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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued guidelines about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal process. Renewal instructions provided by the agency apply only to those individuals who were granted DACA by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between June 15, 2012 and August 15, 2012. These instructions do not […]

People from all over the world want to settle in the U.S., but many of them don’t know how. The U.S. allows thousands of people every year to get a permanent resident card (green card), which allows them to permanently live and work in the U.S. However, it’s not easy to get a green card. There is

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) keeps the immigration records of immigrants in the U.S. Some—but not all—of these records are made available under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIA), which you can use to get a person’s immigration file from the USCIS. But you’ll need to get permission from that

President Obama recently stated that immigration reform will pass before January 2017, before his presidency is over. He also stated that he is hoping to get immigration reform passed this year. He wants the people to urge the House Republicans, who are refusing to act on immigration reform, to pass a reform bill. President Obama

President Obama is looking to sign an immigration reform bill into law that would permit undocumented immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship. He believes that immigration reform would benefit the local economies and the U.S. economy as a whole. Immigrants create new jobs in the country. Unlike many believe, they do not take away the

The House Republicans recently unveiled their immigration reform principles. Their plans would require tighter border security and more immigration enforcement. Their plans would allow the undocumented immigrants to legally work and live in the U.S. if they admit their guilt and register with the government. They also must pass background checks and pay fines and

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is likely to start accepting applications for H-1B visas from April 1, 2014. However, USCIS will not accept applications filed before the program start date. Applications filed before the USCIS announces the start date will be rejected. Applications for these work visas can be filed only by the

President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program grants a reprieve from deportation for certain undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children. Many undocumented youth in the U.S. who meet the eligibility criteria for deferred action are applying for this temporary status in the country. However, youth from certain countries have a much

H-2A and H-2B visa programs allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers. Workers who come to the U.S. through these visa programs fill temporary agricultural and non-agricultural jobs. To get agricultural workers H-2A non-immigrant visas, the sponsoring U.S. employers must offer those workers temporary or seasonal jobs in the U.S. The employers must demonstrate that