Under President Trump’s direction, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is being phased out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) starting September 5, 2017. What does this mean? The DACA program will cease to exist shortly as USCIS will not accept new applications for DACA and only certain applications for DACA renewal […]
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Lots of talk has been circulating in the U.S. government about reforming the immigration system and putting the Green Card Lottery on the chopping block. Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue proposed the RAISE (Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy) Act in early February which would put an end to the Green Card
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Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens have special immigration priority. Belonging to the immediate relative category, they need not wait in line for immigrant visa numbers to become available. Spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens who belong to this category are not subject to numerical limitations. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) makes available the
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Follow to join benefits allow the spouses and children of lawful permanent residents of the United States to get green cards at a later time than their spouses or parents did. This benefit is available to the eligible dependents of those who got their green cards based on family sponsorship, employment or through the diversity
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It is well known that the U.S. citizens can petition for their relatives who are living abroad and bring them to the United States. Spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens are the relatives who belong to the immediate relatives category and siblings belong to the family preference category. There are certain misconceptions about filing
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Many believe that a minor sibling of a US citizen can get a Green Card through his/her parents’ petition, which is not true. Parents of US citizens belong to the immediate relative category just like the spouses and children of US citizens. Unlike parents, spouses and children of US citizens, siblings of US citizens belong to the
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K-3 visas are non-immigrant visas that permit the spouses of US citizens to get into the United States as non-immigrants. Likewise, K-4 visas permit the eligible minor children of the K-3 spouses of US citizens to enter into the country as non-immigrants. US immigration laws permit the spouses and the children of US citizens to
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After Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, is approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), your application will be sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) for pre-processing., After your application is approved by the NVC, you will be notified. This article explains what happens after Form I-130 is approved. Form I-130, Petition for
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A joint US Department of State and USCIS team, visited Taiwan, to discuss about the Pre-Adoption Immigration Review process (PAIR Process), with the Taiwan authorities. Before the US citizen parents could adopt a child, complete information about the child will be provided to the Taiwan courts, through this process. After reviewing the information that is
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Many foreign nationals wish to immigrate to the United States and live there, similarly the United States also welcomes immigrants from various parts of the world. However, many people get into the country illegally and some of them who enter illegally get married to US citizens and settle in America illegally with their children and
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