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How Does a Puyallup Family Immigration Lawyer Estimate How Long Your Relative Will Wait?
How Does a Puyallup Family Immigration Lawyer Estimate How Long Your Relative Will Wait? The relationship sets the wait. Spouses, unmarried children under 21 and parents of adult U.S. citizens skip the visa line under INA 201(b). Every other relative waits for a priority date to come up on the State Department’s Visa Bulletin. A…
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How Does a Federal Way Uber Accident Lawyer Find Out Which Insurance Pays?
How Does a Federal Way Uber Accident Lawyer Find Out Which Insurance Pays? The app decides which policy pays for an Uber or Lyft driver. Under Washington’s RCW 46.72B.180, an accepted ride carries $1,000,000 in liability coverage. An app left on between rides carries $50,000 per person, and an app turned off leaves only the…
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What to Expect at Your Asylum Interview and How to Prepare
What to Expect at Your Asylum Interview and How to Prepare For an affirmative asylum applicant, the interview with a USCIS asylum officer is the one chance to tell your story in person. It is not a hearing in a courtroom, there is no government lawyer cross-examining you, and the setting is an office. It…
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Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing: Which Path to a Green Card Fits Your Family?
Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing: Which Path to a Green Card Fits Your Family? Once a family petition is approved, the person being sponsored gets permanent residence one of two ways: adjustment of status inside the United States, or an immigrant visa issued at a U.S. consulate abroad. Families often assume they can choose.…
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What Happens at a Master Calendar Hearing in Seattle or Tacoma Immigration Court
What Happens at a Master Calendar Hearing in Seattle or Tacoma Immigration Court If you or a family member received a Notice to Appear, the first court date listed is almost always a master calendar hearing. It is short, it is procedural, and it sets the course of the entire removal case. Here is what…
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How Long Does Naturalization Take in Washington? A Step-by-Step Timeline
How Long Does Naturalization Take in Washington? A Step-by-Step Timeline Becoming a U.S. citizen is a sequence of steps, each with its own waiting period. Knowing the order and the typical timing helps you plan around travel, work and family events, and it tells you when a delay is normal and when something has gone…
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Can a Seattle Asylum Lawyer Still File Your Case After the One-Year Deadline?
Can a Seattle Asylum Lawyer Still File Your Case After the One-Year Deadline? Often, yes, if an exception fits your facts. A Seattle asylum lawyer can still file late when changed or extraordinary circumstances explain the delay. The filing must also come within a reasonable period. If no exception fits, withholding of removal and Convention…
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Hurt in Oregon but Live in Washington? Which State’s Rules Apply
Hurt in Oregon but Live in Washington? Which State’s Rules Apply Written by Brandon Ritchie, Attorney at Law If you live in the Tri-Cities, Oregon is right down the road. We drive I-82 to Hermiston and Umatilla for work, I-84 toward Pendleton and Portland, and thousands of people commute between Vancouver and Portland every day.…
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How Does a Kennewick Bicycle Accident Lawyer Handle a Claim When You Were Partly at Fault?
How Does a Kennewick Bicycle Accident Lawyer Handle a Claim When You Were Partly at Fault? Washington lets a hurt cyclist recover even when the rider shares the blame. Under RCW 4.22.005, your percentage of fault reduces the award but never bars it. A Kennewick bicycle accident lawyer works to shrink that percentage. That means…
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How PIP Works in Washington, Explained by an Injury Lawyer
How PIP Works in Washington, Explained by an Injury Lawyer Written by Brandon Ritchie, Attorney at Law I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Medical care after a crash is expensive. If your emergency room visit included a CT scan or other diagnostic testing, you may have run up more than $10,000 in bills before you…