Immigration Articles

Para obtener el permiso para trabajar en EE. UU., un inmigrante debe ser el beneficiario de una Petición de Inmigrante para Trabajador Extranjero, o Formulario I-140, que es una visa de inmigración basada en el empleo. Si bien obtener el Formulario I-140 aprobado no altera la condición como no inmigrante en EE. UU., le permite trabajar en […]

You want your citizenship application to be correct and complete. Complete applications include required documents. Below are two lists that can help you make sure you have included the right documents with your citizenship application. All citizenship applicants must include the following three items with their application: Photocopies of each side of your permanent resident card (green

The Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) serves to protect U.S. citizens who are abroad for business, study, travel or living purposes. The mission of CA is to keep the borders of the United States secure while encouraging proper and legal international exchange and travel. The Bureau of Consular Affairs links the U.S. Department of State with embassies and

Immigrants who have been granted an immigrant visa (green card) from outside the U.S. are required to pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee. When applying for an immigrant visa from outside the U.S., you will go through consular processing. If granted an immigrant visa, you will receive a visa packet from a U.S. Consulate. The USCIS

U.S. citizens or Green Card holders sponsoring their spouses for Green Cards are required to attend a marriage-based Green Card interview with their spouse. During the interview, the USCIS officer will ask intimate, personal questions about your life as a married couple. This is to ensure that the marriage is valid. Knowing personal details about

Form I-765 is the Application for Employment Authorization and it cannot be filed if you’re a tourist. Tourists come to the U.S. with a B-2, non-immigrant visa. A non-immigrant visa means that the visa holder is only allowed to stay in the U.S. for a temporary time. During that temporary period with a B2 visa,

American citizens and permanent residents can now apply for Green Cards for their same-sex spouses. On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violated the Constitution. Section 3 of DOMA was a law that denied federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. It

The fee waiver process is in place to provide assistance for people who cannot pay the filing fees on certain USCIS forms. The fee waiver, Form I-912, is currently only available for the following immigration forms: How to Request USCIS Fee Waiver If you are looking to waive the fee for one of the above