Immigration News

When a US Citizen Passes Away What if I apply for citizenship after three years and my US citizen spouse passes away? We had this situation arise recently and I was really surprised when I... VIEW POST

Disclosing Dismissed Criminal Charges When Applying for Citizenship

by Jim Hacking | January 8, 2016

People often get excited when the time comes to apply for citizenship.  They look over the N-400 Naturalization Application and think that it is just a matter of filling... VIEW POST

Learn why some naturalization cases get denied

by Jim Hacking | November 25, 2015

What happens if my naturalization case gets denied? Hi, I'm Jim Hacking, immigration lawyer practicing law here in St. Louis, Missouri. I was at immigration yesterday with a client.... VIEW POST

Lawsuit Helps Man Get Naturalized After Three Years of Waiting

by Jim Hacking | November 16, 2015

This spring, our office was hired by a young man from Bangladesh.  The man was living in Chicago, working for a Fortune 500 company.  Despite his corporate success, his... VIEW POST

Certificate of citizenship obtained

by Jim Hacking | June 25, 2015

Many people think that if a US citizen has a newborn child overseas, that the child is automatically a citizen.  This is not always the case and depends on... VIEW POST

WIN: Appeal of Naturalization Denial Leads to Decision being overturned

by Jim Hacking |

USCIS recently naturalized one of our Iraqi clients after a three year fight.  The agency had previously denied his N-400 application for citizenship based on a very flimsy legal... VIEW POST

Learn How this Citizenship Case Went Horribly Wrong

by Jim Hacking |

Picture this.   You came to this country from the Philippines many years ago after marrying the man of your dreams.  You applied for and obtained a green card. ... VIEW POST