Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the nationals of Somalia has been extended by the acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Rand Beers. TPS has been extended for an additional 18 months from 18th March, 2014 through 17th September, 2015. Beneficiaries of TPS who belong to Somalia, who wish to extend their status, need to file their […]
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November is recognized as the National Adoption Month and this is the right time to celebrate families. USCIS spreads awareness of adoption and seeks to unite adoptive children with families in the United States. There are many in the United States who are willing to adopt children from abroad and provide them permanent homes and,
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Though the Green Card lottery or the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery program, is supported by many, there are some lawmakers who are looking forward to abolish this program. This lottery program was created in the year 1995 and it aims at diversifying the population of the United States. Through this program, 50,000 foreign nationals receive Green
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“Resident Alien” is the term that is used to refer to the non-US citizens living in the United States. Permanent residents, returning residents and the conditional residents are also referred to as resident aliens. Permanent resident aliens are the foreign nationals who get into the United States as lawful permanent residents. These permanent residents are
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Many DREAMers are still unaware of the age restrictions for deferred action status. To become eligible for deferred action status, a DREAMer must be above age 15 and below 31. The ones who were above age 31 as of 15th June, 2012, are ineligible for this status. Individuals who were born after June 15, 1981,
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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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According to the Obama administration, information that the applicants provide while applying for Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will not be used to enforce immigration laws. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo states that the information that is obtained to determine eligibility of the applicants for Obamacare will not be used by
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While filing applications for immigration benefits with the USCIS, applicants must write down their permanent address. That is because the USCIS will send all the mails to them to the address they have provided. Applicants are likely to miss all the important letters the USCIS sends if they provide a wrong address and this is
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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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Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative is the USCIS form that must be used by a US citizen or a Green Card holder to sponsor his/her family member who is outside the United States, for lawful status in the United States. This petition must be filed with the USCIS by a US citizen or a Green Card
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