Though the US Department of State and the USCIS will not be impacted by the government shutdown, it will slowdown processing of US visas. The shutdown will affect few immigration services and US employers will not be able to use E-Verify. The US Department of State (DOS) and the USCIS are self-funded and these immigration agencies […]
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The USCIS Form I-134 is the Affidavit of Support form that must be filed by a person who seeks to sponsor his family member for a visitor visa. This form must be signed by the sponsor to establish that the visitor who he is sponsoring will not become a public charge. The sponsor must file
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The entire federal government is shutdown and this US government shutdown is likely to push immigration reform plans to the back burner. The broken immigration system of the country needs to be fixed and immigration reform is needed to attract the Hispanic voters, according to the activists. The Senate has already passed an immigration reform legislation and
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The US government shutdown will affect the Americans and every one who uses services funded by the government of America. Federal workers have been furloughed and this shutdown will affect you, even if you are not a federal worker. More than 800,000 federal employees will not be working as the government departments do not have funds to
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America is well known for its immigrant population. According to the United Nations, there are more than 44 million immigrants living in the United States. America is also regarded as the most immigrant friendly country. The top three nations with the highest population of immigrants are the United States of America, Russian Federation and Germany.
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If you are a US citizen or a permanent resident and if you seek to bring your family member to the United States, you can do so by sponsoring that relative for lawful status in the country. To sponsor a family member and get him/her a Green Card, you will have to start the application
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Deferred Action is President Obama’s program that gives the young innocent undocumented immigrants a temporary relief from deportation. The dream of living legally in the United States has come true for some undocumented immigrants who have received deferred action status but it is still a dream for many. There are many who are still facing
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has announced that she would soon introduce a comprehensive immigration reform legislation into the House. Her legislation would combine both the Senate immigration reform bill and the border security bill that was introduced by GOP Rep. Michael McCaul and Dem Rep. Bennie Thompson. This border security bill was passed by
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Immigration activists are now urging President Obama to issue an executive order and legalize the undocumented immigrants living in the country. They want him to make use of his Presidential powers and permit the undocumented immigrants to apply for US citizenship. Activists want the president to expand the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and legalize all
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According to the Pew Research Center, the number of immigrants crossing the border of the United States illegally is on the rise. The numbers were below the peak between years 1980 and 2005. More than 12.2 million people illegally crossed the border in 2007. The number of undocumented immigrants peaked in 2007, while it dropped
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