Green Card

Learn the key requirements for an EB-1 extraordinary ability green card in 2026, including evidence criteria, filing fees, and step-by-step guidance.

Can you change employers while your green card is pending? Learn about portability rules, I-485 requirements, and key steps to protect your application.

Learn EB-5 investor visa requirements, investment amounts, and step-by-step application process to get a US green card in 2026.

For years, children born in the US to foreign government employees faced a wall: they could not register for permanent residence. USCIS just knocked that wall down. A new rule that took effect September 4, 2026 opens the green card path for these children — but only those born on or after that date.

Can the U.S. government legally revoke a green card after it's been issued? Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains what you need to know.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains what an expired green card really means for your status, work authorization, and travel. Know your options.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains the 10-year bar triggered after a green card denial for undocumented immigrants — and why the waiver matters.

Eleven people were arrested in New York on charges of running one of the largest sham marriage fraud schemes in US history — more than 1,000 fake marriages over a decade, with foreign nationals paying up to $100,000 each for a fraudulent green card. Federal prosecutors say the network collected tens of millions of dollars. USCIS officers were deceived through staged photos, coached interviews, and fake joint bank accounts.

Learn what Form I-485 is, how to fill it out, and what fees to pay in 2026. Step-by-step guide for green card applicants in the USA.

Learn how the PERM labor certification process works for an employment-based green card. Step-by-step guide for 2026, fees, timelines, and expert tips.

A new federal rule scheduled to take effect on September 18, 2026 could make it harder to get a green card if you use food stamps, Medicaid, or housing assistance. The Department of Homeland Security issued the final rule on July 16, replacing a narrow list of countable benefits with a broad "totality of circumstances" standard. Advocates warn that up to 950,000 people may drop essential benefits out of fear — even if they don't need to.

You applied for a green card and used SNAP benefits or a housing voucher to get by — now the US government may use that against you. A newly expanded "public charge" rule could make those programs a reason to deny your application for lawful permanent residency. At the same time, ICE is still arresting people at New York City immigration courts, even after a judge ordered it to stop.

DHS has rescinded its 2022 public charge rule and replaced it with a final rule that gives immigration officers far wider discretion to decide whether you could become a financial burden on the government. That decision can block your green card application or your entry into the US. If you receive — or have received — government benefits, this change affects you directly.

A rule that limited what USCIS could hold against you is gone. DHS has finalized a regulation rolling back the 2022 Biden-era public charge standard, giving immigration officers wider power to scrutinize your finances and benefit history when you apply for a green card. If you are in the middle of a green card application — or planning to file one — the rules just shifted under your feet.

EB-5 investors putting up $800,000 for a U.S. green card can wait 2–3 years for a decision — sometimes longer than unauthorized border crossers. Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains why the system fails its highest-stakes applicants.