Immigration Articles

There are many different ways through which you can get a green card. Being sponsored by your family member or a US employer for a green card are the common ones. Persons living outside the US have to get in touch with the US embassy for an immigrant visa. This process is called Consular Processing. […]

There are two non-immigrant categories for foreign nationals wishing to study in the US namely, the F visa and the M visa. The F visa is for for non-immigrants who wish to pursue academic studies and/or language training programs, whereas the M visa is for non-immigrants who want to pursue non academic or vocational studies.

If you are a US citizen and your child was born abroad, you have to report the child’s birth as soon as possible to the nearest American consular office to establish an official record of the child’s claim to US citizenship at birth. The official record is in the form of a Consular Report of

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will start a review of all deportation cases before the immigration courts. The DHS has planned to nationwide training program for enforcement agents and prosecuting lawyers, aiming to speeding deportations of convicted criminals and halting those of many illegal immigrants with no criminal record.   Reportedly, there are about

If you need an exception to the English and Civics test because of “physical or developmental disability or mental impairment”, you are required to file Form N-648. Other Naturalization applicants who are capable of learning or demonstrating the required knowledge and understanding of basic English and civics cannot and are not eligible to claim an

Through the Selective Service System, the US maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription. Men aged between 18 and 25 and living in the US are required to register with Selective Service. Per immigration laws, a man has to register within 30 days of his 18th birthday. Though late registrations are accepted, it

It is the hard truth that there are thousands of persons living in the US illegally. To check this, Congress passed a law on April 1, 1997, to punish people for staying in the US unlawfully, without legal status. Any stay after a valid visa has expired is also included under this. Per the law,

Applicants seeking an exception to the English and civics testing requirements for naturalization “because of physical or developmental disability or mental impairment” have to file Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions with the USCIS. But it is important to remember that applicants who are capable of learning or demonstrating the required knowledge and understanding