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Forgiveness for Immigrants Overstaying Their Visa

A visa overstay occurs when someone doesn’t renew their visa or leave the United States once it’s expired. Whether you overstayed your visa intentionally or on accident, it can cause some inconvenient consequences. Your visa will likely be voided, leaving ...

How Direct & Indirect Victims Can Apply for U Visas

If you’re a non-citizen of the United States and have been targeted as a victim of crime, you might be able to stay here to help the police investigate the offense. This applies even if you’ve been living in the ...

Processing Time for Permanent Resident Filing for a Child Under 21

What is the processing time for a permanent resident filing for your child? The amount of time it takes to get approved on the I-130 form (petition for an alien relative) varies significantly according to the relationship between the beneficiary ...

Does Living in the United States for 20 Years Grant Automatic Citizenship?

Can you get automatic citizenship in the United States after living here for 20 years? No, but certain applicants don’t have to meet the English language requirements when applying for naturalization. For example, if you’re at least 50 years old ...

New Criteria For Inadmissibility On Public Charge Grounds

News of the new criteria for “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” has swept through the immigrant communities like wildfire since its announcement on August 12, 2019. Millions of current and prospective immigrants are wondering how the new rules may affect ...

Visas for Victims of Human Trafficking

Contrary to popular belief, slavery is still in effect across the globe. In fact, slavery – which is also known as human trafficking – is currently generating hundreds of billions of dollars as it wreaks havoc on communities and individuals. ...

What You Need to Know About Sponsoring a Work Visa

One of the most important assets of a successfully run business is its employees. If the employees are skilled and knowledgeable the business is far more likely to run efficiently and most importantly cost effectively. Due to this, companies are ...

Proof of Eligibility: What You Need to Know to Work In The United States

Each year millions of individuals and families head towards the United States in hopes of finding meaningful employment as well as opportunities to better themselves as well as their families. Often, the process of legally immigrating to the United States ...

How Long Does it Take to Bring a Spouse to the USA?

If you are a citizen or legal permanent resident who married someone who isn’t a citizen or permanent resident, your spouse will have to apply for a visa or a green card in order to join you in the United ...

Common Civic and Personal Questions Asked During Citizenship Interview

After filing your application for citizenship, your journey to becoming a United States citizen is not over. As with anything involving USCIS, you will have to wait for an extended period of time before completing your journey to naturalization with ...

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19:25 01 Apr 19

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