Published articles, messages, chats about immigration lawhttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616Political asylum is available to people already in the United States who fear returning to their home country due to actual persecution or have a well-founded fear of actual persecution because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.http://immigration.lawyers.com/Political-Asylum.html?method=rssCurrent comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) has union support, and Congressional support is possible. CIR would allow some illegal foreign workers to lawfully stay and work in the US, and improve the system for managing immigrant workers, benefitting both US workers and immigrants alike.http://immigration.lawyers.com/Unions-Support-the-Obama-Immigration-Initiative.html?method=rssIn April 2009, Alan Bersin was appointed as the "Border Czar" by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano. Bersin's credentials are impressive. US geography and the challenges of border control, along with new issues such as the H1N1 flu virus mean that Bersin's work is cut out for him.http://immigration.lawyers.com/Napolitano-Appoints-Border-Czar.html?method=rssNavigating through any immigration matter can be daunting, complex and overwhelming. Use this checklist to protect your interests and to make sure things progress smoothly and as planned. Your common sense and due diligence will pay off.http://immigration.lawyers.com/Checklist-Protect-Yourself-in-Immigration-Matters.html?method=rssFrom everyday, ordinary people to Hollywood celebrities, it seems like more and more US citizens are adopting children who are born in foreign countries. You need an immigration visa for adoption to get it done. And it must be a labor of love, because it's a complicated and often long process.http://immigration.lawyers.com/Immigration-Visa-for-Adoption.html?method=rssI am from India and my sister filed an I-130 petition on April 11,2003 for me. In the November 2009 Visa Bulletin, the cutoff date is June 15, 1999. But according to the posted USCIS processing time for the Nebraska Service Center, the current date is August 1, 2004. What is the difference between the Visa Bulletin cutoff date and USCIS processing times? Please let me know if we can file form I-485 to proceed with the application for adjustment of status, or if we need to wait to hear back from USCIS...Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://immigration.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Visa-Bulletin-Cut-off-Dates-vs.-7887.html?method=rssI want to marry someone from another country, but I understand I need tax returns for three years to marry. I have been disabled for 15 years can I still marry this person?Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://immigration.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Affidavit-of-Support-Issues-For-a-Disabled-Petitioner-7880.html?method=rssIn August 2006 my brother (a US citizen living in California) submitted an I-130 petition to bring me and my wife to the US from the UK where we live. Last week, he received notification that the petition had been approved, it was now being processed and would be forwarded to the US embassy in London, and that I should be hearing something within 60 days. My question is how long will it take to complete the whole process? I see the California processing center is working on applications from October...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://immigration.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/FB-4-Sibling-I-130-Issues-7871.html?method=rssI became a U.S permanent resident through marriage to a U.S. citizen. My marriage was broken after 3 1/2 years. My husband filed for divorce, and I did not become a citizen until 5 years after being a LPR. I met this guy who is out of status and we are making plans to get married. Someone just told me I can not file an I-130 petition for him until I have been a citizen for 2 years. Is this correct?Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://immigration.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Is-There-a-Waiting-Period-to-File-a-Visa-Petition-7863.html?method=rssI am recently divorced. I met a man who I am interested in marrying but, I am concerned. I filed for my ex-husband to get his green card and I wanted to find out if I file for this man to get a green card who is here on an expired visa, will there be a problem? I cannot help that I have fallen in love with yet another man who is not a legal resident, but this man is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I do not want to lose him. My ex-husband's citizenship was denied because we were not...Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://immigration.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Can-This-Petitioner-File-For-Another-Spouse-7854.html?method=rss