The land of opportunities – the United States of America, is the perfect place for immigrants who dream to make it big. Although green cards and visas are there to help you to work in the country, citizenship is something that every immigrant wishes for. Most immigrants want to achieve the citizenship status while in […]
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USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a bureau within the Department of Homeland Security and the official arm of the government charged with monitoring all matters related to citizenship and immigration services. It offers citizenship and immigration services to thousands of people every year, assisting individuals entering the United States whether they
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Can I Become a U.S. Citizen? You can become a U.S. citizen either by birth or through naturalization—the process undergone by persons not born in the United States who wish to become U.S. citizens. Immigrants who wish to undergo the naturalization process and receive U.S. citizenship must file an N-400 Application. However, individuals who wish
Traditionally, every person born in the United States is a US citizen by birthright. Even if a child is born to illegal or undocumented residents of the US, he or she is still considered a US citizen. In fact, Presidents of the United States have to be US citizens by birthright, not by naturalization. The
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The Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) generates most of its revenues through the filing fees it charges applicants for the filing and processing of fees. These filing fees cover the majority of administrative costs associated with USCIS processing of the applications. Not all USCIS application forms come with filing fees. However, those that do are
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The US Green Card Lottery, officially known as the Diversity Visa (DV) Program, allows up to 50, 000 people to be randomly granted visas. The program allows these lottery winners to work and live in the United States permanently. The program is available every year and can be a simple way to get a green
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A green card gives you permanent residency in the United States, which means that you can travel in and out of the country more freely and can live and work in the US freely as well. If you want to secure a green card, one way you can do so is if you are married
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Public Law 111-230 was signed into law by President Barack Obama on 13 August 2010. The law, among other things, increases the fees employers must pay when filing to have their workforce be issued H-1B or L visas. Under the new law, any employer with at least 50 employees and at least half of the
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While a green card is proof of permanent residency, not all green cards are permanent – or without conditions. Conditional green cards are in fact the type of green cards offered to applicants who marry a US citizen. Conditional green cards are designed to provide conditional permanent residency in order to help discourage sham or
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USCIS has been pressured in recent years to make its policies clearer and its practices more effective. Some immigrants wait months or even longer for immigration requests to be processed, and instructions and well as processed can be confusing. The USCIS has launched a USCIS Policy Review in 2010 in order to address these issues.
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