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October 2024 – Visa Bulletin for the New Fiscal Year

October is always an exciting month as it is the start of the next federal fiscal year and is also...

Best Questions To Ask in Your Immigration Consultation

This blog post was adapted from our YouTube video on the Gorton Immigration Youtube Channel. You can watch the original...

COVID-19 Vaccine requirements for green card applicants

Green card applicants must complete a medical exam and get their vaccines updated as part of the application process. But...

Immigration Court recovers from catastrophic computer

Several weeks ago, the Immigration Court suffered a huge computer crash that took down not only the Court's automated Hotline,...

Immigration Sent Me a Request for Evidence

You think your immigration case is going great, until you open the mail and get a Request for Evidence. It...

Immigration Won’t Recognize My Divorce

US Citizenship and Immigration Services has complex rules about who is married and who isn't married for immigration purposes. A...

TPS now available for Nepal

Immigration Protection Granted to Nepalese Temporary Protected Status and work authorization now available Nepali nationals inside the United States may...

Top 3 Things to Know about TPS for Nepal

Top 3 Things to Know about TPS for Nepal On June 24, 2015 the Department of Homeland Security started accepting...

New green card rules: early application for thousands

The changes announced on the October 2015 Visa Bulletin are ground-shaking. It is now possible to apply for a green card before...

Bill Seeks to Change Legal Terminology for Noncitizens

In October, Congressman Joaquin Castro of Texas proposed a bill called the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression...

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