Kentucky Immigration Law Blog

There are many ways to legally enter the United States and make a home in Kentucky. One of those options is to secure an L-1B visa. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services explains this type of visa can enable you to live in the U.S. as part of a transfer for work.

The L-1B visa allows your company to transfer you to this country to work if you have specialized knowledge and the company you work for here is an affiliate of the company where you will work in the U.S. Alternatively, a foreign company may send you here to establish a U.S.-based office.

According to the Washington Post, the San Ysidro border crossing, which sits between Tijuana and San Diego, typically experiences about 10,000 visitors per day. It was recently home to a clash between border agents and migrants from Central America, who are making their way to the border to illustrate their displeasure at the decreased paced of the asylum process in the U.S.

As the group of migrants approached, border agents fired tear gas canisters at the crowd in hopes to deter them. They also shut down a portion of the border to prevent entry, citing concerns about protesters. According to the Homeland Security Secretary, these steps were taken to preserve public safety.

Whether you just arrived in the United States within the past month or have been living and working here for more than a decade, as an immigrant, you may have certain things in common with others who traveled similar journeys to Kentucky. There are generally several reasons why people from other countries of origin decide to immigrate to the U.S.

One can categorize such reasons in two ways: push or pull. If you left your initial homeland because of adverse circumstances, you may have come to the U.S. for reasons in the push category. If something or someone in the United States was the reason you decided to come here to live, then your situation falls under the pull category. In either case, you likely encountered numerous challenges as you adapted to your new lifestyle.

There are many ways you can qualify to get a green card. Having this document enables you to live in the United States without fear of being deported from your home in Kentucky. However, to qualify, you do have to meet some specific requirements and fall into one of the qualified categories.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services explains that one of the easiest ways to qualify for a green card is to fit into the family category. This would mean that you are a relative of a citizen. You do have to be a close relative and age limits may apply in some situations.