“ Loss of earnings are often a significant part of an injured person’s claim for economic damages. Damages are recoverable for both past and future lost earnings.” UNDER Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions (2011) 52 C.4th 541,  the California Supreme Court ruled that persons who are injured and who are pursuing a personal injury…

”In your case, it appears you are eligible to obtain a green card. You are a principal beneficiary of an I-130 petition filed by your US citizen mother.”  DEAR Attorney Tan, My US Citizen mother filed an I-130 immigrant petition on my behalf, which has a priority date in February 2000 and which has been…

WE have all heard the popular saying, “Timing is everything.” Unfortunately, this saying often adversely applies to those persons who have found an avenue from which to obtain a green card, only to be prohibited from doing so because he/she has a prior removal/deportation order. A typical scenario involves a person who entered the US…

DEAR Attorney Tan, I have an approved I-140 immigrant petition which was filed by Company A on my behalf.   Company A would like to employ me as a bookkeeper.  Based on that approved I-140 petition, I filed an application for green card (I-485 adjustment of status) in August 2014.  Since that time, my green…

A GREEN CARD holder can travel outside the U.S. and return with some limitations.  If a green card holder is outside the U.S. for an extended period of time, he may be considered to have abandoned his permanent resident status.  Brief travel (such as for a vacation) normally will not affect permanent resident status.  However,…

SEVERAL options exist for a US citizen to bring his/her foreign-national fiancé(e) to the United States.  One popular option is to marry the fiancé(e) in the country in which he/she resides, and file an I-130 immigrant petition, with the fiancé(e) to undergo consular processing for an immigrant visa when the I-130 petition is approved.  However,…

“ The benefits of an E-2 Treaty Investor visa include an indefinite period of stay in the U.S. with extensions of the E-2 visa. An E-2 Treaty Investor is allowed a maximum initial stay of 2 years, and requests for exyension can be obtained in increments of 2 years. DEAR Attorney Tan, I would like to…

“ An ICE deportation warrant is not the same as a search warrant. If this is the only document they have, they cannot legally come inside unless you verbally agree to let them in.” RECENTLY, our office has noticed growing concern in the community about the possibility of immigration (ICE) agents unexpectedly knocking on the…

UNDER Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions (2011) 52 C.4th 541, the California Supreme Court ruled that persons who are injured and who are pursuing a personal injury claim cannot recover the full amount of medical bills incurred if an insurer paid a smaller, negotiated amount to the medical provider. The Court’s ruling further limited…

“In cases in which the subsequent immigrant visa petition has already been denied, this new evidence should be submitted as part of a motion to reconsider.” DEAR Attorney Tan, I recently married a US Citizen, who is my second husband.  He has filed an immigrant visa petition and green card application for me.  My husband…

DEAR Attorney Tan, I have an approved I-140 immigrant petition which was filed by Company A on my behalf.   Company A would like to employ me as a bookkeeper.  Based on that approved I-140 petition, I filed an application for green card (I-485 adjustment of status) in August 2014.  Since that time, my green…

DEAR Attorney Tan, I entered the US in 1998 as a crewman.  I have recently married a US citizen and would like to get a green card.  However, I have heard that since I entered as a crewman, I cannot adjust my status to a permanent resident.  Is this true?  –Lost on Land Dear Lost…

DEAR Attorney Tan, I have an approved I-140 immigrant petition which was filed by Company A on my behalf.   Company A would like to employ me as a bookkeeper.  Based on that approved I-140 petition, I filed an application for green card (I-485 adjustment of status) in August 2014.  Since that time, my green…

UNDER Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions (2011) 52 C.4th 541,  the California Supreme Court ruled that persons who are injured and who are pursuing a personal injury claim cannot recover the full amount of medical bills incurred if an insurer paid a smaller, negotiated amount to the medical provider.  The Court’s ruling further limited…

“ A typical scenarion involves a person who entered the US years ago on a B-2 tourist visa, overstayed and was ordered removed by the Immigration Court.” WE have all heard the popular saying, “Timing is everything.”  Unfortunately, this saying often adversely applies to those persons who have found an avenue from which to obtain…

“In your case, it appears that you are eligible to obtain a green card. You are a principal beneficiary of an I-130 petition filed by your US Citizen mother.”  DEAR Attorney Tan, My US Citizen mother filed an I-130 immigrant petition on my behalf, which has a priority date in February 2000 and which has…

A GREEN card holder can travel outside the U.S. and return with some limitations.  If a green card holder is outside the U.S. for an extended period of time, he may be considered to have abandoned his permanent resident status.  Brief travel (such as for a vacation) normally will not affect permanent resident status.  However,…

DEAR Attorney Tan,I WOULD like to know if there is any way for my family and I to stay in the US if I invest in a US business.  While I do have some money to invest, I do not have the $500k-$1m that I read was necessary to get a green card through investment. …

SEVERAL options exist for a US citizen to bring his/her foreign-national fiancé(e) to the United States.  One popular option is to marry the fiancé(e) in the country in which he/she resides, and file an I-130 immigrant petition, with the fiancé(e) to undergo consular processing for an immigrant visa when the I-130 petition is approved.  However,…

A GREEN card holder can travel outside the US and return with some limitations.  If a green card holder is outside the US for an extended period of time, he may be considered to have abandoned his permanent resident status.  Brief travel (such as for a vacation) normally will not affect permanent resident status.  However,…

Under Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions (2011) 52 C.4th 541,  the California Supreme Court ruled that persons who are injured and who are pursuing a personal injury claim cannot recover the full amount of medical bills incurred if an insurer paid a smaller, negotiated amount to the medical provider.  The Court’s ruling further limited…

DEAR Attorney Tan, I have an approved I-140 immigrant petition which was filed by Company A on my behalf.   Company A would like to employ me as a bookkeeper.  Based on that approved I-140 petition, I filed an application for green card (I-485 adjustment of status) in August 2014.  Since that time, my green…