Navigating the green card process is often a confusing journey, with unexpected twists and turns. When such moments occur, many immigrants feel confused, frustrated, and often afraid – afraid that their hopes of becoming a permanent resident are about to end.
For instance, nearly 30% of immigrants awaiting their green card interview dates, instead receive a Request For Evidence (RFE). Many times, their fear is heightened by a belief they have no additional documents to provide.
Yet, as I have learned in my green card attorney practice, immigrants often underestimate the evidence they have access to and fail to realize that a Request For Evidence does not have to lead to a green card denial.
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I am not a fan of truncated legal information.
Short sound bites that deliver little, if any, concrete advice for immigrants and their families.
You’ve probably read such posts or heard such advertisements.
In recent years, these types of posts have become commonplace on social media.
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I often wonder what happened to clients who did not hire me.
A few weeks ago, for example, a young woman came into my office seeking information about what to do for an upcoming green card interview with USCIS.
She had only been married a short while when her husband filed an immigrant petition for her. She had legally entered on a visitor visa. She let it lapse.
They had filed on their own. The couple ignored considering why hiring an immigration lawyer might be necessary.
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Immigration fraud is a silent epidemic. The effect goes far beyond the money stolen from immigrants under the false pretense of helping them.
Immigration fraud destroys the dreams of hard-working immigrants and their families.
The exact number of victims are unknown.
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