What Is the Final Merits Determination in an EB-1A Case?
Meeting three criteria is step one. Step two asks whether the whole record shows sustained acclaim. How USCIS applies the Kazarian final merits review.
Tag: Green Card
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Can You Get a Green Card From H-1B1 Status?
Yes, but the H-1B1 requires intent to depart, so the green card has to be sequenced around renewals and travel. Here are the routes and the timing that works.
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How the Visa Bulletin Works for EB-1 First Preference Cases
EB-1 is usually current, until it is not. How first preference visa numbers are allocated, why some countries wait, and how to read the two monthly charts.
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I-130 for Parents: Documents That Prove the Relationship
An I-130 for a parent is decided on paper. Here is the evidence for a mother, a father not on the birth certificate, a stepparent and an adoptive parent.
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Why Is My Asylee Green Card Taking So Long?
Asylee I-485 delays usually trace to background checks, an asylum file review, or a missing I-693. How to read the signals, when to inquire, and when to sue.
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What Happens to a Sibling Petition If the Petitioner Dies?
An approved I-130 is revoked automatically when the petitioner dies, but section 204(l) and humanitarian reinstatement can save a sibling case. How each works.