WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today new designs to improve the security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). USCIS will begin issuing the redesigned cards on Jan. 30, 2023. The new Green Card and EAD designs contain state-of-the-art technology that continues to safeguard national security […]
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Mar
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1. How to Prepare for the English Test During your interview, a USCIS officer will test your ability to read, write, and speak English (unless you are exempt from the English requirements). Your English skills will be tested in the following ways: Reading: To test your ability to read in English, you must read one […]
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Mar
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Step 1: Submit Form I-130 The consular process starts with filing a petition with the U.S. government on behalf of a foreign relative who wants to apply for a green card. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, establishes a qualifying relationship with the relative. If the petition is properly filed with the correct supporting documents, […]
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Feb
Feb
In most cases, you’ll need two documents when traveling abroad. You’ll need documentation that authorizes you to enter another country. You also need documents to re-enter the U.S. upon your return. If you are not a U.S. citizen, you may need a variety of noncitizen travel documents Noncitizen travel documents are not a guarantee of […]
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Feb
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After a drop during the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of immigrants choosing to become U.S. citizens is increasing. The annual total is the third-highest on record. It’s the highest since the fiscal year 2008 when more than one million immigrants naturalized. The previous eight years had seen an average of about 190,000 naturalizations each three-month […]
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Jan
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When to contact a USCIS Lockbox To learn more about the reasons USCIS deemed your application ineligible. If more than 30 business days have passed after you mailed your application and USCIS hasn’t processed your credit card payment or deposited your filing fee check or money order. Your filing fee has been handled by USCIS, […]
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Dec
Dec
You can replace a lost DACA card by filing Form I-765. It’s the same application that you filed along with your Form I-821D when initially requesting deferred action. It’s helpful to have a copy of your initial DACA application package. To avoid red flags, make sure that your new answers are consistent with your initial […]
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Dec
Dec
The US government admits thousands of foreign nationals as permanent residents of the United States each year but also denies thousands of green card applications. There are several possible factors for a green card application denial, which can vary from no basis for eligibility to grounds of inadmissibility to failure to deal with the application […]
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If you want to become a citizen of the United States of America, find out the benefits of being a citizen of this country and then decide if you are suitable. The process of becoming a US citizen is called naturalization. The naturalization process involves many steps, which can be time-consuming and difficult, but there […]
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Nov
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Deciding when a child was born and which law for the acquisition of citizenship was in effect at that time is very important. This is an extremely complicated area of immigration law. Gathering the correct evidence of the parent’s physical presence in the United States may be challenging. Current requirements for acquisitions Certain individuals automatically […]