Immigration news and expert analysis

How Do You Establish Good Cause or Exceptional Circumstances to Reschedule an Affirmative Asylum Interview?

How to establish good cause or exceptional circumstances to reschedule an affirmative asylum interview, and what to do to protect your place in the process.

Asylum Merits Interview with USCIS: Processing After a Positive Credible Fear Determination

What happens after a positive credible fear determination — how USCIS schedules and conducts the Asylum Merits Interview, what to expect, and how to prepare.

Asylum Bars: When You May Be Barred from Applying for or Receiving Asylum

An overview of the legal bars that can prevent you from applying for or being granted asylum in the U.S. — the one-year deadline, safe third country, prior denials — and the exceptions that may still apply.

Invitation Letters for B-1 and B-2 Visa Applicants: When They Help, How to Get One Right

When an invitation letter actually helps a B-1 or B-2 visitor visa application, what it should include, and how to use one correctly without overstating its weight.

How Visa Availability and Priority Dates Work

Almost every green card case eventually runs through one question: is my priority date current? Behind that question is a system Congress built in 1990 — annual numerical caps, per-country limits, preference…

The Child Status Protection Act, Explained: How It Protects Children from "Aging Out" of Their Green Card Cases

The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) is one of the most consequential — and most fact-sensitive — protections in U.S. immigration law. For families with children approaching 21 during a green card case, the CSPA…

Consular Processing, Explained: How to Obtain a Green Card from Outside the United States

Consular processing is the path to lawful permanent residence taken by applicants outside the United States — and, increasingly, by some applicants inside the U.S. who choose it over adjustment of status for…

Employment-Based Adjustment of Status: A Strategic Deep Dive

The employment-based green card pipeline is governed by statutory mechanics that have not changed in three decades — but the strategic landscape on top of them has. Per-country limits, fall up/fall down provisions,…

Adjustment of Status, Explained: How to Apply for a Green Card from Inside the U.S.

Adjustment of status — usually shortened to "AOS" — is the process for applying for lawful permanent resident status (a green card) without leaving the United States. For many applicants, it is the more practical…

The H-1B Visa , Explained

Updated May 2026 ~14 min read Reviewed by Immigration Counsel