When applying for a green card, a person must be “admissible.” There are various grounds that the USCIS can use to find you or a loved one inadmissible. It is difficult and sometimes impossible to get around these grounds. One such ground of inadmissibility is being considered “a public charge”. So, what is a “public […]
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The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is in jeopardy as Republican-led states push to have the program abolished. The program is awaiting a decision from a U.S. federal appeals court, a decision that could affect more than 600,000 people who could be subject to deportation if the program is struck down. If you
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Dawn Sequeira, Legacy Immigration, recently had the privilege of presenting the Legacy Immigration Scholarships for Career Advancement to recipients at the 26th annual meeting of the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research.
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I am proud to announce that yesterday, on April 26th, Legacy Immigration successfully litigated a non-LPR Cancellation case in Baltimore, MD before the Honorable Judge Elizabeth Kessler. Our client, an Indian foreign national, became a lawful permanent resident of the United States on May 7, 2010. He had resided continuously in the United States since
Legacy Immigration’s Dawn C. Sequeira was named among “Washington’s Top Lawyers” by Washingtonian Magazine in a December 2017 article that acknowledged the top 1% of attorneys in the D.C. metro area. Dawn C. Sequeira was chosen as one of the top immigration attorneys.
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113), signed into law by President Obama on December 18, 2015, increases fees for certain H-1B and L-1 petitioners. These petitioners must submit an additional fee of $4,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $4,500 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after December 18, 2015. The
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