The Legal Immigrant

Apr 16 2024
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The Legal Immigrant podcast covers U.S. immigration problems that Dyan Williams Law PLLC can help you solve. Through success stories and Q&As, we'll discuss waivers of inadmissibility due to fraud or misrepresentation, criminal offense, unlawful presence, illegal entries, and removal orders; motions to reconsider inadmissibility bars; marriage-based green card, spousal immigrant visa, K-1 fiance visa; naturalization issues; and more. Website: www.dyanwilliamslaw.com

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I-212 and I-192 Approvals for U.S. Visits Following Conviction and Deportation = True Success Story

Apr 16 2024 7 mins  
A Canadian citizen wished to enter the U.S. to reunite with his U.S. citizen parents and sibling. But a decade-old conviction for Conspiracy to Import Ecstasy into the U.S. and his deportation, which followed his release from prison, barred him on four inadmissibility grounds:1) INA 212(a)(2)(a)(i)(I) (crime involving moral turpitude)2) INA 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) (controlled substance

Can You Get a U.S. Visa if You Have a Conviction for or Admit to a Drug Offense?

May 19 2023 19 mins  
If you were convicted of or admit to committing a drug offense, this subjects you to a permanent bar from the United States. This means you will not be eligible to receive a U.S. visa or admission to the U.S. on crime-related and perhaps health-related grounds. There are, however, exceptions to the rule. That said, is Prince Harry’s U.S. visa subject to revocation due to his publ

I-601 Waiver for INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) Bar + Immigrant Visa = A True Success Story

Dec 15 2021 9 mins  
Five years after being found inadmissible under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i), our client finally received her Immigrant Visa to join her U.S. citizen spouse in the United States. Consistent with normal processing time, USCIS took 10 months to approve her Form I-601 application for waiver of inadmissibility, which we prepared and filed on her behalf. But due to the U.S. Consulate’s adminis

COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Green Card Applicants, Starting October 1st

Aug 31 2021 15 mins  
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a new requirement that will affect all green card applicants. Starting October 1, 2021, intended immigrants must receive full doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to immigrate to the U.S. This new requirement affects eligibility for permanent residence on health-related grounds.

U.S. Immigration Risks in Claiming F-1 OPT or H-1B Status When There is No Real Job

May 13 2021 19 mins  
If you seek to maintain F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT or H-1B status through employment – when there is no real job – you run the risk of being found inadmissible under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i). This law states that you have a lifetime bar if you engage in fraud or willful misrepresentation of a material fact to obtain a U.S. immigration benefit.

B-1 Visitor Visa: Traveling to the U.S. for Business

Apr 05 2021 19 mins  
Is the B-1/B-2 the right visa to enter the U.S. to participate in a business meeting? Attend a conference or convention? Negotiate a contract? Yes on the B-1, but no on a B-2 only. If you have a combination B-1/B-2 visa, you should inform the U.S customs officer of the main purpose of your visit. Get admitted in the right classification. The B-1 is more flexible than the B-2 classi

2019 Public Charge Rule Gets Tossed; 1999 Rule is Back

Mar 22 2021 15 mins  
On March 9, 2021 the Public Charge rule under the prior Trump Administration was vacated and removed. USCIS and the U.S. Department of State will apply the old 1999 rule to determine whether a person is likely to become a public charge on the U.S. government. Under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), a person seeking entry to the U.S. on a visa or applyi

Immigration Reform Update: Earned Path to Citizenship and Repeals of Certain Inadmissibility Bars

Feb 24 2021 17 mins  
On February 18, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 was introduced in the House by California Congresswoman Linda Sánchez and in the Senate by New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. The White House first announced the bill on January 20, which was the first day of the Biden Administration. The bill is 353 pages long. It contains sweeping provisions that, if passed, will overhaul many pa

Immigration Reform Update and I-601 Waiver for 3/10-Year Unlawful Presence Bar

Feb 10 2021 14 mins  
The Biden Administration’s U.S Citizenship Act of 2021 has yet to be introduced in Congress for a vote. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey is the lead sponsor of the bill. It provides an earned path to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants who were physically present in the U.S. on or before January 1, 2021. Another provision seeks to get rid of the 3/10-year unlawful p

Biden Administration Proposes Immigration Bill to U.S. Congress: The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021

Feb 01 2021 6 mins  
On January 20, the Biden Administration released a Fact Sheet announcing a proposed immigration bill to Congress. The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 seeks to reform major parts of the U.S. immigration system, such as providing a pathway for certain undocumented immigrants and persons with temporary status to become citizens, and reducing the backlog in family-based and employment-bas