The US State Dept. has launched the Diversity Visa Lottery Program for 2012. The online registration for DV-2012 DV Lottery begins noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT -4), Tuesday, October 5, 2010, and ends noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT -5), Wednesday, November 3, 2010. Click the link below for more information regarding DV-2012 http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html [...]
Everyone knows that serious criminal conduct will get you deported. However, some criminal activities that are not felonies or that do not appear very serious on the face will also get you deported. Certain crimes will prevent you from getting your greencard because they will make you inadmissible to the United States and certain crimes [...]
 By David R. Fullmer, Attorney at Law Last weekend one of my law clerks graduated from Loyola Law School here in Los Angeles. This being the same law school I graduated from fourteen years ago, she asked me if I had any advice for the ceremony. “Wear sunscreen,†I immediately told her. Each year Loyola [...]
Under the current immigration law, it is very important to stay legal in the United States. Once you come into the US legally, you should try to stay legal. Unless you are legally here, you will not be able to get or extend your driver’s license or state identification card. Unless you have a valid [...]
In order to become US citizen, you must meet the following requirements: 1) You must be a lawful permanent resident (LPR) of the United States for 5 years (2 ½ years for LPRs who obtained their greencard based on marriage to US citizen) 2) 5 years of continuous residence in the US for five years [...]
Starting October 1, 2008, the USCIS has changed the testing format for naturalization. How do you know which version of the test you will take? Those applicants who apply before October 1, 2008 and whose interview is AFTER October 1, 2008 may choose between the old and the new test. Applicants who apply AFTER October 1, 2008 will take the new test. Applicants whose interview is scheduled AFTER October 1, 2009 will take the new test regardless of when s/he applied.
