There are Two parts to naturalization test or “the Citizenship through naturalization” test. To be except from Part 1 for the English Language Requirement, you must be over 50 years of age and possess a green card for at least […]
Citing Memorandum by USCIS of June, 2010, ICE announced new detainer guidelines against undocumented immigrants. The new detainer guidelines are to be used in the nation’s criminal system at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels. To wit, ICE officers […]
A holder of the TPS status is allowed to apply for advance parole: a document authorizing the alien to travel abroad and return to the United States. Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) grants the Attorney General […]
If you entered the country using someone else’s passport, you are inadmissible, and hence cannot receive permanent residency even if you are married to a US citizen. However, if your US citizen or a permanent resident spouse or parent needs […]
I’m sure we all know that by just marrying a US citizen you are not granted citizenship immediately right? Wrong, many people are unaware that paperwork has to be filed, and more importantly that after the paperwork is reviewed it […]
The New Fee is effective from 02/01/2013 and applies to consular processed Immigrant petitions. The Fee will be paid online through the USCIS website. Read more Here.
USCIS Published new memo on the location of filing of I-601 and I-212 waivers. The field officers will now be allowed to accept and consider the filings in exceptional circumstances. Those circumstances may include: medical emergency, physical threats, aging outs […]
The USCIS issued its statistics for the entrepreneur immigrant visa petitions and for application by the entrepreneurs to remove the condition from their green card status. From the form available here it is apparent that in 2012 the USCIS received […]
By a vote of 245 to 139 the House passed the STEM Jobs Act, which now will be moved to Senate for consideration. The Act is disfavored by the Obama administration as it does not provide long term solutions for the […]
Author: US Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova USCIS announces new tools to help foreign entrepreneurs to establish and grow business in the US. The resource center, Entrepreneur Pathways, provides entrepreneurs who seek to start a business in the United States an […]
