A three-page plan

"A pair of influential senators presented President Obama with a three-page blueprint for a bipartisan agreement to overhaul the nation's immigration system, but the proposal's viability is threatened ...

Backlog in Immigration Cases Continues to Climb

"Cases awaiting a hearing in the nation's Immigration Courts reached an all-time high of 228,421 in the first months of FY 2010, according to very timely government enforcement data obtained by the Transactional ...

Business owners push Obama on immigration reform

"The proponents believe immigration reform will help stimulate the nation's shaky economy, including the housing market. "The majority of Realtors support immigration reform because immigrants are the ...

CIR needs GOP backing

"President Obama said Thursday that he would proceed with an overhaul of the immigration system this year if he could attract substantial Republican support. But a leading Republican who supports an overhaul ...

E-Verify Horror Stories

Example: "A U.S. citizen and former captain in the U.S. Navy with 34 years of service and a history of having maintained high security clearance was flagged by E-Verify as not eligible for employment. ...

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Adjustment of Status

Adjustment of status is the process of a person legally inspected and admitted into the US adjusting their status to conditional or permanent lawful resident status (Green Card Holder).  To be eligible to adjust status, a visa number must be immediately available.   In cases of Immediate Relative Petitions such as Marriage Green Cards, there is always a visa available and consequently, spouses of US Citizens are eligible to adjust status immediately.  Similarly, certain Employment Based Green Cards generally have an immediately available visa such as EB1 Extraordinary Ability Petitions.  

Unfortunately, many petitions that will eventually lead to permanent resident status do not have immediately available visas causing a long gap of time between the date the underlying petition was approved and the ability to apply for adjustment of status.  This is very common for preference relative petitions and second and third preference Employment Based Petitions (EB2 & EB3).   Consequently, it is very important in these situations to maintain nonimmigrant status while waiting for an available permanent visa, making it extremely important to fully understand your case and map out the most efficient and effective strategy with an experienced Immigration Law Firm such as Cipolla Law Group.

To map out your Immigration Strategy and understand when you will likely be able to adjust your status contact Cipolla Law Group for a Free Initial Consultation and a Quote




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