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A person who owes allegiance to America and who is entitled to the protection of the laws of the country, is a USA citizen. An individual can become a US citizen by birth or through the legal naturalization process. People born to Americans who are residing or traveling abroad and individuals born on US soil […]

Many Green Card holders are unaware of US citizenship and though they are eligible for it, they fail to apply for US citizenship as they do not know how to apply for and obtain citizenship status. Hence, it is mandatory to know well about the rights and responsibilities of Green Card holders and about US

EB-5 visa program, a program of the USCIS, has helped and is helping several foreign investors to obtain US Green Cards. This visa program permits foreign nationals who invest $500,000 or more and whose investment creates at least 10 full time jobs in America, to become permanent residents of the United States. This is a

A permanent resident is not a citizen of the United States but a lawful resident of the country. Generally, foreign nationals who obtain immigrant visas and get into the United States, will be granted this permanent resident status. Others who travel to the country on non-immigrant visas may not be granted this status and they

Citizens of foreign countries can travel to the United States and stay there temporarily or permanently. People who wish to live in America permanently may go for immigrant visas and the others who seek to stay temporarily in the country may obtain non-immigrant visas. Hence, a person who seeks to travel to the United States

Work permits or employment authorization documents are issued by the USCIS to foreign nationals to show that they are legally authorized to work in the country and to obtain this document, Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, must be filed. Permanent residents and US citizens need not obtain employment authorization documents to work in the United

Are you a family member of a US citizen? If yes, you may qualify for a family based Green Card. But not all the family members of US citizens will be granted Green Cards and only the qualified relatives will become eligible for US Green Cards. Hence, how soon you will become a Green Card

Native Americans and naturalized US citizens can both bring their family members such as their spouses, parents, children and siblings to America and help them to obtain lawful status in the country. You can file Form I-130 for your brother and help him to immigrate to America through family-based immigration. You being the sponsor, must

Yes, you can file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, for the family member who you wish to sponsor, while in a foreign country. You can file Form I-130, at the nearest consulate or embassy and you need not return to the United States to file this immigrant petition. Instead of returning to the United