Month: June 2019

When you married a U.S. citizen, you received a conditional permanent residence. This is the standard process for such marriages to ensure that those seeking green cards in the U.S. do not take advantage of the system by entering into marriages that are not valid. At...

There are three ways that a person may become a citizen of the United States: birth, blood or naturalization. When a person is born in the United States they become a citizen by virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment. If they are born outside of the United States but have...

The men and women who serve in the United States military dedicate their lives to ensuring that the rest of their compatriots are safe and secure. Throughout Kentucky countless individuals have left their families to travel great distances in an effort to protect the...

Sometimes mistakes are made, and a non-citizen in Kentucky or elsewhere in the nation commits a crime. However, particularly if the crime they are convicted of is a felony (or even certain misdemeanors), the consequences could go far beyond the fines and jail time...

Immigration is a much-debated topic in the political scene these days, but honestly many immigrants are in our nation legally, and are simply here to have a better life for them and their loved ones. Many of these immigrants in Kentucky and across the nation will one...

There are numerous ways that a foreign-born individual can immigrate to the U.S., including right here in Kentucky. One way is through the Diversity Visa Program -- also known as the green card lottery. The 2020 fiscal year winners of the green card lottery have been...

Holding a green card in the United States has provided you with many benefits. You can live and work in Kentucky or any other state. You can take advantage of government protections. You can attend public schools and access federal health care programs. However,...

Undocumented immigrants in Kentucky and elsewhere are at constant risk of being caught and deported. However, the deportation and removal process can require a lengthy detention period and the immigrant will not get to choose where in their home country they will be...