• What Does “Duration of Status” Mean, and Why Does It Trip Up So Many People in Houston?

    August 17, 2026

    Duration of status, often written as “D/S” on your I-94 record, means you are authorized to stay in the U.S. for as long as you maintain the conditions of your visa category, rather than until a fixed expiration date. It sounds like good news, and in some ways it is, but it also means there is no calendar date telling you when trouble starts. That is exactly why it trips so many people up. If you are an F-1 student,…

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…

Castigos Penales Para Funcionarios Que Crean Ciudades Santuario En Texas

June 20, 2019

A medida que el presidente declara una Emergencia Nacional para eludir el Congreso y obtener fondos para construir un muro a lo largo de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos, el debate sobre inmigración…