Entry at US borders is overseen by U.S. Homeland Security Department and Customs Protection Bureau (CPB) and to an extend the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services). These agencies as well as others ensure that US borders are secure and that everyone in the US and everyone entering the US remain safe. To this extent, […]
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If you have applied for an adjustment of status or a green card or have US immigrant processes pending or have applied for certain immigration benefits and need to leave the US for some reason, you will need to have an Advance Parole travel document in place before you travel to ensure that you can
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US travel with a child can be challenging in many ways; you may need to arrange for additional fare and arrange to keep your child occupied and happy on a long trip. You will also generally have to arrange for a US passport for your child and ensure that your child has authorization to leave
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants and foreign nationals in the US are removable or inadmissible under the law and their arrest, detention, and removal is overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS also maintains records about these enforcement actions and each year publishes statistics about the removals and arrests. For
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The H-3 Trainee Visa is a non-immigrant type of US visa, which allows foreign nationals to enter the US and take part in paid traineeships. Usually, this visa is used when a company has subsidiaries or parent companies outside of the US and wishes to train those employees abroad in the US. This visa is
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If you are an immigrant hoping to apply for US citizenship, you may already have heard of US citizenship ceremonies or even attended or seen such a ceremony. Naturalization ceremonies, as they are also known, are an important part of the US immigration process and they are the final step to take before becoming a
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The USCIS is committed to public engagement, to ensure that immigrants and the general public are kept aware of the immigration process, changes to the US immigration process, and any other issues which can affect US residents and immigrants alike. To this end, the USCIS holds a number of local and national engagements to inform
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If you have a green card or permanent resident status in the US, you will want to hold onto that status. Your conditional resident green card or permanent green card is an important asset that lets you live and work in the US. While a permanent green card is permanent, you can lose your status
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Immigration services scams are a major problem for immigrants and for US immigration authorities. These US fraud scams target immigrants and many newcomers are scammed into giving up money for useless services or are scammed into becoming targets of identity theft. Now, the USCIS and other US immigration authorities are getting serious about all scams
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) all have their unique roles in the US immigration process. The USCIS is responsible for accepting and processing immigration forms and petitions as well as for handling the administrative side of the US immigration process. ICE
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Many immigrants applying for a green card through the second preference (EB2) category must have labor certification approved and must have a permanent US employment offer in order to apply for a green card. However, the prerequisite approved labor certification and permanent job offer may be waived in some circumstances. In cases where a petitioner
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