The Senate immigration bill named Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act will reform the H-1B visa program and it will raise the current limit on H-1B visas and the H-1B visa program is meant for the highly-skilled foreign workers with advanced degrees. The cap will be raised to 110,000 and in future, the […]
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According to the Senate immigration bill, officially called The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, undocumented immigrants would be permitted to adjust their status to the legal status of Registered Provisional Immigrant Status and to adjust status, an undocumented immigrant must have got into the country prior to 31st December, 2011
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The Senators have set border security goals and the Senate immigration bill states that the undocumented immigrants would be permitted to apply for legal status only after the US Department of Homeland security presents a comprehensive border security plan. The immigration bill requires the Secretary to establish the “Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy”, after the
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According to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), an individual who seeks to obtain US citizenship must meet a variety of eligibility requirements and the first thing that a foreign national must do in order to obtain US citizenship, is to become a Green Card holder. A person must prove that he has
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Every country has its own criteria for citizenship and the definition depends on the country you are talking about. Generally, citizens are members of a political community and a nation will grant its citizens the right to take part in the civic life and the right to hold government offices and in turn, the citizens
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To become a US citizen, an applicant who has filed his naturalization application and who has appeared for the naturalization interview, must swear the Oath of Allegiance and renunciation, in a public naturalization ceremony. He must establish that he will discharge the obligations of the Oath of Allegiance and that he will support and defend
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The Senators may not unveil the immigration bill until next week though the negotiators have already reached a deal. The bill is likely to go before the floor in May and the Senate bill includes a pathway to US citizenship and border security. One of the provisions of the Senate bill states that the undocumented
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The process of sponsoring your family member for lawful status in America will depend on your immigration status and if you are a US citizen, you can bring your spouse, parents, children and your siblings to the United States and if you are a Green Card holder, you can bring your spouse and your children
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To apply for Temporary Protected Status, TPS, you will have to file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status and an application for a work permit, Form I-765, Application For Employment Authorization, also must be filed along with your application for TPS. Form I-765, to obtain an employment authorization document must be filed, even if
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New York Democrat Sen. Charles Schumer said that the immigration reform bill will be introduced by the senators by the end of this week. The “Gang of Eight” senators reached a deal on the immigration reform bill that includes a path to US citizenship for the undocumented immigrants. The senators came to an agreement only
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