U.S. Immigration – Good & Bad News

September 2, 2020

U.S. Immigration – Good & Bad News

Good & bad news on the immigration front.

The good news is the threatened furlough of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) staff did not happen and the agency is open and conducting interviews.

The bad news is the fee increases for USCIS petitions is going to affect on October 2nd. USCIS claims the average increase is 20% but some forms are increasing by over 500% (yes, that’s 500% and not a typo).

If you are a Legal Resident/Green cardholder, you can avoid paying higher fees if you file before October 2nd.

The I-751 petition to remove conditions on a two-year Legal Resident/Green card will increase 28% to $760. The N-400 petition to become a naturalized U.S. citizen will increase 81% to $1160.

Don’t delay – file today!

Do you have questions about your immigration situation? Call today and speak to a lawyer for 10-minutes for FREE! The number to call.

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A Long Journey Powered by Love

April 14, 2022

After a long journey over many years, I was delighted to welcome Souleymane Conde to Boston, Massachusetts and the United States of America. Souleymane is married to Esther King who lives in the Dorchester section of Boston. Esther was a teenager living in Liberia in west Africa when a brutal civil war forced her to walk over 250 miles north to an international refugee camp in Guinea. There Esther met Souleymane where he was working as a teacher. Esther’s refugee status took her to the United States but, in her words “I never forgot the love of my life, Souleymane.” After she had built a life for herself in the U.S., Esther returned to Guinea to find Souleymane. She said “despite the years it was as if we had never been apart.” On a later trip, Souleymane and Esther were married. Esther is a U.S. citizen and she tried to bring Souleymane to the United States in 2014 but for unknown reasons the U.S. Consulate denied her petition. We were hired in 2019 and despite the pandemic and a previous U.S. administration that didn’t want to bring in immigrants from Africa, we were able to make it through the U.S. immigration gauntlet and Souleymane’s case was finally approved. Souleymane arrived in the U.S. on March 18th and was welcomed into the loving arms of his wife, Esther. It was a long journey but they were finally together. It can be a struggle dealing with U.S. immigration and the different U.S. Consulates around the world but when you are able to help re-unite a family ---- it is worth it. Welcome Souleymane! And Congratulations Esther!