Published by Geri Kahn, San Francisco Bay Area and Solano County Immigration Attorney
I previously wrote an overview about how to change your name in California. I am now going to give you the specifics of how to do it. Again, I am focusing on applying for a name change in Solaono County but the forms are the same throughout California. What forms are required? You will need […]
Read MoreMy immigration clients often end up with documents that have different names on them. They will have a passport with one name and a driver’s license with another. When it comes time to apply for a green card, they want to change their name to match the name on their driver’s license but USCIS will […]
Read MoreOn November 20, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., I will be giving a talk on Immigration Law along with Brett Snider, attorney and director of legal services at Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco. The talk will take place at the Heritage Presbyterian Church, 1400 E. 2nd Street, in Benicia. We will be focusing […]
Read MoreMore often that not, I feel like I live in a dystopian novel. Unfortunately the events of today are real. Over the past year I have been hearing about the numbers of people at the border seeking asylum. I could not believe it was true. Yet, according to Physicians for Human Rights, as of August […]
Read MoreThe year of 2015 is drawing to a close. Immigrants and citizens alike receive spam email as well as legitimate email from organizations requesting donations. I am happy to feature a post written by guest blogger Melba Pearson who gives tips on how to determine if the request for a donation is legitimate or not. […]
Read MoreMay a citizen of North Korea be granted political asylum despite being firmly resettled in South Korea? The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently said, “no.” In Jang v. Lynch, — F.3d. — (9th Cir. 2015) the applicant, Sung Kil Jang, was born in North Korea and is a citizen of North Korea. He was persecuted […]
Read More5 important things to know about the EB-5 Immigrant investor program
Read MoreA parent may still obtain a custody order in Family Court even if he or she is in the United States illegally.
Read MoreThe deadline to register for TPS for nationals and citizens of Nepal is on December 21, 2015
Read MoreI previously published a post on cancellation of removal for permanent residents and indicated that I would discuss “discretion” in a later blog post. It is sometimes easier to talk about concepts when they do not apply. In the situation of a person who is an alien smuggler, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has […]
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