Houston Immigration Lawyer

The E-1 and E-2 visas are both non-immigrant visas, which means that they allow aliens to travel to and stay in the United States in order to invest in a new business or to purchase an existing business. Aliens who utilize an E-1 or E-2 investor visa to stay in the country may stay for […]

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A medical disability waiver allows an alien to gain certain rights due to their medical disability. The medical disability waiver is also known as Form N-648. Using the form N-648, aliens can apply for partial or full waivers due to medical disabilities. It is important to note that the list of disabilities for which the […]

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You may need a B-1 “visitor for business” visa if you need to come to the United States to do business for more than three months. A B-1 visitor visa will allow you to come to the US for business activities beyond three months; this visa is not required if you are visiting […]

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L-1 visas allow companies to relocate employees from one country to another.  For example, if a company operates in multiple countries, they may need to relocate one office manager to another office that’s in another country. When companies use an L-1 Visa, they are permitted to transfer valuable employees between the United States and another […]

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If you are interested in sponsoring someone for immigrant status, there are several things to keep in mind while making your decision to move ahead and during the process. Sponsoring an immigrant can be a blessing for the person gaining immigration status but there are complicated legal steps required to complete the process. Some of […]

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When an alien resident in the United States want to change their non-immigrant status to that of an immigrant or to permanent resident status, they must fill out an Adjustment of Status. This is Form I-485 and can be filed by an alien that is physically in the US and wishes to alter their non-immigrant […]

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Becoming a natural US citizen is often a very difficult challenge for illegal immigrants, but there are a few laws that actually help immigrants become naturalized. One of these such laws involves “Family Based Petitions.” The fact is that United States citizens have the ability to sponsor their own relatives who are from other countries […]

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Naturalization is when an alien resident becomes a resident of the country they are residing in. For example, many aliens in Houston, Texas desire to become natural citizens of the United States, meaning that they would no longer be considered aliens in the US. Becoming a natural US citizen has many legal boundaries that only […]

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