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A registered nurse who was born in a foreign country may be allowed to work in that capacity in California. However, an employer will likely need to act as a sponsor so that the nurse can apply for permanent residency. The process of obtaining permanent residency for...
California residents may know that the relationship between the United States and Iran has been strained since President Donald Trump took the oath of office in January 2017. The Trump administration recently took another step to isolate the Iranian government when it...
Undocumented immigrants who have lived in California for a year or longer are normally subject to deportation and removal proceedings and a 10-year bar on reentry into the U.S. In some cases, it is possible for people to secure waivers of inadmissibility so that they...
California residents who lack legal status to stay in the United States may be deported at any time. In January 2018, a Michigan man who had been in the country for 30 years was deported to Mexico. However, he was allowed to return home in December 2019 after being...
The costs of hiring foreign workers would increase significantly for employers in California and around the country if a rule proposed by the Department of Homeland Security in November 2019 is implemented. The rule, which was published in the Federal Register on Nov....
If you live in California and are dealing with the U.S. immigration system, you may have serious concerns about how to protect your status. Even if you are not an asylum-seeker, you may be troubled by the changing policies at the southern border, especially if you...
Legal immigrants residing in California or other states could be deported if they violate the law. However, the type of crime a person commits is usually more important than whether it was a misdemeanor or felony when determining if it's grounds for deportation. For...
Naturalized citizens living in California or any other state may have their citizenship revoked. Those who were born in the United States may only lose their citizenship if they give it up voluntarily. A naturalized citizen could go through the denaturalization...
California residents may be interested in learning about the E-2 non-immigrant classification. This allows an individual from a country that maintains a treaty of navigation and commerce with the United States to enter and reside in the U.S. if they invest in a...
California-based immigrants from Liberia who came to the United States under the Deferred Enforced Departure program are eligible for citizenship under a provision that is part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation was originally proposed as a...