Green card holders travel abroad for different reasons. While some travel for business purposes, others travel to spend quality time overseas with their friends and families. One important thing they will need to remember during their trip is to keep their travel documents, including their green cards, safe. Without a green card, they may not […]
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues two types of green cards. One is the 10 year green card and the other one is the two year conditional green card. While ten year permanent resident cards can be renewed every ten years, two year cards that come with conditions cannot be renewed. If a ten
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Citizenship is defined as the status of being a legal member of a particular country. A citizen of a country is someone on whom all the social and political rights of the country are conferred upon. Citizens of the U.S. have the right to live, work and take part in the civic life. They also
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Legal permanent resident will not lose their green cards just because their cards expired. However, it is important to apply for green card renewal and hold an unexpired green card. Permanent resident status is permanent, but a green card is not. While legal permanent resident status will not expire or change, a green card will
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Government filing fees are high and many wonder if there is a way to avoid these high fees. Yes, there is a way to avoid fees. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offer fee waivers for most of the immigration and naturalization applications. But remember, fee waivers are not available for all applications. Also, applicants
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Green card holders and other non-U.S. citizens in the U.S. will have to notify U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of their change of address. They will need to do so within 10 days of moving to a new address. Certain categories of immigrants who do not have to report change of address include diplomats
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A green card, often referred to as a permanent resident card or Form I-551, is issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). USCIS issues a green card to all individuals who file the proper paperwork, and meet the requirements to become a legal permanent resident. These individuals are allowed to work and live
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The validity of a U.S. work permit, also referred to as an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), will vary. The time-frame is dependent on the applicant’s current legal status in the U.S., whether this is the applicant’s first time applying, or if it is being renewed. If a person obtained his or her work permit while
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After an application is filed with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a biometrics services appointment will be scheduled at a local Application Support Center (ASC). USCIS conducts checks on every applicant to make sure they are eligible for the benefit they are applying for. Applicants will receive the fingerprinting appointment notice, Form I-797C,
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Many eligible green card holders in the U.S. are applying for U.S. citizenship now just because they want to vote in the 2016 Presidential Election. A lot of citizenship campaigns are happening around the country aimed at helping more immigrants to naturalize. Those campaigns help immigrants fill out their citizenship applications and help them through
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