Allan, Author at Kabari News

Imigrasi Amerika : Getting a Green Card through Marriage

April 10, 2008 Allan Imigrasi No Comments

GETTING A GREEN CARD THROUGH MARRIAGE The fastest way to get a green card is though marriage to an American citizen. It is also possible even if the person is not in valid non-immigrant status. For example, if you come to the United States on a tourist visa you not only can get a green card if your spouse applies for you while you are in valid status, but it is also possible if your tourist visa has expired before you marry. It is possible, for example, to have arrived in the United States bu...

Imigrasi Amerika : Should you apply for Asylum?

April 2, 2008 Allan Imigrasi 2 Comments

SHOULD YOU APPLY FOR ASYLUM?As an attorney I am often asked this question by clients and potential clients. This is a crucial question for Indonesians who want to live in the United States and may or may not fear returning to Indonesia.From 1998 to 2000, it was relatively easy to apply for and be granted asylum if you were a woman, ethnically Chinese, and perhaps Christian. The riots of 1998, the murder, raping, and beating of many Indonesians of Chinese ancestry made relatively easy.As time pas...