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Labor Certification, formally known as the Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) system, is a method for a U.S. employer to get approval from the U.S. Department of Labor to hire a foreign worker in a permanent position. The approval, in turn, allows the foreign worker […]

Other than U.S. citizens, nearly everyone else living in the United States dreads hearing the mention of the word deportation. This is because deportation is the process by which the government tries to deport from the United States individuals who the government says are in […]

Finding a job with an American employer is no different than it would be finding a job in your native country. However, being hired by an American employer is twice as difficult in most cases because many employers do not like hiring foreign workers if […]

U.S. immigration law allows qualified individuals to apply for asylum. However, like applying for anything else with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the process of applying for and obtaining asylum is complicated and often frustrating for many who go through it. At […]

Most immigrants obtain lawful permanent residency (green card) in the U.S. through their family relationship with a U.S. citizen or green card holder or through employment. In some cases, a noncitizen can obtain a green card by self-sponsorship, meaning they can obtain a green card […]

Being married to a U.S. citizen has many immigration benefits for noncitizens. One of the benefits is that a noncitizen married to a U.S. citizen is eligible to obtain an immigrant visa (Green Card) based on the marriage. Another benefit is the noncitizen does not […]

Foreign nationals entering the United States for tourism, business, or other reasons must first apply for and obtain a visa unless they are traveling from countries where a visa is not required. These visas are known as temporary or nonimmigrant visas and are given for […]

J-1 visas, also known as exchange visitor visas, are given to nonimmigrants who are coming to the United States as part of an officially approved exchange program in the arts, education, or sciences. The exchange program is intended to foster intellectual and cultural exchanges between […]