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What is VAWA? The Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, gives abused spouses and children of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who are living in the U.S. a protection by which to "self-petition" for lawful permanent resident status (a U.S. green card). This...

If you are an immigrant who is currently in the process of becoming a registered nurse or already a registered nurse, you are eligible for the EB3 visa under the category of professional or skilled workers under the Department of Labor regulations. The immigrant visa...

Summary: Family-based petitions have no movements on both charts. Employment-based petitions need to follow the Date of Filing Chart. Eb1 moves forward but Eb2, Eb3 and other workers have no move or even gone back. Which chart we should look at in December? For...

Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States. Good news for most of immigrants. This last four years under trump’s administration is a nightmare for most of immigrants. Under trump’s "zero-tolerance immigration policy”, every immigrants have a reason to...