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If you are applying for a green card from inside the United States, a process called adjustment of status, 2026 has been a confusing and challenging year. In my practice, two changes stand out above everything else: 1) a new public charge rule, 2) and a sharp rise in...

One of the most common things we hear in consultations is: “We don’t have kids, so we probably can’t win a waiver.” Many couples believe that without young children, an I-601A waiver is out of reach. Some never even try. That belief is wrong. Over the years, our...

Advance Parole just became extremely risky. For fourteen years, people with a pending immigration case could travel abroad on Advance Parole, come home, and keep moving forward. That protection is gone. On August 13, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that...

Immigration waivers are one of the most complex aspects of immigration law. Who qualifies. When to file. Whether you file inside the United States or outside of it. And which waiver you need. Each of those questions is difficult on its own, and getting any one of them...

If you're applying for a green card — or thinking about it — there's one date you need to circle on your calendar right now: September 18, 2026. That's the day the Public Charge rules change. Starting then, USCIS officers will have much more freedom to dig into your...