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Rahni Crotalus is from Canada and first met their spouse while the two were working in Canada. The two hit it off on their first date and have been together since then. They have travelled many times across the US-Canada border to meet friends and family. Eventually they decided to get married and help Rahni move to the US permanently. That is when they came to Keith at Southam Law LLC.

Sadly, the current administration wants to do everything in its power to limit immigration to the United States. Luckily, the administration often fails to achieve its goals. The latest updates to the “public charge” rules are a recent example. The “public charge” concept comes from the section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In other words, the public charge rule is a law, passed by Congress. But the law only explains Congress’s policy or end goal, not the steps that immigration officials should take in applying the law.

Gilberto - como todos de su generación - creció en una Venezuela estable. Las cosas empezaron a cambiar cuando Hugo Chávez llegó al poder y empeoraron cuando Nicholas Maduro asumió los poderes de un dictador. Gilberto vio a su país desmoronarse, y luchó por hacer una vida segura y feliz para él y su familia. Comenzó a participar con un alcalde del partido de la oposición. Asistió a manifestaciones. Para 2017, las cosas llegaron a un punto de quiebre.

Pastor Daniel was ordained many years ago. He was then offered a scholarship to study Theology at Wheaton College and moved to the US with his wife. Pastor Daniel studied in the United States, earned a degree, began to work as a pastor, had children in the US, and eventually founded his own church. In short, he built a life in the United States. During part of this time, Pastor Daniel worked under a religious worker visa, but through an innocent mistake, lost this status.

Joo-Hwan and Eun-Chae married in 2013. Because Eun-Chae is a US citizen, she was able to apply for a conditional green card for Joo-Hwan. The couple came to Keith at Southam Law to remove conditions on Joo-Hwan’s green card. Keith helped the couple gather proof of the truthful nature of their marriage and to file a timely application. The application was filed in March 2017, but during 2017, everything at immigration stalled.

Margarita has been coming to the United States regularly for years. Her daughter is now a US citizen, which opened a path for Margarita to obtain permanent residence. She came to Southam Law to prepare for the interview regarding the residency process. Margarita had doubts because immigration officials once gave her problems when she tried to enter the US. Keith helped Margarita to understand what would happen in the interview and helped her to practice a sincere but brief answer to any question about that entry.