Maintain permanent residence in USA: How not to abandon and lose your Green Card? This article discusses how to maintain permanent residence in the United States after you obtained a Green Card. It is important to understand that there are several ways in which a USA Green Card holder can lose the lawful permanent resident […]

What is EB-5 Visa Process for USA? The EB-5 Visa process for USA consists of three major steps that a foreign investor needs to take in order to obtain an EB-5 immigrant visa (green card) for themselves and their wife or husband and unmarried children under the age of 21. Through the EB-5 visa process […]

What is EB-5 Visa for USA? The EB-5 visa for USA is an immigrant visa program, or in other words, a green card program of the United States government that allows a foreign investor or entrepreneur to come, live and work in the US on a permanent basis together with their spouse and children. The […]

On December 28, 2020, the U.S. Congress has approved a second $900B round of stimulus (the second draw) which includes $284B in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in forgivable, federally backed loans and other assistance for small U.S. businesses. The Second Round PPP is slightly different from the first PPP funding. Who can apply for […]

You can become a US citizen through the naturalization process and have access to the benefits a US citizenship provides including having a US passport, the right to vote in elections, protection from deportation, US citizenship for your children, eligibility for certain government jobs that are otherwise not open for non-US citizens, access to public […]

Please note: On July 31, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHA) announced that the fees for USCIS for Application for Naturalization will be increased. Starting October 2, 2020, the fee for filing an application for US citizenship with USCIS will be $1,170, an increase from the current $640, excluding the USCIS biometric service fee. […]

The SBA EIDL loan application for your business was denied. How to apply for an SBA EIDL loan reconsideration, including for US businesses that are foreign-owned by individuals who hold an E-1, E-2, L-1, O-1 visa or are in the process of adjusting status to a permanent resident through EB-5, EB-1 and other programs?   […]

What is the SBA EIDL loan for Coronavirus and how to apply? In response to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued in March 2020 disaster declarations of economic injury for entire United States and US Territories for the COVID-19. As a result of the SBA’s disaster declarations nationwide, SBA Economic […]

The Public Charge Rule implemented on February 24, 2020 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allows denial of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications, adjustment of status applications, extension or change of status applications and green card applications for those applicants who are more likely than not […]

What is the Public Charge Rule of February 24, 2020? On February 24, 2020, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) implemented nationwide the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule (Public Charge Final Rule), including in Illinois. Simply put, an individual who is a foreign […]