Immigration Resources: Guides by Visa and Green Card Category

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Use this library to find a guide quickly. Each topic has a main page, and many have separate pages on requirements, process, evidence, comparisons and frequently asked questions. We serve clients in all 50 states.

Tools and references

• Visa Bulletin: monthly priority date charts and how to read them
• Immigration glossary: plain definitions of common terms
• Request for evidence (RFE): how to respond
• FOIA requests: getting your immigration file
• TPS by country: current designations and updates
• Humanitarian parole programs by country: programs and status overview

Temporary work and study (non-immigrant) categories

• H-1B specialty occupation: eligibility, lottery, extensions and the green card
• O-1 extraordinary ability: requirements, process and comparisons
• L-1 intracompany transferees: managers, executives and specialized knowledge
• E-1 and E-2 treaty visas: traders and investors
• TN visas: Canadian and Mexican professionals
• F-1 and J-1: students and exchange visitors
• H-4 dependents: status and work permits
• B-1 and B-2 visitors: business and tourism
• Change and extension of status: how to switch or extend safely

Employment-based green cards

• EB-1A extraordinary ability: criteria, letters and process
• National interest waiver (NIW): the three-part test and process
• EB-2 and EB-3 with PERM: labor certification and employer sponsorship
• Adjustment of status: applying inside the United States
• Consular processing: applying at a U.S. embassy or consulate

Family-based immigration

• Marriage and family green cards: spouses, parents, children and other relatives
• K-1 fiance visas: requirements, process and evidence
• Adjustment of status: interview, work permit and travel
• Consular processing: the National Visa Center and the interview

Citizenship, humanitarian and enforcement matters

• Citizenship and naturalization: eligibility, N-400 and tests
• Asylum: who qualifies and how the process works
• Ukraine TPS: status and eligibility
• Uniting for Ukraine parole: sponsorship and parole
• Inadmissibility waivers: when a waiver is needed
• Removal and deportation defense: court, relief and bond
• ICE holds and detention: what families can do

More family and travel topics

• Section 245(i): adjusting despite unlawful entry
• Definition of a child: who counts as a child
• Age-out and CSPA: protecting a child who turns 21
• Adoption: bringing an adopted child
• Divorce and immigration: effects on your status
• Re-entry permit: long stays abroad for green card holders
• Travel documents: advance parole, re-entry and refugee documents
• Third country visa and revalidation: applying elsewhere and expired visas

More work and special visa topics

• EB-1B: outstanding professors and researchers
• Special handling PERM: university and college teachers
• EB-4: religious workers and special immigrants
• R-1: religious worker visas
• P visas: athletes and entertainers
• I and Q-1 visas: media and cultural exchange
• Foreign nurses: Schedule A green card

Overviews and references

• Road to a green card: every main path explained
• Visa categories guide: temporary and permanent options at a glance
• Immigration FAQs: quick answers with links
• Diversity visa lottery: eligibility and how it works
• Processing times and case status: how to check
• Official immigration links: government sites

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This page is general information, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Immigration rules, policies and fees change often. Last updated: November 2026.