How can I help my employee become a U.S. resident?
Aside from relative petitions, employee petitions are another common way to help a person become a U.S. resident. In this global age, it is not uncommon for employers to recruit employees on an international basis. In order for a foreign national to permanently live and work in the U.S. as a resident, the employer has to go through an application process with the U.S. Citizenship and …
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The Widow's Penalty
Current immigration law requires deportation of the alien spouse of a U.S. citizen if their marriage does not last past two years. This law was intended to prevent sham marriages where a non-citizen would marry a U.S. citizen to quickly gain legal residency and then just as quickly get a divorce. Now, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, USCIS, argues they are …
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