01DUI
DUI and Green Card: Can a DUI Affect My US Immigration Status?
A DUI (Driving Under the Influence) arrest can be terrifying, especially if you’re a green card holder, visa holder, or immigrant applying for permanent residence. The good…
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02Humanitarian Parole
Overcoming Visa Challenges: Strategies for Inadmissibility, Waivers, and Humanitarian Parole
When attempting to enter the United States, some visa applicants may encounter significant hurdles if they are deemed inadmissible by USCIS or a consular officer. Inadmissibility can…
03212(a)(6)(c)(ii)
Immigration Success Stories – INA 212(a)(6)(e) & INA 212(a)(6)(c)(i)
Our client, a Chinese citizen, entered the US along with her two minor children as tourists. During their trip in the US, she enrolled them in school…
04212(a)(6)(c)(ii)
Immigrant Visa Denial
Immigrant Visa Denial There are many reasons that could lead to an immigrant visa denial. Over the years, we have successfully helped many people overcome immigrant visa…
05INA § 212(a)(6)(c)(ii)
212(a)(6)(C)(ii) False Claim to US Citizenship
212(a)(6)(C)(ii) False Claim to US Citizenship Inadmissibility Series INA 212– Part III 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) False Claim to US Citizenship INA §212(a)(6)(C)(ii) concerns falsely claiming US citizenship for a…
06I-601
212(a)(6)(E) Smugglers
212(a)(6)(E) Smugglers Inadmissibility Series INA 212– Part IV 212(a)(6)(E) Smugglers INA §212(a)(6)(E) concerns knowingly encouraging, inducing, assisting, abetting, or aiding another person to enter or attempt to…
07INA § 212(a)(2)(D)(i)
212(a)(2)(D)(i) Prostitution
212(a)(2)(D)(i) Prostitution Inadmissibility Series INA 212– Part V 212(a)(2)(D)(i) Prostitution INA §212(a)(2)(D)(i) covers specified prostitution-related conduct, including qualifying conduct during the statutory ten-year lookback period. It is distinct from…
08INA § 212(a)(3)(B)
212(a)(3)(B) Terrorist Activities
212(a)(3)(B) Terrorist Activities Inadmissibility Series INA 212– Part VI 212(a)(3)(B) Terrorist Activities Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 lists a series of classes of foreign…
09Denied Entry
Denied Entry to USA
Denied Entry to USA Reasons for Denied Entry to USA Most foreign nationals who are denied entry to the US are those attempting to enter as tourists…
109 FAM 40.21(a)
212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) Crime Involving Moral Turpitude or CIMT
INA §212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) can make a noncitizen inadmissible based on a qualifying conviction or a legally sufficient admission involving a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT). The statute also…