U.S. citizens can get permanent resident cards (green cards) for the non-U.S. citizens they want to marry. A U.S. citizen who wants to get married to a foreigner, can get that fiancé(e) a K-1 visa, a temporary non-immigrant visa. This visa will permit the fiancé(e) to enter into the U.S. and get married to the […]
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There are a variety of tools offered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that their customers can make use of. People who have filed immigration or naturalization applications with USCIS can keep track of their cases by making use of these tools. Instead of calling the USCIS national toll free number for information on
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According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. employers seeking to hire foreign workers can start submitting applications for H-1B visas from April 1, 2014. Similar to previous years, the cap on H-1B visas for FY 2015 will be 65,000. However, an additional 20,000 H-1B visas will be issued to individuals with U.S.
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) does not put the undocumented youth on a path to legalization and U.S. citizenship, but provides them an opportunity to remain in the U.S. and to integrate into the U.S. economy. Though this is only a temporary status, it allows them to get employment authorization documents. A survey conducted
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Several permanent residents (green cards holders) are eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship. Though they are eligible, they fail to put in their applications for naturalization due to various reasons. Often because they fail to understand the benefits of becoming naturalized U.S. citizens. Many legal residents do not even know they are eligible for naturalization.
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program implemented by President Obama defers deportation of some undocumented youth who were brought to the U.S. through no fault on their own, when they were minors. Deferred action status is only a temporary status and does not confer lawful status upon its recipients. Undocumented youth who apply for
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To request consideration for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), undocumented youth in the U.S. must submit Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept these forms filed by eligible youth, only if their forms are filled out accurately and properly signed. Form I-765, Application
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People immigrating to the U.S. will have to pay the $165 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Immigrant Fee. This fee recovers the costs related to immigrant visas issued by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the cost of USCIS processing and the cost of producing permanent resident cards (green cards). Immigrants need to pay a
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Among the people who serve the U.S. Armed Forces are innumerable non-U.S. citizens and the country recognizes the sacrifices made by them. That is the reason why U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly the INS) has made the path to U.S. citizenship for the members of the armed forces simple. USCIS processes naturalization applications filed
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Immigrant petitions must be filed with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS after approving those petitions will transfer them to the National Visa Center (NVC) for further processing. NVC will begin processing only after the priority dates of the applications meet the recent cut-off dates. Priority dates will be assigned to all the
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