Form I-551 is more commonly known as a green card. A green card or Form I-551 provides the holder with proof of permanent residence in the United States. Green card holders have the right to live and work permanently in the United States for as long as they wish or as long as they do […]
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Naturalization is the process out becoming a citizenship through legal process. There are in fact two ways to become a citizen of the United States: by birth or by naturalization. If you were born to a US citizen or if you were born on US soil, you are automatically a US citizen. Even if you
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Marriage has always been one of the key ways that new families are created and one of the most frequent ways that people end up immigrating to the US. Americans travel all over the world and many visitors travel to the United States. Romances inevitably blossom between American citizens and citizens of other countries. United
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The US recognizes that immigration is often a family affair, involving not just a primary applicant, but also that applicant’s family, spouse, and children. The US wants to ensure that families are not separated unnecessarily and that families do not have to make heart-wrenching decisions between their dream to immigrate to the US and keeping
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Illegal immigration is a major concern in the US, especially as it concerns undocumented workers. Employers have a major responsibility in ensuring that they do not hire undocumented workers, but in the past it has been difficult for employers to tell which workers were authorized to work in the US and which were not. Employment
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Many people who hope to live in the US must be able to prove that they are not a risk to US residents or to the US and that they are qualified to live in the US. Many people must also prove that they will not become a public charge by using social assistance programs.
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Part of the purpose of the immigration system in the US is to ensure that only qualified immigrants and visitors enter the US. Another aim is to ensure that people entering the US do not pose a danger to the US or its residents. There is also another purpose to many immigration laws: to ensure
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Many US families are now adopting children from overseas. While the adoption process is always complex, it is even more complex when the child being adopted is from overseas. In addition to meeting all the adoption requirements and completing the adoption documentation in the child’s home country, US parents adopting a child from overseas must
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Passport books have an information page, which contains the photo and personal information of the passport holders. US passports also contain multiple pages which are initially blank. These pages are used by border officials and custom officials in order to insert visas and other types of travel authorization when you travel. In most cases, a
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Currently, most public benefits at the state, federal, or local level as well as most professional and businesses licenses are reserved for people with immigration status, if not citizenship. This helps ensure that illegal immigrants cannot receive public benefits for which they do not pay taxes and cannot receive licenses in order to legally practice
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In the US, foreign nationals have restrictions placed on their travel in many cases. The government is simply better able to ensure national security and security of everyone living in the US when non-citizens are not allowed to freely enter and leave the country as they wish. If you are a non-citizen and not a
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