• E-2 Visa Renewal Denials in Texas: Common Reasons and How to Avoid Them

    June 16, 2026

    Getting approved for an E-2 visa the first time does not guarantee the renewal will go the same way. Business circumstances change, documentation gets stale, and consular officers reviewing a renewal are looking at the business with fresh eyes. A file that was strong three or five years ago may not tell the same convincing story today. E-2 renewal denials are more common than most business owners expect, and they often come as a surprise precisely because the initial application…

What You Must Know If You Want to Become a Citizen of the United States

February 20, 2021

US immigration can be quite a complicated subject matter. Unless you are part of the immigration services, specifics of immigrant visas, the green card process, consular processing, adjustment of status, and removal of conditions are…

Planning to Get an O-1 Visa? Here’s What You Need to Know

February 17, 2021

An alien who wishes to enter the United States for employment lasting a fixed period and is not considering permanently staying in the US can apply for a nonimmigrant visa. There are different types of…

An Overview of U-Visa

January 21, 2021

Depending on the circumstance, the word ‘victim’ could have a variety of meanings. When it comes to legal matters brought to court, the term ‘victim’ generally refers to a person who has suffered emotional or…

Journey to US Citizenship and Naturalization

January 18, 2021

Leaping to becoming a citizen of the United States is one of the most important decisions in the life of an aspiring immigrant. A foreign national who wants to apply for citizenship has to go…

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November 7, 2020

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Beginnings – the Know Nothings

June 15, 2020

We’re frequently asked if all the furor around immigration over the last few years caught us by surprise. The answer, unfortunately, is no. Opposition to immigrants and legal immigration cycle through American history on an…

Legal Immigration in the Time of COVID-19

April 19, 2020

There is so much news every hour on every hour of every day of the Coronavirus shutdowns and social distancing that’s it’s understandably hard to keep track of everything. Immigration news still makes the front…

Inmigracion Legal en los tiempos de el CoronaVirus (COVID-19)

April 19, 2020

Hay tantasnoticiascadadia y cada hora acerca de los paros y el distanciamiento social a causade el Coronavirus, lo cual es entendibleperoaveces es imposible poneratencion a todo.Encuanto alas noticias de Inmigracionaunseguimosviendo eventos de primera plana o…

Criminal Punishments for Officials that Create Sanctuary Cities in Texas

June 20, 2019

As the President declares a national emergency to circumvent congress and obtain funds to build a wall along the U.S. Mexico border, the debate on immigration has reached a fever pitch. Whether the wall proves…