Category Archives: Family Petition

I-485 Checklist for Family-Based Applications

I-485 Checklist: Getting Ready to Fill Out the Application • Alien registration number (if applicable) • Passport (even if expired) • I-94 Arrival/Departure Record • Receipt number (if you have a pending or approved I-130 petition) • Address history for the most recent 5 years • Employment history for the most recent 5 years • […]

Common Reasons USCIS May Issue a Family-Based Green Card Application Denial

The US government admits thousands of foreign nationals as permanent residents of the United States each year but also denies thousands of green card applications. There are several possible factors for a green card application denial, which can vary from no basis for eligibility to grounds of inadmissibility to failure to deal with the application […]