When you apply for and receive a visa to visit or work in the United States, it generally has effective dates on it. It's only between one date and the next that you're permitted to travel within or remain working in this country. If you overstay the expiration date...

You want to immigrate and become a U.S. citizen. It has always been a dream of yours. However, you have heard that it takes a long time, and it's a bit concerning to you. How long will it really take? This is a fairly complex process. The short answer is that it...

Did you know that immigration is falling in the United States? Even fully legal immigration is down lately, dropping 12% between 2017 and 2018. That's a massive fall for just one year, especially if that trend continues. If it does, it could have a very negative...

This week, the highest court in the land sided with the Trump administration on an immigration issue that can potentially affect even legal United States immigrants. The Supreme Court sided with the government, which effectively granted them the authority to...

For decades, the United States has led the world in refugee resettlement. In 2016, for instance, a total of 97,000 refugees arrived in America from numerous countries. These refugees were often escaping persecution, war, famine and other life-threatening issues in...

If you want to see the impact that immigration has on the United States, you can consider it from many different angles. Immigrants create jobs. They boost the economy. They contribute to society in terms of art, culture and religion. They really make the United...

Those who oppose immigration often trot out the old line about how people coming into the U.S. from other countries are going to take away the jobs that the Americans who were born within the borders wanted to get. They say that this is only going to lead to...

The Trump administration wants to charge change a number of immigration regulations, which includes adding a fee to process applications filled out by asylum seekers as it continues to try to stem the number of people from Central America who want to enter the United...

Recently, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the U.S. Department of Justice proposed a rule change to permit immigration appellate judges' rulings to become binding for the entire immigration system. Should the changes be approved, the 21 judges on the...

If you are worried about getting deported, or if you have family members who are, one of your biggest questions is probably how long that process will take. Does it happen overnight? Could it take years? If you've never been through this before, you may honestly not...