US citizens who live in Canada – whether in the short term or over decades – still enjoy the privileges and rights of citizenship. However, they also have some of the obligations of US citizenship, such as paying US taxes and filing US tax returns. Unlike other developed countries, the US taxes based on citizenship […]
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If you are a green card holder hoping to become a naturalized citizen of the US, you will need to meet a number of requirements to qualify. Among those requirements is a residency requirement, which is intended to ensure that you live in the US for a specific period of time as a permanent resident
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Anyone who is becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States must take part in the naturalization ceremony and must take the US citizenship oath in order to become a citizen of the US. Many applicants are nervous about the oath, but there are a number of resources available to help applicants take the oath
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For many people who arrive in the US and hope to live in America, citizenship is the ultimate goal. Part of the reason for this is because US citizenship – whether conferred through birth or naturalization – brings with it many rights and benefits. Among these benefits are: 1) The right to vote. A US
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There are certain individuals in the US who can claim Native American. In some cases, this designation can ensure certain rights and privileges within a tribe, so deciding who is Native American and who is not is important. However, it is not always clear who can claim such a designation. Recently, congressional candidate Elizabeth Warren
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The by US Census Bureau has reported that the US population of foreign-born residents has reached the highest level since 1910. According to the agency, there are 40 million people in the US who were not born in the US. This number includes immigrants in the US as well as foreign-born US citizens who have
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One of the hardest things about immigration process is that in some cases they unfortunately mean that families are separated. While family members are trying to get an immigrant visa to enter the US in order to live with relatives, for example, they cannot live in the US. Sometimes, the process can take many months
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The processing times for various USCIS applications vary, and some forms are even further delayed due to administrative errors. Administrative errors can be especially frustrating for applicants, since these errors can significantly delay the immigration process and can lead to a rejection or denial of an application that should have been accepted. Luckily, the USCIS
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The law of the US ensures rights to everyone, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, or sexual orientation. Now, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised its policies to better protect and help those who are transgendered. Recently, the USCIS has accounted a Policy Memorandum which will change how transgender individuals can assign
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it is still accepting H-1B nonimmigrant applications which fall under the numerical cap for fiscal year 2013. These applications were first accepted on April 2, 2012, and in many cases there is a flood of petitions once the immigration applications are accepted, since only so many
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