An immigration reform bill that was introduced by the Gang of Eight, has passed the Senate, but not the House that is controlled by the Republicans. The bill must pass the House and only then it will be signed into law. Undocumented immigrants in America must understand that the reform has not yet passed. A […]
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It is well known that the Senate immigration reform bill has been approved by the US Senate. If the House passes that bill and if that bill is signed into law, undocumented immigrants living in America would be granted authorization to apply for temporary legal status called the Registered Provisional Immigrant status. Immigrants in this
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Fiancé(e) visas are non-immigrant visas that are meant for the fiancé(e)s of US citizens. US citizens can bring their fiancé(e)s to the United States, by getting them fiancé(e) visas and get married to them in America. If you wish to bring your fiancé(e) to America, you need to file a petition for a K-1 fiancé(e) visa.
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USCIS keeps updating immigration and naturalization forms and it has recently improved few online forms. The agency looks forward to simplify the form filing process and make it easier for its customers to fill out and file forms. USCIS has now started to publish forms in a 2-column, Adobe fillable format. This new format will
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Foreign nationals travel to the United States for various purposes. Likewise, there are several types of US visas and based on the purpose of your travel, you need to apply for the right type of visa. While applying for a temporary non-immigrant visa, you will have to demonstrate that you seek to visit America temporarily
Gay couples in America are denied several rights and they cannot sponsor their same sex foreign spouses for permanent resident status in America and the Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA prevents the government of America from recognizing same sex marriages. Now the Supreme Court has struck down the part of DOMA that prevents US citizens
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Citizens of foreign countries who become US citizens will be issued naturalization certificates. To become US citizens and to get these certificates, foreign nationals must first become permanent residents of the United States. And then they need to go through the naturalization process, to obtain US citizenship. Green Card holders who successfully go through this
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Form I-539, Application To Extend/Change Non-immigrant Status, is the USCIS form that must be filed by a non-immigrant who seeks to extend his stay in America. Generally, non-immigrant visas are valid only for a certain period of time and the foreign nationals who hold these temporary non-immigrant visas will have to leave the country prior
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The immigration reform bill that was recently passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee has now cleared its first hurdle in the Senate, by a vote of 82 to 15. This is only the first step and the bill has to overcome several hurdles, to pass. The Senate might pass the bill by the 4th of
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The Senate Judiciary Committee strengthened and passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744), last month. Several amendments were filed to this bill and the bill was passed by the Committee after it was strengthened. The Senate opened floor debate on the bill, last Friday and the Senate is expected
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