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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) makes several benefits available to immigrants, depending on their immigration status. These benefits include getting a driver’s license, employment authorization, housing assistance, receiving an educational grant, unemployment insuranc…
If you are waiting for your green card, especially if you want to apply for a family-based green card, you’ve probably heard about the Visa Bulletin. Perhaps you’ve even taken a look and tried to understand everything about the Visa Bulletin. Without the proper context though, the categories, …
At a Glance Form I-751, the Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, is required for conditional permanent residents seeking to remove the conditions and obtain permanent residency without restrictions. It is an 11-page document and the initial step for marriage-based green cards. Filing jointly …
UPDATE: Effective March 11, 2020, the U.S. has instituted a travel ban between the U.S. and most of Europe. For more information, see below. With the coronavirus now being elevated by the World Health Organization to a pandemic, the United States is taking a number of actions to combat the
In the fiscal year 2017, there were over 707,000 immigrants that got naturalized. Naturalization is an essential process to go through for any immigrant who wishes to become a U.S. citizen. In November 2019, the Trump Administration came with the proposal to increase the naturalization cost. As a re…
At a Glance Form I-94 is issued to nonimmigrants entering the U.S. as proof of legal visit Obtained upon examination of passport and visa, in stamp or card form Expiration date on I-94 determines authorized length of stay Important to comply with I-94 expiration to avoid legal consequences Almost ev…
If you’re in the process of immigrating to the U.S. on a green card, you should know about Labor Certification. While you will not file for it, your employer will. In case they have not conveyed it to you, the certification is more important than the green card itself, and
On average, USCIS has to deal with 30,000 requests every day. Numerous people who submit requests and are accepted have to send various documents so their wish can be granted. But what happens if you submitted original documents to the USCIS and you want them back? How can you recover
In 2016, there were about 1.18 million legal immigrants admitted to the United States. As such, these people had to go through a time-consuming process to prepare for their admission into the U.S. They had to face consular processing to make this possible. But what exactly is consular processing, an…
At a Glance InfoPass appointments, available for online scheduling, were phased out by USCIS in 2019. USCIS introduced a new system for scheduling in-person appointments at field offices. To schedule, individuals must call the USCIS Contact Center. Walk-in appointments may be accommodated in certain…