All About Immigration
Duque & Hammond, PA founding partner Jeffrey C. Hammond is an accomplished immigration attorney. He has extensive experience in the areas of employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, and consular processing, and regularly represents corporations and individuals to help them obtain non-immigrant and immigrant visas. He has advised United States Congressman Chris Cannon on immigration policy, and was one of two immigration attorneys invited to participate in the Congressman's Immigration Advisory Counsel. Hammond is a graduate of Brigham Young University and George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. In this series of articles, he discusses the topic of immigration and offers advice to those going through the process.
How to Sponsor a Spouse For a Green Card
The process of helping a spouse gain admittance to the United States is different depending on where your spouse currently lives. Married couples need to be able to show proof that their marriage is real and that they are not using the marriage simply as a way to help one partner get his or her green card.
What is Consular Processing?
If you are applying for an immigration visa to move to the United States while living in a foreign country, then you will have to go through consular processing in order to gain admittance. The documentation required through this process is quite extensive though, which is why it's generally recommended to work with an attorney when applying for this type of visa.
What is a Non-Immigrant Visa?
A non-immigrant visa is what people need when they are visiting the United States for a limited time. Typically, these are student visas, work visas, or tourist visas, and they are usually easy for people to obtain without having to submit excessive documentation or other legal paperwork.
When Do An Employer's Questions About Legal Status Cross the Line?
Employers are allowed to ask for legal documentation in order to ensure that anyone they are hiring is eligible for employment in the U.S., but only to a certain extent. Businesses are not allowed to ask for any immigration documentation that isn't required by the government, and demanding this type of documentation could actually be grounds for a lawsuit.
Why Immigration Reform Brings Out Scam Artists
Whenever there are changes to the U.S. immigration law, scam artists come out of the woodwork promising desperate people that they can help make the immigration process easier. To avoid scams, stick with experienced immigration lawyers who have proven track records of success in helping foreign citizens immigrate to the United States.
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