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You may travel abroad after you file your U.S. citizenship application. Your Green Card will allow you to make short trips. However, you need to plan your trip in such a way that it does not affect your biometrics appointment and your naturalization interview. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) generally takes around 6 months […]

While traveling to the United States as a non-immigrant, it is mandatory to keep all your travel documents in a safe place and you must also hold copies of all the important documents. If you unfortunately miss your travel documents, while in the United States, you must first lodge a police complaint. Every foreign national

Green Card holders in the United States must file Form N-400 if they wish to become US citizens and they need to go through the legal process called naturalization, that involves few steps. Before filing Form N-400, you will have to make sure that you meet all the prerequisites and that you are eligible for

If you find that your US citizenship certificate is missing, you must file Form N-565, with the USCIS, to get it replaced. These certificates are issued to people who acquire or derive US citizenship. People who become US citizens by birth and people who naturalize and become US citizens may not be issued US citizenship

If the supporting documents submitted by you along with your immigration petition are insufficient and if the USCIS officers require additional supporting documents, they will send you a Request for Evidence(RFE). A Request for Evidence will be made if your application lacks the required initial evidence and if a USCIS officer requires more documents to

A person who files Form N-400 for US citizenship will be required to appear for a naturalization interview. During that interview, an immigration officer will ask the applicant a few questions and the US citizenship test consists of two components. To qualify, the applicant must pass both, the English test and the Civics test. English

It is well known that the eligible undocumented youth in America, may now file applications for deferred action, a process implemented by President Obama, that would shelve the deportation of the undocumented immigrants who are granted deferred action status. To receive deferred action status, you need to file Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for

Immigrant and non-immigrant visas are the two types of visas, issued by the United States to foreign nationals. The United States allows foreign nationals to permanently settle in America and it also allows them to live in the country on a temporary basis. Hence, citizens of foreign countries who wish to get into the country

Eligible foreign nationals in the United States on non-immigrants visas, are allowed to change their status and become lawful permanent residents of the United States. To do so, they must apply for adjustment of status by filing the USCIS Form I-485. However, all the non-immigrants may not become eligible to adjust status and they need

Many undocumented immigrants who are eligible for deferred action are much worried about the deadline for deferred action. They need not worry about it as there is no deadline to apply for deferred action. USCIS started to accept DACA applications in August and it has also granted deferred action status to many eligible undocumented youth.