Immigrants & Immigration

Learn about obtaining a marriage license and getting married as an undocumented person to a US citizen.

Discusses if your child is still eligible for a green card once they turn 21 depending on their immigration status.

Learn more about activities that count and do not count as evidence of good moral character in immigration.

Explains being charged with a crime, found guilty of a crime, and juvenile offenses' influence on an immigration case.

Find out which supporting documents you need to file for a green card based on employment or a family relationship with a U.S. citizen.

Learn the main reasons non-citizens may be ineligible for a green card, including health issues, crimes, security risks, fraud, illegal entry, or deportation history.

Explains how hiding or erasing your criminal or juvenile record might affect your immigration status.

Learn more about what removal proceedings are, who can be deported, what to expect in immigration court, and possible legal options.

Information about replacing your green card.

Steps to consider a waiver of inadmissibility if your background check is not approved by Immigration.

Qualifications, how to apply, and the timeline of the application process for a green card.

Explains the differences between permanent residents and US citizens.

Learn about qualifying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or food stamps as an immigrant.

Violence Against Women Act ("VAWA") cancellation of removal is for abused immigrants who are in removal proceedings. This will cancel the removal or deportation of an applicant and grant the applicant lawful permanent residence.

Information on green cards for family members, who can qualify, preference categories and which forms to file.

Steps to notify immigration from the necessary forms to where you should send the forms.

Explains issues that can arise when a person divorces their spouse who has sponsored them for immigration to the US.

Steps to file your fee waiver, including links to the required forms and information about the necessary supporting documents.

Learn about who is qualified to give legal advice and who to trust to give immigration legal help.

Explains how to pay fees and ask for a fee waiver when filing cases with USCIS, which forms qualify, and how to request a waiver.

Learn about the difference between self-deportation and voluntary departure and how getting one or the other would affect someone's immigration case and future immigration possibilities.

Learn about what to expect when going to the Chicago immigration court, what to bring, the people at court like interpreters, and what help is available at the court.

Learn about legal remedies that a person might be able to argue in immigration court to defend themselves from deportation.