Category Archives: Adjustment of Status

Kim v. Holder CA7 ineligible to adjust status because failed to maintain continuous lawful nonimmigrant status

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Mike Baker

Bd. did not err in ordering alien’s removal after his petition to adjust his status to that of lawful permanent resident had been denied due to alien’s failure to establish that he had been in lawful immigration status for 180-day … Continue reading →

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Submitting an Affidavit of Support-USCIS form I-864

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Mike Baker

What is an Affidavit of Support? An affidavit of support is a document an individual signs to accept financial responsibility for another person, usually a relative, who is coming to the United States to live permanently. The person who signs … Continue reading →

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CA7 Overrules BIA in Matter of Akram, K-4 nonimmigrant may adjust status “as a result of the marriage of” parents.

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mike Baker

CA7 Overrules BIA in Matter of Akram: Section 1255(d) does not require K4s to adjust status by way of their petitioning stepparent. Instead, it merely requires them to adjust status “as a result of the marriage of” their parents. An … Continue reading →

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Adjustment of status under section 245(i)

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Mike Baker

Matter of Muhammad Imran BUTT, Respondent Decided April 19, 2013 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals Cite as 26 I&N Dec. 108 (BIA 2013) Interim Decision #3779 (1) For purposes of establishing eligibility … Continue reading →

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Marriage Fraud Doctrines.

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Mike Baker

This Article examines the astonishing array of doctrines used to determine what constitutes marriage fraud. It begins by locating the traditional nineteenth-century annulment-by-fraud doctrine within the realm of contract fraud, observing that in the family law context fraudulent marriages were … Continue reading →

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