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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly called the INS) is the official government agency that takes care of the entire immigration related process in the United States. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was previously called the Bureau of Immigration and the Bureau of Naturalization(BCIS) from 1903. Later, the INS was established on 10 […]

Beginning January 1, 2012, Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative has to mailed to either the Chicago or Phoenix Lockbox facility depending on the place of residence of the applicant. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently made this announcement regarding stand-alone I-130 forms. Information regarding the states and the corresponding Lockbox facility will be

The Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor (DoL) fixed over $1.7 million in civil money penalties and ordered to pay over $4.2 million in back wages against Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools for reducing the wages of 1,044 foreign H-1B teachers illegally. Farmland Foods Inc. had to pay $290,000 to

“Birthright citizenship”, in simple terms means persons born on American soil may claim American citizenship. It is estimated that nearly 200,000 children are born in the US annually to foreign women admitted as visitors (tourists, students, guest workers) and other non-immigrant categories. There are common cases where pregnant women cross the border illegally with the

If you are outside the US, you can get a green card through Consular Processing. If you are currently in the US you can adjust your status to permanent residency. If you are outside the US, only option is consular processing at a US Consulate overseas for an immigrant visa. Once your petition is approved

The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011, introduced on Jan 5 amends the INA to clarify a person born in the US “subject to the jurisdiction” of the US for citizenship at birth if the person is born in the US of parents, one of whom is: 1.a US citizen or national, 2.a lawful permanent resident

You will be required to sign the certificate with your name exactly as it appears on the certificate. Do not use the abbreviated signature and sign your name exactly as it appears on your Certificate of Naturalization. Have a backup copy of your Certificate of Naturalization and store it in a secure place. You do

The registration period for the 2013 Diversity Visa Lottery (2013) program was between October 4, 2011, Tuesday noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and November 5, 2011, Saturday noon, EDT. Entrants in the DV lottery program may check their status starting May 1, 2012 on the E-DV website. The last few days of the registration period

United States does not prevent immigrants and refugees living in America from traveling abroad. Similar to the US citizens, the country permits the refugees and the permanent residents to travel internationally. If you are not a US citizen, you need to obtain permission to travel abroad and to return to America. You will be granted