Immediate relatives of US citizens who have overstayed their non-immigrant visas and who have accumulated a certain period of unlawful presence in America, can file Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver, while in America and obtain unlawful presence waivers and apply for immigrant visas. Immediate relatives of US citizens who are in the […]
When you arrive at a US port of entry, you will be required to fill out Form I-94 and as an evidence of your admission, this form will be stamped by an immigration officer and stapled to your passport. The admission date and the expiration date of your stay will be stamped on this form
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Deferred action status will permit eligible undocumented youth to stay back in the country legally and it will defer their deportation for a two year period. However, all the undocumented immigrants may not be granted deferred action status and a variety of eligibility requirements must be met by the undocumented youth, who apply for deferred
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USCIS has implemented the revised Form N-600 and people who need to obtain US citizenship certificates will have to file the revised form bearing the edition date 04/08/2013 and the previous editions of the form may not be accepted and this new form has replaced the previous edition of Form N-600. Form N-600 is meant
It is well known that the United States permits citizens of foreign counties to obtain US citizenship through the legal naturalization process. To become a US citizen through this process, you will have to prove that you meet few naturalization requirements. There are several requirements and one of the most important requirements is that you
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President Obama believes that the country can get immigration reform done sooner and he wants to sign an immigration reform bill into law, as soon as possible. He says that, if immigration reform is passed, the country will continue to be a nation of immigrants apart from being a nation of laws. The country can
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United States permits foreign nationals to visit the country, stay permanently in the country and to become citizens of the country. The process that would permit you to become a US citizen, is known as Naturalization. This process is quite lengthy and confusing and if you believe that you are eligible for US citizenship, you
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You need not return to your home country to file Form I-485 for adjustment of status and this immigration process is meant for the non-immigrants who are already in the United States and who are eligible for lawful status in America. If you manage to get a sponsor in the United States while in the
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The senators will soon unveil their immigration reform proposal and at the same time the House of Representatives is also working on its own immigration reform proposal and this proposal contains three different paths to US citizenship for the undocumented immigrants. However, all the undocumented immigrants may not qualify for citizenship in the same way
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INS or the Immigration and Naturalization Service was the federal agency that was administering all the issues related to immigration and naturalization. USCIS, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, is the agency that now deals with issues related to immigration and naturalization. However, both the agencies are not the same and the INS does not exist
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