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If you have been selected in the diversity visa lottery, and are in the United States, you might consider adjusting your status. To adjust your status you need to make sure you are eligible by checking your rank number against the DOS visa bulletin. We explain your diversity visa lottery rank number and how to find it here.
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery, is a United States government-sponsored program that makes available up to 50,000 immigrant visas annually. It was established with the Immigration Act of 1990 and is drawn from random selection among all entries from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. We discuss the lottery and what to do if selected here.
We are thrilled to announce that Richards and Jurusik has just launched a brand-new radio ad campaign. Our radio ad will air throughout the day on WBEN Newsradio 930 am in Buffalo, NY.
Foreign nationals working in the United States often consider buying a house. Buying a house while on a nonimmigrant visa is possible and there are no specific restrictions on home ownership in the United States due to immigration status. We discuss buying a house while in the US on a nonimmigrant visa here.
US to officially lift the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for travelers for border travel from Canada to the United States on May 11, 2023. We discuss the official announcement here.
Overstaying your visa in the USA can have serious legal consequences. When you enter the USA on a visa, you are given a specific period of time that you are allowed to stay in the country. If you remain in the USA beyond that period without a valid immigration status, you are considered to be in the country unlawfully. We discuss some potential consequences of overstaying your visa here.
Understanding the possible routes to a green card while on a TN visa – employer sponsorship, family sponsorship, self-sponsorship, diversity visa lottery, and other special categories.
Our client initially came to the United States and filed a claim for asylum. While the asylum claim was pending they married a US citizen. We helped them to file for a green card through marriage to a US citizen. We discuss the approval here.
As a US citizen living in Canada, you are still subject to US tax obligations regardless of your residency status. We cover some key tax obligations you should be aware of as a US Citizen living in Canada here.
In some instances, nonimmigrant visa holders may be required to file taxes in the United States. If your nonimmigrant status doesn’t qualify for a Social Security Number (SSN), you may need an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). We cover the basic steps to obtain an ITIN if you are a nonimmigrant visa holder in the United States here.