Many are frustrated by the statutory per-country limit on the number of employment-based immigrants who can enter the U.S. each year.High-skilled individuals come disproportionately from India and China, two very populous countries. 

Many people know it’s illegal for a foreign national to marry a U.S. citizen for the sole purpose of remaining in the country. This is called “marriage fraud” and the Immigration Service is always on the lookout for it.

A foreign national who entered the U.S. illegally or overstayed his/her visa may be able to get a green card through either a U.S. Citizen (USC) or Lawful Permanent Resident ...

The recently-closed University of Farmingham, like its predecessor the University of North New Jersey (UNNJ), was a sting operation conducted by the Department of Homeland Security.

If you are an F-1 student in "duration of status," on February 5 you might wake up having accrued 180 days "unlawful presence." That's even if, to your knowledge, you have never violated your status.

With April 15 looming, undocumented immigrants may be wondering if they should file income taxes. Although tax law requires everyone who earns over a certain amount to file ...

One method Permanent Residents can use to strengthen their rights and their influence in the U.S. is to become a citizen.  There is no question that all the protections in the Constitution then apply to the individual, and he or she can vote in national elections.

The most recent Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ruling, a Ninth Circuit appeals decision allowing current recipients to renew their two-year grants of protection, will remain in place until at least next fall.   

Bad luck in the H-1B lottery can land foreign nationals and their employers in a pickle.  Same is true if the employee’s sixth year of H-1B is about to come to a close, and there is not enough time to file a PERM or other immigrant case.