of that date, every person who wants to get on a commercial plane in the United States using their driver’s license...
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March 10, 2021
On March 8, 2021, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, designated Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status which will allow Venezuelan nationals to obtain Employment Authorization and permission to remain lawfully in the U.S. for 18 months, starting March 9, 2021, to September 9, 2022, so long as they meet the TPS eligibility requirements. To...
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February 24, 2021
On January 20, 2021 the Biden Harris Administration, in its first day, re-instated the DACA program as it had existed on September 5, 2017, including the eligibility to obtain permission to travel outside the United States and lawfully return. Under the current Immigration Law when an individual is inspected by an Immigration Officer and is...
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