Immigration Guides
The U.S. immigration system is a sequence of steps, forms and agencies, and knowing where you are in the process makes it easier to plan. This section collects practical guides that cut across visa categories: comparing paths to a green card, legal ways to work in the United States, consular forms such as the DS-160 and DS-260, premium processing, maintaining and changing status, correcting immigration documents, naturalization with Form N-400, and mandamus actions for long-delayed applications.
Some guides are written for specific professions, such as doctors, engineers, academics and athletes, and others explain how to choose immigration counsel. All of them are general information. Eligibility and timelines depend on individual facts, so please consult an attorney before filing.
Since October 30, 2025 most EAD renewals get no automatic extension, and since December 5, 2025 many EADs last only 18 months. What changed, who is affected, the 2026 fees and how to avoid a work gap.
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If USCIS has not decided your N-400 within 120 days of the interview, federal law lets you ask a judge to take over. How 1447(b) works, how it differs from mandamus, and what to do at every other stage of delay.
A plain-English map of the U.S. immigration forms people ask about most: what the I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131, I-129, I-140, I-589, N-400, DS-160 and others are for, the rules that prevent rejections, and what to do if uscis.gov does not open from Türkiye.
A pending I-485 with no movement for years can sometimes be pushed forward in federal court, but not always. Which delays are strong cases, which are not, and how to protect your status while you wait.
When an immigration case sits far beyond normal processing times, a federal mandamus lawsuit can force a decision. What it can and cannot do, how judges weigh delay, and what to try first.
Correcting a US immigration document depends on which document and whose error it is. This guide covers I-90 (green card), N-565 (certificate), I-102 vs CBP (I-94), name change vs typo, and the free-if-USCIS-error rule.
An athlete's green card route is mainly EB-1A (extraordinary ability, self-petition, no PERM). This guide covers EB-1A, the O-1/P-1 stepping stones, dual intent, coaches, esports, and evidence by sport.
The adjudication-level N-400 naturalization guide: the five- and three-year rules, continuous residence and physical presence, the 2025 civics test by filing date, the fee and exemptions, good moral character, and the oath.
The profession-first green-card guide for Turkish academics: why position type (tenure-track vs postdoc) decides the route, the J-1 212(e) trap, cap-exempt H-1B, and the choice among EB-1B, EB-2 NIW, and EB-1A.
The profession-first green-card guide for Turkish engineers: escaping the H-1B lottery and employer dependence through the self-petition EB-2 NIW (STEM/critical tech), the EB-2/EB-3 PERM route, EB-1A, and Turkey's priority-date advantage.
The investor's green-card money guide: EB-5 as the direct investor green card ($800K TEA / $1.05M, with the January 2027 inflation adjustment), plus EB-1C, EB-2 NIW, and E-2 as a stepping stone, with Turkey's priority-date advantage.
A Turkish attorney in the USA: why you need one, the three areas Yellow Law serves (immigration, personal injury, corporate), how to verify a license, fees, and multi-state access.
A US immigration guide for Turkish doctors (2026): no diploma equivalency, USMLE/ECFMG, the J-1 212(e) two-year trap, Conrad 30 waiver, and the EB-2 NIW Physician green card route.
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