The TN status visa category is very similar to the H-1B visa, but it is only available to citizens of Canada and Mexico. … The post Why the TN Visa May Be the Most Overlooked Employment Visas appeared first on CitizenPath ..read more

Your local post office and other government office may be one of thousands of passport acceptance facilities. It's a great resource to apply or renew your passport.… The post How to Renew Your Passport at the Post Office appeared first on CitizenPath ..read more

When adjusting status inside the United States, you may generally apply for employment authorization, also known as a work permit.… The post Get a Work Permit While Waiting for Your Green Card appeared first on CitizenPath ..read more

The immigrant visa backlog at the National Visa Center (NVC) is historically large. As we begin 2023, there are 422,954 immigrant visa applicants waiting for an interview. In other words, an immigrant visa is available; the individual has applied; and required documents have been submitted. The case is “documentarily complete” for the purposes of making a decision. There are signs the NVC backlog is getting better, but dramatic improvements are unlikely in 2023. Only 36,167 are scheduled for an interview in January. Processing of immigration benefits has slowed across the entire system. Ap ..read more

On August 30, 2022, the Biden Administration issued a new rule on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) that will incorporate DACA into the Federal Regulations. Although DACA was already a matter of policy, the new DACA rule is an effort by the administration to bolster the legal standing of the program to combat various attempts to terminate it. The rule replaces the 2012 memo issued by the Obama administration when it goes into effect on October 31, 2022. The DACA program protects people who were brought to the United States as children without documentation or who entered lawfully ..read more

Individuals who are born outside the United States to at least one U.S. citizen parent typically have a claim to U.S. citizenship. However, Congress changed the laws for citizenship acquisition at birth several times through the years. Thus, determining when a child was born and which law for acquisition of citizenship was in effect at that time is very important. In virtually all cases, the parent must satisfy certain U.S. residence or physical presence requirements. In other words, the parent must have spent some period of time in the United States before the child was born. The period of t ..read more

Removal proceedings, also known as deportation proceedings, are an extremely serious matter. The U.S. government is starting a legal process that could result in the person being deported from the United States. In reality, the U.S. government can potentially place an non-citizen into removal proceedings. Generally, immigrants who have successfully naturalized as U.S. citizens are protected from removal. However, the U.S. government can de-naturalize and deport certain citizens who used fraud or misrepresentation to gain their green card or citizenship. Removal Proceedings Explained Deportati ..read more

The widow of a U.S. citizen may apply for a green card and even obtain U.S. citizenship. U.S. immigration law accommodates situations where the U.S. citizen spouse dies before the foreign national spouse may apply for permanent residence (green card). And after a statutory period, permanent residents may generally apply for citizenship. Marriage to a U.S. citizen does not automatically make a foreign national a U.S. citizen. There is a process. Fortunately, this process is available even if the U.S. citizen has passed away. If you were married to a U.S. citizen who passed away before you obta ..read more

Once you become a U.S. citizen, you have access to additional benefits and services. But there are still some actions you’ll need to take in order to take advantage of your new status. Sure, you can wait until you need them. But often these benefits and services take time to obtain. It’s smart to take care of them immediately after becoming a U.S. citizen, before you forget or lose important paperwork. Once you have your Certificate of Naturalization, consider taking action on these four items: 1 Apply for a U.S. Passport When you become a U.S. citizen at your oath ceremony, USCIS offici ..read more

As a U.S. armed forces service member, you sometimes find love in the far corners of the world. There are established paths for you to help your spouse or fiancé come to the United States. A long deployment may even mean that you’ve started a family before you’ve even had a chance to return to the U.S. But even if you’ve found that special person inside the U.S., you can help your foreign citizen spouse obtain a green card. Green Card Eligibility for Military Spouses A U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, is able to petition a spouse to come to the United States (or stay when already pr ..read more