Green Card Holders Denied US Citizenship for Marijuana Jobs

Marijuana laws are in a state of flux. According to information from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), recreational marijuana is legal, in some form, in approximately a dozen U.S. states, including in California. However, marijuana remains strictly illegal under federal law. While the cannabis industry is growing rapidly, the federal prohibition on marijuana…

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Applying for Citizenship? 9 Things You Need to Know

If you’re a green card holder and you’ve been living in the Los Angeles area for a few years, you may be thinking about applying to become a U.S. citizen. As you start to look into it, you may be thinking to yourself, what does the process look like? What are the common problems people…

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Listing trips abroad on your N-400 citizenship application

Citizenship Lawyer Tip:  How to handle the N-400 question regarding trips abroad As an immigration lawyer, my job is to deal with immigration problems. Naturalization, the process by which a permanent resident becomes a U.S. citizen, offers the perfect fix. Trade your green card for U.S citizenship and U.S. immigration laws will no longer apply…

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“What is the phone number for Immigration in Boston?” An immigration lawyer answers

As an immigration lawyer in Boston, I’m often asked if I know the phone number for Immigration in Boston, Massachusetts? If you have a pending green card application or citizenship cases and you live in the Boston, Massachusetts-area, surely U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has a local phone number that you could call to inquire…

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Marriage-Based Green Card: Best Guide to Tax Returns

Let’s talk about taxes and how they’re important for showing that your marriage to a US citizen spouse or lawful permanent resident is real when you’re applying for a marriage-based green card.  Josh Goldstein, who knows a lot about immigration, especially in Los Angeles, has some helpful things to say about this. Let’s explore our…

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