Those seeking to adjust status and become a permanent resident must, for the most part, submit a medical examination along with their adjustment application. The medical exam, done on Form I-693, is to ensure that you have no inadmissible related health conditions. This mainly refers to infectious diseases that are of public health concern. Often,…
Waiting for your adjustment of status to be processed and approved can be a painfully slow process. For many people, it can take years and years for their priority date to become current and a visa to be available. Even then, you still have to file your adjustment of status and wait for it to…
On January 21, 2022, USCIS updated its guidance affecting some employment-based adjustment of status applicants. Specifically, USCIS is now encouraging anyone who would benefit from the process of interfiling to consider doing so. As a refresher, interfiling is the process of transferring the underlying basis for your adjustment of status from one preference category (such…
Fiance Visa vs. Marriage Visa Marriage and the immigration process are matters that can be complicated, stressful, and uncertain. Because every person’s situation is unique, different immigration laws will come into play when a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident (“green card holder”) marries or intends to marry a non-citizen who is residing outside…